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