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professional ethics

rules of acceptable conduct that members of a given profession are expected to follow. See boundary issues; code of ethics; ethics; professional standards; standards of practice.

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neurotic solution

neurotic solution

a method of resolving a neurotic conflict by removing it from awareness. [proposed by Karen D. Horney]