American Psychological Association's Code of Ethics Comparison (help)

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Can anyone suggest an approach to compare these two code of ethics to identify their main differences and similarities with accuracy?

APA CODE OF ETHICS (1992)

PRINCIPLE E: CONCERN FOR OTHERS’ WELFARE

Psychologists seek to contribute to the welfare of those with whom they interact professionally. In their professional actions, psychologists weigh the welfare and rights of their patients or clients, students, supervisees, human research participants, and other affected persons, and the welfare of animal subjects of research. When conflicts occur among psychologists’ obligations or concerns, they attempt to resolve these conflicts and to perform their roles in a responsible fashion that avoids or minimizes harm. Psychologists are sensitive to real and ascribed differences in power between themselves and others, and they do not exploit or mislead other people during or after professional relationships.

(Note inclusion of Standard 1.15, Misuse of Psychologists’ Influence.) Because psychologists’ scientific and professional judgments and actions may affect the lives of others, they are alert to and guard against personal, financial, social, organizational, or political factors that might lead to misuse of their influence.

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Principle A: Beneficence and Nonmaleficence

Psychologists strive to benefit those with whom they work and take care to do no harm. In their professional actions, psychologists seek to safeguard the welfare and rights of those with whom they interact professionally and other affected persons, and the welfare of animal subjects of research. When conflicts occur among psychologists’ obligations or concerns, they attempt to resolve these conflicts in a responsible fashion that avoids or minimizes harm. Because psychologists’ scientific and professional judgments and actions may affect the lives of others, they are alert to and guard against personal, financial, social, organizational, or political factors that might lead to misuse of their influence. Psychologists strive to be aware of the possible effect of their own physical and mental health on their ability to help those with whom they work.

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Compare and contrast the following two passages. Compare and contrast them from a lexical, semantic, rhetorical, and sociological perspective. Generate a very detailed analysis.

Passage 1:

Psychologists seek to contribute to the welfare of those with whom they interact professionally. In their professional actions, psychologists weigh the welfare and rights of their patients or clients, students, supervisees, human research participants, and other affected persons, and the welfare of animal subjects of research. When conflicts occur among psychologists’ obligations or concerns, they attempt to resolve these conflicts and to perform their roles in a responsible fashion that avoids or minimizes harm. Psychologists are sensitive to real and ascribed differences in power between themselves and others, and they do not exploit or mislead other people during or after professional relationships.

(Note inclusion of Standard 1.15, Misuse of Psychologists’ Influence.) Because psychologists’ scientific and professional judgments and actions may affect the lives of others, they are alert to and guard against personal, financial, social, organizational, or political factors that might lead to misuse of their influence.

Passage 2:

Psychologists strive to benefit those with whom they work and take care to do no harm. In their professional actions, psychologists seek to safeguard the welfare and rights of those with whom they interact professionally and other affected persons, and the welfare of animal subjects of research. When conflicts occur among psychologists’ obligations or concerns, they attempt to resolve these conflicts in a responsible fashion that avoids or minimizes harm. Because psychologists’ scientific and professional judgments and actions may affect the lives of others, they are alert to and guard against personal, financial, social, organizational, or political factors that might lead to misuse of their influence. Psychologists strive to be aware of the possible effect of their own physical and mental health on their ability to help those with whom they work.

Detailed compare and contrast analysis:
-Both passages emphasize the importance of safeguarding the welfare and rights of those with whom the psychologist interacts, as well as the welfare of animal subjects of research.
-The first passage, in contrast to the second, is more focused on the prevention of harm and the importance of avoiding conflicts through responsible action.
-The first passage also includes a note about the misuse of psychologists’ influence.
-The second passage is focused more on the importance of psychologists’ self-awareness and their intention to benefit those with whom they work.
-The second passage also mentions the possible effect of the psychologist’s physical and mental health on their ability to help those with whom they work.

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What would you do if the passages were longer than could fit both plus a response in one prompt? Break it into chunks?

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I think what I was searching for in the comparison here is to see how much the American Psychological Association’s code of ethics actually changed from the Hoffman report : Google Drive: Sign-in