Chapter 4: Ethics and Laws, Part One Flashcards
The willful infliction of injury, unreasonable confinement,
intimidation, or punishment that results in physical harm,
pain, or mental anguish
or
Depriving the person (or the person’s caregiver) of the
goods or services needed to attain or maintain well-being
assault
Abuse
Intentionally attempting or threatening to touch a person’s body without the person’s consent
Assault
Touching a person’s body without consent
Battery
A brief act or behavior of being over-involved with the person
or The intent of the act or behavior is to meet the person’s
needs
Boundary Crossing
An act, behavior, or thought that warns of a
boundary crossing or boundary violation
Boundary Sign
An act or behavior that meets your
needs, not the person’s
Boundary Violation
The intentional harm or
mistreatment of a child under 18 years old that:
- Involves any recent act or failure to act on the part of a
parent or caregiver
- Results in death, serious physical or emotional harm,
sexual abuse, or exploitation
- Presents a likely or immediate risk for harm
Child Abuse and Neglect
Laws concerned with relationships between
people
Civil Law
An act that violates a criminal law
Crime
Laws concerned with offenses against the
public and society in general
Criminal Law
Injuring a person’s name and reputation by
making false statements to a third person
Defamation
Any knowing, intentional, or negligent act by
a caregiver or any other person to an older adult that causes
harm or serious risk of harm
Elder Abuse
Knowledge of what is right conduct and wrong conduct
Ethics
Unlawful restraint or restriction of a
person’s freedom of movement
False Imprisonment
Saying or doing something to trick, fool, or deceive a
person
Fraud
