PSY-510 Contemporary and Ethical Issues in Psychology
Case Study: Duty to Protect
Directions: In a minimum of 50 words, for each question, thoroughly answer each of the questions below regarding the case featuring Dr. Daniela Yeung. Use one to two scholarly resources to support your answers. Use in-text citations, when appropriate, according to APA formatting.
1. Explain why this an ethical dilemma is. Identify which APA Ethical Principles help frame the nature of the dilemma.
2. Identify who the stakeholders are and how will they be affected by how Dr. Yeung resolves this dilemma.
3. Discuss whether or not this situation meets the standards set by the Tarasoff Duty to Protect statute (see Chapter 8). Dr. Yeung has an important decision to make, as a psychologist who knows the importance of protecting confidentiality and as a researcher who knows the responsibility to protect both herself and the research participants. Discuss how Dr. Yeung’s decision might be influenced by whether or not her state (e.g. Arizona) includes researchers within the Duty to Protect statute’s influence.
4. Discuss whether or not Dr. Yeung should consider how her decisions may affect the completion of her research (e.g., the confidentiality concerns of other participants) in addressing this dilemma.
5. Discuss how APA Ethical Standards 2.01f, 3.04, 3.06, 4.01, 4.02, 4.05, and 8.01 are relevant to this case. Identify which other standards might apply.
6. Identify Dr. Yeung’s ethical alternatives for resolving this dilemma. Discuss which alternative best reflects the Ethics Code aspirational principles and enforceable standards, legal standards, and obligations to stakeholders. Identify the ethical theory (discussed in Chapter 4) guiding your decision.
7. Identify what steps Dr. Yeung should take to implement her decision and monitor its effect.
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