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Chapter 2
Historical, Cultural, and Ethical Concerns
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Psychology
Undergraduate 3
09/01/2015

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Affirmative Action
Definition
voluntary and mandatory efforts undertaken by federal, state and local governments, private employers, and schools to combat discrimination and to promote equal opportunity for all in education and employment
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Laws
Definition
rules that individuals must obey for the good of the society as a whole
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Ethics
Definition
a body of principles of right, proper, or good conduct
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Standard of care
Definition
the level at whcih the average, reasonable, and prudent professional would provide diagnostic or therapeutic services under the same or similar conditions
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Code of professional ethics
Definition
recognized by members of a profession; it defines the standard of care expected of members of that profession
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Litigation
Definition
the court-mediated resolution of legal matters of a civil, criminal, or administrative nature (also known as judge-made law)
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Psychoanalysis
Definition
a theory of personality and psychological treatment developed by Sigmund Freud
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Privacy right
Definition
the freedom of an individual to pick and choose for himself the time, circumstances, and particularly the extent to which he wishes to share or withold from others his attitudes, beliefs, behaviors, and opinions
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