Ethics in Psychology

By kimberlytaylor
  • 6500 BCE

    Trephination

    Religious reasons allowed doctors or professionals to drill holes into people's heads to "release demons".
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    Tuskeegee Syphilis Study

    In Alabama, a group of African Americans was studied on diseases in blacks. They were not told they had syphilis, nor told about treatments and preventing the spread as well as given medication.
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    Concentration Camp Experiments

    Horrendous experiments on homosexuals, different skin tones, jews, anyone not born of "pure lineage". These included sleep deprivation, lack of food and water, and unnecessary surgeries.

  • Nuremburg Code

    A few of these ethical codes include a) essential consent b) must yield results to society c) avoidance of mental pain and suffering