Law & Ethics Ch. 2 Review

What is another term for your personal concept of right and wrong?

Moral Values

Why did Tom and Bill come to different decisions?

Because of their different relationships with there supervisor

How is Abraham Maslow's theory of needs-based motivation best defined?

Human behavior is based on specific human needs that must be met in a specific order

Which of the following is NOT true of Jean Piaget's theory of value development?

Children in the sensorimotor stage see things as right or wrong

How does Lawrence Kohlberg's theory of moral reasoning differ from Piaget's theory?

Kohlberg theorized that moral development occurs more gradually and takes longer than Piaget's proposed

Which of the following is NOT true of Piaget's stages of value development?

Preoperational stage is characterized by abstract reasoning

Which of the following is TRUE of Lawrence Kohlberg's theory of the development of moral reasoning?

Social contract is formed during the post-conventional morality stage

Teleological or conseq-oriented theories judge the rightness of a decision based on

The outcome or predicted outcome of the decision

Which of the following best defines utilitarianism?

It is a consequence-oriented theory that states that decisions should be made by determining what results will produce the best outcome for the most people

Which of the following best defines duty-oriented moral reasoning?

It is a decision making theory that states that the rightness or wrongness of the act depends on it's intrinsic nature not the outcome of the act

Immanuel Kant's categorical imperative states that

The right action based on determined principle, regardless of outcome

Virtue ethics focuses on

Traits, characteristics, and virtues that a moral person should have

Alasdair MacIntrye argues that

Virtue ethics is the only one that makes sense

List and define the seven basic principles of health care ethics

1) Autonomy - Capacity to be ones own person and make decisions based on ones own reasons and motives not external forces
2) Beneficence - Acts of charity and mercy, means more for provider
3) Nonmaleficence - Do no harm
4) Confidentiality - Privacy
5) Ju