Michael Davis | Professional Responsibility: Just Following the Rules

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Michael Davis | Professional Responsibility: Just Following the Rules?
Davis criticizes the view that professional responsibility goes beyond merely following the rules of one's code of ethics by necessarily involving certain character virtues. Rather, if a code of ethics is well-written, following these rules means that a professional is acting responsibly. He discusses seven different interpretations of "just following the rules": blind obedience, strict obedience, malicious obedience, negligent obedience, accidental obedience, stupid obedience, concluding with a positive discussion of interpretative obedience.
-Each type of rule-following acknowledges that rules must be interpreted in some way EXCEPT ___________ obedience.

• A) blind
• B) malicious
• C) strict
• D) accidental

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Definitions:

Object Relations Theory

A psychoanalytic theory that emphasizes the importance of early relationships, particularly between a child and caregivers, in shaping personality and behavior.

Conscious and Unconscious

Refers to the levels of awareness in the human mind, where the conscious involves all thoughts and actions within our awareness, and the unconscious houses deep-seated desires and memories beyond our conscious perception.

Defense Mechanisms

Psychological strategies employed by individuals to cope with reality and maintain self-image by unconsciously denying or distorting reality.