11: Ethics buzzwords

Question 1

What is communitarianism?

Answer 1

Is the act good for everyone who will be affected by the act?

Question 2

What is deontology?

Answer 2

Duty-based ethics - an act is right or wrong regardless of the consequences

Question 3

What is consequentialism?

Answer 3

Whether an action is right or wrong depends only on the consequences

Question 4

What is utilitarianism?

Answer 4

Act is right if it benefits the greatest number of people possible

Question 5

What is the religious argument?

Answer 5

Sanctity of life - life should not be tampered with

Question 6

What is virtue ethics?

Answer 6

Aristotle’s argument of what a good person is - do what he says basically

Question 7

What are the four ethical principles set out by Beauchamp and Childress?

Answer 7

Autonomy
Beneficence
Non-maleficence
Justice

Question 8

What is autonomy?

Answer 8

Free will of the patient

Question 9

What is beneficence?

Answer 9

Do good

Question 10

What is non-maleficence?

Answer 10

Do no harm

Question 11

What is justice?

Answer 11

Fair distribution of x for all