Professional ethics

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The term professional ethos describes the moral and moral principles that determine the actions of a particular professional group . These do not necessarily have to be state laws, but violations of professional ethics can also have criminal relevance.

Professional ethics in the narrower sense

For example, it would be against the professional ethics of a psychotherapist to have a close emotional or physical relationship with a patient. However, if the therapist has deliberately abused his position for the satisfaction of his own needs, this can possibly also meet a penalty.

Another example of behavior that is perceived as professionally unethical is tendentious journalism, which violates the requirement of objective and neutral reporting and - as an increase - seeks to attract the politically powerful for reasons of personal gain.

Likewise, the above-mentioned moral principles are also subject to subjective classifications, and not every member of a certain professional group has to share all the moral principles for his professional behavior with colleagues.

Professional ethics in the broader sense

In a broader sense, the term professional ethics includes not only moral and moral issues, but also an emotional connection to one's own profession, in the eponymous sense of calling and also maintaining tradition, as in the craft . In the firm conviction that it is not superficial, short-term advantages, but quality that ultimately leads to sustainable professional success: " A business that only earns money is bad business " ( Henry Ford ).

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