Select inappropriate statement about integrity 

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  1. It involves the discovery and communication of the truth
  2. It leads to a concern for the whole situation in decision-making, including an awareness of the professional’s own attitudes, standards and value systems
  3. It is simply truthfulness or avoidance of lying
  4. It ensures that the professional does not accept ‘moral distance’

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Option 3 : It is simply truthfulness or avoidance of lying
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Integrity:

  • It involves the discovery and communication of the truth.
  • It is not simply truthfulness or avoid telling lies.
  • It involves capacity to communicate the truth in such a way as to enable the client and others to make informed decisions.
  • It leads to consistency of character and operation in different situations and contexts.
  • It not just consistent operation in different contexts but also how the individual operates when there is nobody around, testing consistency and truth against personal attributes.
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