BIOETHICS LECTURE 4

Question 1

Any organism that is said to breathe and feel with its senses is said to be ____.

Answer 1

alive

Question 2

But life is not permanent and anything which is alive will decay and ___ someday.

Answer 2

die

Question 3

___ and ___ imbibed into life by the individual act as indicators.

Answer 3

Ethics and moral values

Question 4

The purpose of life is ___ and let live.

Answer 4

to live

Question 5

Dignity is associated with ___ or ___.

Answer 5

worth or esteem

Question 6

the end of all the actions of a human being.

Answer 6

death

Question 7

a movement that promotes the ability to meet death on your own terms.

Answer 7

dying with dignity

Question 8

what are the two major ways to die with dignity?

Answer 8

suicide and euthanasia

Question 9

the taking of one’s own life.

Answer 9

suicide

Question 10

when someone harms themselves to try to end their life, but they do not die.

Answer 10

suicide attempt

Question 11

also called mercy killing

Answer 11

euthanasia

Question 12

act or practice of painlessly putting to death persons suffering from painful and incurable disease or incapacitating physical disorder or allowing them to die by withholding treatment or withdrawing artificial life-support measures.

Answer 12

euthanasia

Question 13

refers to deliberately ending someone’s life, usually to relieve suffering.

Answer 13

euthanasia

Question 14

refers to the principle that human life is sacred and should be protected and preserved at all costs. It asserts that every individual has the right to life, and this right should not be violated under any circumstances.

Answer 14

inviolability of human life

Question 15

a principle of implied protection regarding aspects of sentient life that are said to be holy, sacred, or otherwise of such value that they are not to be violated.

Answer 15

inviolability or sanctity of life

Question 16

a term generally used when a person is seen to be kept alive artificially in a condition where, otherwise, they cannot survive; sometimes for some sort of ulterior (intentionally hidden/future) motive.

Answer 16

Dysthanasia

Question 17

A normal or natural manner of death and dying. Sometimes used to denote the deliberate stopping of artificial or heroic means of maintaining life.

Answer 17

Orthothanasia

Question 18

legal documents that allow you to spell out your decisions about end- of-life care ahead of time. They give you a way to tell your wishes to family, friends, and health care professionals and to avoid confusion later on.

Answer 18

advanced directive

Question 19

is a medical order written by a doctor. It instructs health care providers not to do cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) if a patient’s breathing stops or if the patient’s heart stops beating.

Answer 19

DNR (Do-not-resuscitate order)

Question 20

If you have an illness that can’t be cured, based on the understanding that death is inevitable, palliative care makes you as comfortable as possible, by managing your pain and other distressing symptoms.

Answer 20

End of Life Care Plan

Question 21

It means allowing a patient to die naturally, without attempting to prolong life with medical treatments that are unlikely to improve their condition or quality of life. It’s also known as “good death.”

Answer 21

orthothanasia

Question 22

refers to a situation where someone is kept alive artificially, often with the help of machines, even though there is no hope of recovery. It’s sometimes called “bad death” because it prolongs suffering without providing any real benefit to the patient.

Answer 22

dysthanasia

Question 23

legal documents that allow you to spell out your decisions about end-of-life care ahead of time.

Answer 23

advance directives

Question 24

The desire to do the right thing regardless of the cost

Answer 24

commitment

Question 25

The awareness to act consistently and apply moral convictions to daily behavior

Answer 25

consciousness

Question 26

The ability to collect and evaluate information, develop alternatives, and foresee potential consequences and risks

Answer 26

competency

Question 27

generate and sustain trust; demonstrate respect, responsibility, fairness and caring; and are consistent with good citizenship

Answer 27

ethical decisions

Question 28

if they accomplish what we want to be accomplished and if they advance our
purposes.

Answer 28

effective decisions