1.1.2 Effectiveness And Ethics Of Drug Therapy (Bi)

Question 1

What is an ethical issue of the use of placebos?

Answer 1

Those in the placebo group are not receiving medication that could be of help to them

Question 2

What is an ethical issue in getting full informed consent regarding drug therapy?

Answer 2

Patient may not be in the right state of mind or may be experiencing psychotic breaks and be unaware of what they are consenting to

Question 3

What is an ethical issue regarding side effects?

Answer 3

The drug could be doing more harm than good, threatening a patients life for the sake of reducing anxiety

Question 4

What is an advantage of drug therapy for the patient?

Answer 4

allows them to engage in other forms of therapy (e.g CBT) which may improve their lives

Question 5

What is an advantage of drug therapy for the doctor?

Answer 5

It is quick and easy to administer so the doctor has to invest less time in the patient

Question 6

What is a problem with drugs, what are they only capable of doing?

Answer 6

Don’t completely cure, they only control or alleviate symptoms

Question 7

What is another issue in the effectiveness of drug therapy regarding dealing with the problem?

Answer 7

Doesn’t deal with the root cause e.g. Trauma