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This document summarizes a worksheet assignment comparing the ethical codes of the American Psychological Association and Psychological Association of the Philippines. It outlines the key principles of each code, including providing guidance for psychologists, protecting privacy and confidentiality of clients, doing no harm, maximizing benefits and minimizing risks, and taking an active role in community well-being. The student demonstrates an understanding that ethical codes establish standards of conduct to ensure professionalism and prioritize client welfare, while also extending to broader societal impacts.

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Samar State University College of Arts & Science

This document summarizes a worksheet assignment comparing the ethical codes of the American Psychological Association and Psychological Association of the Philippines. It outlines the key principles of each code, including providing guidance for psychologists, protecting privacy and confidentiality of clients, doing no harm, maximizing benefits and minimizing risks, and taking an active role in community well-being. The student demonstrates an understanding that ethical codes establish standards of conduct to ensure professionalism and prioritize client welfare, while also extending to broader societal impacts.

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Samar State University

College of Arts & Science


Bachelor of Science in Psychology
Psych 202: Physiological Psychology
Worksheet 1

Name: ​EROLL CAGULADA


Yr. & Section: ​BS PSYCHOLOGY 2C
Date: ​SEPT. 7, 2019

Instructions: Compare and contrast the ethical principles for Psychologists as outlined in the Code of Ethics by the
American Psychological Association and Psychological Association of the Philippines. Be sure to include important points
and distinctions. Please ​use your own words​. Follow the format below.

Code of Ethics How do you understand this? Cite


American Psychological Association Psychological Association of the examples if possible
Philippines
The Ethics Code is intended to provide The PAP provides the philosophical
guidance for psychologists and foundation for many of the other Ethical codes are made for the
standards of professional conduct that ethical principles governing the various wellbeing of people and also for the
can be applied by the APA and by other professions. Respect for dignity safety of information and
bodies that choose to adopt them. The recognizes the inherent worth of all professionalism of the job. For example,
Ethics Code is not intended to be a basis human beings, regardless of perceived when a psychologist have a client. The
of civil liability​. or real differences in social status, information passed down to him by the
ethnic origin, gender, capacities, or client in a form of obtaining data. The
other such characteristics. psychologist are not in any way, judge,
copy, violate the rights of the person in
respect for the clientele privacy and for
ethical codes.

The development of a dynamic set of I. Active concern for the


ethical standards for psychologists' well-being of individuals, These standards are what psychologist
work-related conduct requires a families, groups, and needed to acquire to obtain
personal commitment and lifelong communities; professionalism and care on the
effort to act ethically; to encourage II. Taking care to do no harm to profession. These standards are not
ethical behavior by students, individuals, families, groups, only focused on a client, because the
supervisees, employees, and and communities; field of this profession is wide that it
colleagues; and to consult with others III. Maximizing benefits and extends to education, training,
concerning ethical problems. minimizing potential harm to advertising, tests, medical exams,
individuals, families, groups, society, community and also animal
and communities; safety. These are to be followed in
IV. Correcting or offsetting harmful response to the ethical codes to avoid
effects conflict leading to punishable
consequences in regards to the law.

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