APA ethical Principles Flashcards
A: Beneficence and non-maleficence
Psych. strive to benefit those with whom they work and take care to do no harm
B: Responsibility and fidelity
Psych. establish elationships of trust w/those w/whom they work. They’re aware of their professional and scientific responsibilities to society and to specific sommunities in which they work.
C: Integrity
Psych. seek to promote accuracy, honesty, and truthfullness in the science teaching and pactice of psych.
D: Justice
Psych. recognize that fainess and justice entitle all persons to access and to benefit from the contributions of psych. All persons are entitled to equal quality in the processes, procedures, and services being conducted in or by psych.
E: Respect for people’s rights and dignity
Psych. respect the dignity and worth of all people and the right of each individuals privacy, confidentiality, and self determination
A: key words
No harm, to benefit, to do good
B: key words
loyal, knowledgeable
C: key words
accuracy, honesty, truthfullness
D: key words
fai, equal, equity
E: key words
respect privacy, confidentiality, self-determination
A: example
patient expresses concern to psych abt sleep, psych should assess situation and provide tools to help
B: example
psych. found startling info, instead of hiding they should publish data and ethical evidence
C: example
psych, asked by patient to abruptly perscribe them w/ a controlled substance, psych. says yes w/no additional consultation/testing
D: example
psych. is new therapist and given new client who happens to have just been released from jail. They should still help them/treat like any other patient.
E: example
psych. should not expose a clients info to anyone else w/out consent
