Ethics in Psychology

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What is the origin of the term 'Ethics'?

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Derived from the Greek word 'ethos', meaning characteristics of way of acting and 'ethike' or doctrine of morality.

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What does 'Moral Norm' refer to?

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A common awareness that only humans speak of and behave according to what they know as right or wrong, good or bad.

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Define a Morally Good Person.

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A person who correctly distinguishes what is right from what is wrong in both knowledge and practice.

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What characterizes an Immoral Person?

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A person who does not act or behave in conformity with practiced moral principles or norms.

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What defines an Amoral Person?

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A person who cannot distinguish between morally good and morally evil acts, lacking the ability to identify and accept moral norms.

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What is Ethics?

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A practical and philosophical science of the morality of human acts or human conduct.

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What is Morality?

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The implementation of ethical principles and laws.

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What is the Material Object of Ethics?

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The subject matter to be studied, namely, the human act.

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What is the Formal Object of Ethics?

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The morality of the human act, which is learned and to be applied.

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What is the Formula Object Quo in Ethics?

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The human reason employed in the study of the course.