PSY240H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Perjury, Statutory Law, Centre For Addiction And Mental Health
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Rules: norms of behavior that you must follow. He went to the company and said this is how much i can afford can you please help me and sell it to me cheaper? the company declined. Ethics: set of core values/ set of guidelines that you should follow: based on morals, doing the right thing, ex. Having sexual relations with a client as a profession is unethical but not illegal (provided they are a consenting adult) There is overlap between laws and ethics but not everything that. What is illegal depends on intent is unethical is illegal. People who behave abnormally can face legal issues: they are often people in social conflict. If you have a mental illness and commit are crime are you guilty: not always (b. ) Only power psychologists have in the legal system is as a witness. Forensic psychologists commonly called as expert witnesses. Laws not open for discussion/ not changeable: charter of rights and freedoms.
