Name Tatenda Mushonhi Studentnu,, Subject ST10320024 Psychology Icetask2 1. The start with the Stanford prison experiment received many criticisms because of the environment that the prisoners were kept which was unsafe. It can be noted that prisoners rights were violated as the conditions of the prison was unclean for instance they were sometimes forced to use buckets to relieve themselves and sometimes they would not be allowed to empty these buckets and this caused distress among the prisoners and guards did as they pleased(Weiten, 2022). The prisoners would even be denied access to the bathrooms by the guards. And also the prisoners suffered humiliation from the guards for instance the guards would punish the prisoners by stripping them naked take their beds and force them into solitary confinement and this was humiliation to prisoners(Stanford prison experiment, 2015). The participants suffered harassment as they were sometimes forced to do menial work such as cleaning toilets with their hands. More so, the prisoners were not protected from psychological harm and those who asked to leave would be denied hence they only released those they saw were traumatised thus the participants mental health was at risk. The participants rights were violated as they also endured physical abuse and the good guards did not acknowledge the behaviour of the bad guards(Stanford prison experiment, 2015) . Push-ups were a form of physical punishment that participants were imposed to by the guards. However it can be noted that Zimbardo argues that the benefits gained about understanding human behaviour and how society can improve should balance the distress caused by the study(Weiten, 2022). A Therefore to a greater extend the participants rights were violated as the prisoners were humiliated, physically abused , lived in unsanitary environment and also their mental health was at risk. 2. The ethical guidelines as according to the HPCSA are that it sets the standards that are relevant for healthcare training and practices. In the case of the Stanford prison experiment there was lack of compliance and the health standard was not up to date as the place was unsanitary. There also should be ethical guidelines in place however this protocol was not followed. It can be noted that the participants in the prison experiment were not protected. Another guideline of the HPCSA is that patients are supposed to stay in a safe environment and must be fully aware of everything around their environment. Reference List Weiten. W., 2022. Psychology Themes and Variations. A South African Perspective.4ed. London:engage Learning Alvarez. K. P., 2015. The Stanford Prison Experiment. Directed by Kyle Patrick Alvarez. Stanford: IFC Films.
