title: Making ethical choices: a comprehensive decision-making model for Canadian psychologists.
abstract: This paper proposes a theoretical augmentation of the seven-step decision-making model outlined in the Canadian Code of Ethics for Psychologists. We propose that teleological, deontological, and existential ethical perspectives should be taken into account in the decision-making process. We also consider the influence of individual, issue-specific, significant-other, situational, and external factors on ethical decision-making. This theoretical analysis demonstrates the richness and complexity of ethical decision-making.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Regina, Regina, Saskatchewan, S4S 0A2, Canada. Thomas.Hadjistavropoulos@uregina.ca
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authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hadjistavropoulos
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authors.lastname: Malloy
mesh_terms: D002170:Canada; D032781:Codes of Ethics; D003657:Decision Making / Q000941:ethics*; D028663:Ethical Theory; D005086:Existentialism; D006801:Humans; D008960:Models, Psychological; D015279:Organizational Culture; D011584:Psychology / Q000941:ethics*; D012958:Societies, Scientific