PSYCHOLOGICAL APPROACHES AND THEIR ETHICAL PRINCIPLES

Investigation article

Authors

  • Vera-García Blanca Maritza de los Ángeles Docente de la Universidad Técnica de Manabí, UTM. Portoviejo, Ecuador.
  • Caicedo-Guale Liliana Carolina Docente de la Universidad Laica Eloy Alfaro de Manabí, ULEAM. Manta, Ecuador.
  • Cedeño-Mejía Robert Gonzalo Universidad Técnica de Manabí, UTM. Portoviejo, Ecuador.
  • Hidalgo-Moreira Marcelo Alfonso Universidad Técnica de Manabí, UTM. Portoviejo, Ecuador.

Keywords:

Psychology, APA, ethical principles

Abstract

Psychology, unlike other professions, does not have a unified criterion of intervention but a multiplicity of approaches that guide professional performance. The role of ethical principles in the professional practice of the psychologist is an activity that places him in situations in which he is involved in decision-making, in the face of circumstances in which his professional behavior and the consequences of this are questioned. (Alfaro, 2012). Based on this, organizations have been formed to regulate the actions of mental health professionals, such is the case of the centennial American Psychological Association (APA), which already in 1938 created its Scientific and Professional Ethics Committee (Pope & Vetter, 2016). Based on the foundation of the ethical approaches and each principle, this research aims to identify similarities and ethical differences of the psychological approaches of greater incidence, and to relate the deontological principles of each psychological approach with the ethical principles proposed by the APA.

Keywords: Psychology, APA, ethical principles.

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Published

2020-11-16

How to Cite

Vera-García, B. M. de los Ángeles, Caicedo-Guale, L. C., Cedeño-Mejía, R. G., & Hidalgo-Moreira, M. A. (2020). PSYCHOLOGICAL APPROACHES AND THEIR ETHICAL PRINCIPLES: Investigation article. REVISTA CIENTÍFICA MULTIDISCIPLINARIA ARBITRADA YACHASUN - ISSN: 2697-3456, 4(7 Ed. esp.), 111–118. Retrieved from https://www.editorialibkn.com/index.php/Yachasun/article/view/69