1. Forensic Psychologists, like other types of psychologists, may come across et
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1. Forensic Psychologists, like other types of psychologists, may come across ethical dilemmas in their professional jobs. An ethical dilemma is the result of a situation requiring a choice between undesirable alternatives, often times when two ethical principles are in conflict. Briefly describe (in 3-10 sentences) a hypothetical ethical dilemma and clearly identify the opposing ethical principles.
2. Using the ethical dilemma described in the first question, describe how your personal values lead you place more importance on certain ethical principles over others. For example, in deciding to break confidentiality, you may strongly value safety over confidentiality, leading you to prioritize Nonmaleficience over Respect for People's Rights and Dignity.
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1) Ethical dilemma is a situation where two ethics conflicted with each other and no one of them are unambigous in nature. Forensic psychologists works in such a challanging nature of job in which they faces two types of dilemmas maixmum are misuse of the ppsychological tests and the multiple relationships.
Taking the 2nd one , i.e. multiple relationships into consideration , an women got murdered and 4 mens claimed to be her husband from the four various parts of the world puts forensic team into a great dilemma . Police trying to conclude the fact by folllwing the consequences that last occoured with her of those four mens but psychologists is in dilemma that all the four mens are claiming with their valid marriage certificates , so psychologists needs to consider the first one which has not got invalied at the time of her 2nd marriage.
2) In the above case , it is clear that all the four persons are claiming to be her husband because of the property which she holds , but to judge the situation and to conclude over , one needs to follow the events that occoured and by considering all those facts if it is found that the first marriage is not null and void by law and order then claims to be settled of to that person only . 2nd thought is also there , depending on the law and order of court that if said all the marriages are valid by their own law and order then the property is to be distributed among those for members.
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