Some of the Limitations of Ethical Codes Include All but Which

question 30

Multiple Choice

Some of the limitations of ethical codes include all but which of the following?

• A) There are many issues that cannot be handled in the context of a code.
• B) Codes are often so rigid that the professional finds himself or herself with few options.
• C) There is often no way to bring the interests of the client, patient, or research participant systematically into the code construction process.
• D) There are parallel forums in which the issues in the code may be addressed with the results sometimes at odds with the findings of the code (e.g., in the courts).
• E) There are possible conflicts between two codes, between the practitioner's values and code requirements, between the code and ordinary morality, between the code and institutional practice, and between requirements within a single code.

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