An ethical-professional code of a psychologist – a critical analysis of chosen issues

The article contains a critical analysis of the Code of Ethics for Psychologists by the Polish Psychological Association, which is in place from year 1991 to 2018. The aim of the article is to point to inadequate, unclear, or leading to incoherent interpretations regulations found in this Code. The first part of the text describes functions and also benefits as well as dangers connected with ethical codes in general. The second part is an analysis looking for inaccuracies and incoherencies in the Code’s content. At the end, there are illustrated the main issues requiring an update or a thorough change in the future versions of the Code’s approach to capture the norms of psychologists’ profession.