In the movie Mumford, Doc does many ethically questionable things throughout his life. These things include having sexual relations with his partner’s wife, having an extreme drug addiction, and creating a whole new identity to disappear from his problems. Out of all the unethical things he did, pretending to be a licensed psychologist was the worst. He takes mental illness and makes a mockery out of it while breaking the trust of many people throughout his time in the town of Mumford. Doc sees many patients throughout the town and even starts to steal the other psychologist’s business. The problem is, he is not even licensed to be able to treat people’s problems for money. I feel this is unethical and immoral because it is taking away …show more content…
This sounds like he is making a mockery out of what a psychologist stands for. I feel this is morally wrong because some people need actual mental health. If Mumford would have never been caught, what would have happened if he was asked to treat someone with a severe mental illness? It could have ended extremely bad. Mental disorders such as schizophrenia can be very serious and in some cases dangerous. With schizophrenia, people tend to have hallucinations. This can cause them to go insane and make them think someone is telling them to do something. If Doc would have encountered someone like this, he would not have known what to do and things could have taken a turn for the worse. People with depression also need help because some of them might need serious help. Doc makes mental illnesses such as depression and anxiety seem unimportant and unreal. He thinks that the people are just lacking attention and that is why they feel that way. If he used his approach of him just listening to people talk, someone with depression could have tried to take their own life because he was not actually getting them the help they needed. Doc does not take into account how serious psychology can get and he was lucky he did not encounter any people with serious
Doc is more than what he seems. For example, when the flu epidemic hit Cannery Row, Doc took in "patients" for help, even though he was not a certified doctor. This shows that Doc will go out of his way to help the people of Cannery Row at any cost. This also shows that Doc cares enough for the people of the town to exhaust himself helping their needs. Also, Doc's presence is so cherished by the people of Cannery Row that they decided to throw him two parties. This shows that even though he may seem like a drunken scientist at points, Doc is highly respected and loved by the people of Cannery Row. This also shows that Doc's actions eventually pay off for him, and he receives immense gratitude from the town.
The film Capote, based on the how the writer of “In Cold Blood” did his research to write his book, a masterpiece of literature, has portrayed Capote’s behavior during his research vividly. Capote’s behavior during the years Perry waits on death row in order to get personal testimony of the night of killings is a controversial topic. Some argue that what Capote did was absolutely necessary for an ambitious writer to create such a master piece while other argue that human ethics is more important than the creation of an ideal “non-fiction noble” and the paths he took to get there are morally ambiguous. Even though he gave the world a milestone in literature, his behaviors seem unethical because he lied, pretended to be a friend of an accused murderer who was in a death row, and did not have any empathy to him.
After more than 28 years, amidst the controversy surrounding Mumia's guilty conviction and later receipt of the death penalty, there are those who are not convinced. Many Mumia supporter and some advocating for abolition of the death penalty believe corruption in the Philadelphia Police Department, coupled with a flawed judicial system, backed by racist judges, have lead to a conspiracy to commit murder on the part of the State. Abu-Jamal Mumia, a well known journalist and community activist from Philadelphia has been on death row since 1983 for the shooting death of Philadelphia police officer Daniel Faulkner in 1981. Because of his political views and his former involvement with the Black Panther Party, Mumia has been viewed as a hero by some and a "menace to society" by others. At this point, guilty or not guilty is merely a rhetorical question that may never be answered. Many believe that Mumia is being set up as the “fall guy” for a "hit" ordered on Officer Faulkner by the "Mafia". On the other hand, there are those who believe that him is an insensitive, cold blooded "cop kil...
The phrase primum non nocere (‘‘first, do no harm’’) is a well-accepted ideology of the medical and mental health professions. Although developing research data indicate that several psychological treatments may produce harm in significant numbers of individuals, psychologists have until recently paid little attention to the ethical issues of hazardous treatments. The Ethics Code of the America...
Not only do health care providers have an ethical implication to care for patients, they also have a legal obligation and responsibility to care for the patient. According to the Collins English dictionary, a duty of care is ‘the legal obligation to safeguard others from harm while they are in your care, using your services or exposed to your activities’. The legal definition takes it further by making it a requirement that a person act towards others and the public with watchfulness, attention, caution and prudence which a reasonable person in the circumstances would use. If a person’s actions fail to meet the required standard, then the acts are considered negligent (Hill and Hill, 2002). If a professional fails to abide to the standard of practice for their practice in regards to their peers, they leave themselves open to criticisms or claims of breach of duty of care, and possibly negligence. Negligence is comprised of five elements: (1) duty, (2) breach, (3) cause in fact, (4) proximate cause, and (5) harm. Duty is defined as the implied duty to care/provide service, breach is the lack thereof, cause in fact must be proven by plaintiff, proximate cause means that only the harm caused directly causative to the breach itself and not additional causation, and harm is the specific injury resultant from the breach.
Mumford would be called to a meeting after the board of directors and I had met initially to discuss the unethical practice that he been performing. Although it appeared to all that the patients that he counselled or diagnosed became healthier in their actions but the facts remain that he did not follow any ethical standards for psychologists. During the board meeting, we would discuss the competence and responsibility of the professional ethics guideline on Mumford. “It is hoped that these guidelines will be of assistance when human service professionals and educators are challenged by difficult ethical dilemmas” (Woodside and McClam, 2011, p. 276). After the board members reached a mutual agreement, the meeting with Mumford would begin. In the meeting with Mumford, the board of directors would discuss his unethical act of practicing psychology without a license. According to our textbook, “psychologists provide services, teach, and conduct research with populations and in areas only within the boundaries of their competence, based on their education, training, supervised experience, consultation, study or professional experience” (Woodside, 2011, p. 276). Although Mumford attended college, he did not have enough credentials to hold a position as a psychologist. Concluding the meeting with Mumford and the board of directors, with lack of training and no license to
According to Szasz (2005), “In principle, the mental patient is considered competent (until proven [otherwise]). In practice, the client is regularly treated as if he were incompetent and the psychiatrist who asserts that he needs treatment is treated as if he were the patient’s guardian” (p.78). During the 1940’s patients who were mentally ill were considered “legally incompetent” when committed into a mental health facility. Relatives of the patients could release them by providing care in their homes for the client. Unfortunately, Szasz (2005) claims, that “the treatment of mental diseases is no more successful today than it was in the past” (p.78).
He just piled on the all the wrongdoing of the patients but never was a plan of treatment or anything positive observed during these interviews. The workers of the facility appear to look like police officers which I am assuming is a tactic to scare the patients of the facility. These workers seem to making fun of the patients and are able to find humor in the disability of these individuals. They mistreat the mentally ill individuals especially verbally but also physically at times. I believe that the above demonstrates just how society viewed these induvial. They weren’t seen as human beings but some sort of entertainment in which you these facility workers could do anything with. One can also infer that families at that time did not want anything to with those who were seen as abnormal or
...h professional the advice you gave you friend who is a psychologist is solely based upon the Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct, your expertise and experience. Any advice advised to you, should be a foundation to formulating your own ethical opinion. However, be aware that many ethical dilemmas sneak up on you and you have to remember you role as a mental health professional. Yet, there are situations where dual relationships, boundary violations and conflicts of interest of unforeseen.
As humans when we are faced with any psychological or emotional problems, our initial thought is to turn to a therapist, doctor or any other health practitioners. Our initial thought when we are faced with problems regarding our health is to turn to a health professional because for ages that’s how it has been. When it comes to our health, health professionals nowadays do more harm than help. Many might disagree, but often patients are misdiagnosed with mental illnesses they do not have. Misdiagnosis occurs when a therapist or other health practitioners decide that a patient is suffering from a condition that he or she may not be suffering with. When misdiagnosed, patients are given unnecessary treatment, which could potentially
In the film Antwone Fisher (2002), we witness the evolving therapeutic relationship of a psychiatrist, Dr. Jerome Davenport, and his client, Antwone Fisher. As a member of the military, Antwone is mandated to report to therapy sessions with Dr. Davenport after an altercation with a fellow serviceman. The relationship between Antwone and Dr. Davenport evolves beyond their mandated sessions and allows for the exploration of personal issues for both individuals. As a result of this, many ethical dilemmas occur that force Dr. Davenport to make decisions both in line with and against various principle ethics.
Like God observing the world, we are the observers of The Great Gatsby. According to German philosopher Immanuel Kant’s two categorical imperatives, Daisy and Jay were unethical. Kant’s categorical imperatives state; ‘Act as if your action could be elevated into universal law’ and. Based on the principles of Kant, Daisy and Jay were unethical in several ways, according to Kant’s two categorical imperatives. Daisy used people emotionally and lacked responsibility, and Jay was manipulative towards the people around him. The Great Gatsby is a great example of a society that does not abide by Kantian principles.
This article has made me think of what we are doing to people that fear seeking help because of the things we associate with mental disorders. When people see you as crazy or compare you to killers, they are not going to want to look for help. It also seem that those who do are not helpped. We chose to send them to prison and not treat them to get better but forget about them and label them as monsters.
The medical profession is plagued with ethical issues that are related to the job and others that are linked to those areas that have a direct impact on healthcare delivery, like pharmacists and pharma companies that sell medicines. The ethical discharge of duties is not binding on physicians and actual health care deliverers, but it is also invested in every person who is connected to health care delivery.
In the novel Primal Fear by William Diehl, there are many ethical dilemmas in the entire novel. This is to be expected because the plot of the novel was centered around a court case. The stakeholders involved were the attorneys, judges, the citizens of Chicago, as well as the people being defended in court. The three main characters of the novel were the ones involved in the major ethical dilemmas. With the center of the novel being around the court case, there are many different aspects pertaining to the law. The setting of the novel was important in the ethical point of view seeing as the fundamentals of ethics state that just because something is ethical doesn’t necessarily make it legal. Having this in mind, I was able to connect the principles