Role Of Ethics In Psychology

Examine the Role of Ethics in the Field of Psychology

Ethics is the discipline concerned with what is morally good and bad, right and wrong. We learn what is right and wrong during childhood, but moral development is a life-long procedure of human beings that pass through different phases of growth as they developed to adulthood. Without ethics, it will be very hard to regulate life and act reliably. A syllabus is essential because it tells you everything you need to know about how a course will run and what to expected. Mostly, it will include course policies, rules, and regulations. Individuals who have great ethic skills will have no problem following the syllabus rules.

The role of ethics is very important in the field of psychology.

It is very crucial to follow the APA guideline. The Ethics in Psychology and Law: An International Perspective article states, “Law as a powerful social institution often has an irreversible impact on people. Psychologists working in the psychological field should, therefore, be morally sensitive and always consider the morality of their own behavior. When they experience moral uncertainty, they should consult psychology’s ethical principles as they manifest in the specialty conduct and ethical codes because they reflect the accumulated wisdom of generations of psychologists working in various settings and countries”. (Allan,

Before becoming a Psychologist, it is best for professors to become familiar with Psychology ethics as well. Psychologists must consider ethical principles in their practice, research, and teaching. The Teaching Ethics to a Future psychologist: Challenges and the model of an experience of a College Psychology Professor in a developing country article states, “Ethics is always a fundamental issue in Psychology as a profession: it guides decisions and actions in all fields, being the core of profession itself. Teaching professional ethics in our contemporary society, incorporating the questioning of modern and permanent questions in a conscious, responsible and yet interesting approach…Using active methodologies and realistic situations help fill the gap between theories, ethical codes, and everyday situations, and their critical employment prepares students to deal with daily ethical problems, helping to promote human rights consciousness”. (Quayle, 2009)

Reference:

Walsh, R. T. (2015). Introduction to ethics in psychology: Historical and philosophical grounding. Journal of Theoretical and Philosophical Psychology, 35(2), 69. doi:10.1037/teo0000015

Sinclair, C. (2017). Ethics in psychology: Recalling the past, acknowledging the present, and looking to the future. Canadian Psychology/Psychologie Canadienne, 58(1), 20. doi:10.1037/cap000086

Lefkowitz, J. (2012). Ethics in industrial-organizational psychology.