What is meant by the aspirational nature of the preamble is that psychologists should strive to uphold the ethical guidelines of the preamble to their fullest extent, however, it is recognized that it may not always be possible. What potential difficulties do you see in upholding some of the aspirational ethics?
How does your concept of personal ethics differ from those defined by the APA Ethics Code decision-making process? What are some similarities?
Why do you feel it is important to have models of ethical decision making? How can we ensure the effectiveness of these models?
Explain the APA Ethics Code decision-making process.
Discriminate between the use of aspirational principles and enforceable standards.
What advantages did the addition of enforceable standards provide to the APA Ethics Code? Did the addition of enforceable standards simplify or complicate making ethical decisions? Explain your response.