Ethics Flashcards
What does ethics involve?
Systematising
Defending
Providing standards by which behaviour can be judged wrong or right
Normative ethics
The practical task of arriving at moral standards that regulate right and wrong conduct
Consequentialism
The rightness or wrongness if an act depends on its consequences
Utilitarianism
Emphasises the role of pleasure or heroines as a consequence of our actions
What is it utilitarianism a form of?
Consequentialism
Deontology (duty)
Certain acts are right or wrong in themselves, not necessarily in the terms of their consequences
Categorical imperative
Act so that you treat humanity, whether in your own person or that or another, always as an ends and never as a means only
Psychological egoism
Self oriented interests ultimately motivate all human action
Ethical codes
WHO declaration of Helsinki
BPS codes of:
Ethics and conduct
Human research ethics
Institutional codes
Declaration of Helsinki
Guide for conducting medical research with human subjects
Four ethical principles of code of ethics and conduct
Respect
Competence
Responsibility
Integrity
Considerations in ensuring consent
Privacy and confidentiality
Communities and the shared values within them
Impacts on the broader environment
Issues of power
Consent
Self determination
The importance of compassionate care
Features needed in compassionate care
Empathy Sympathy Generosity Openness Distress tolerance Commitment Courage
Competence
Possession of skills and care needed to serve people
Know limits and when to refer to another professional
Advanced in the evidence base
Maintenance of practical and technical skills
Matters of professional ethics and decision making
Caution making knowledge claims
Any limitations to competence taking mitigating actions where necessary
Responsibility
Professional accountability
Responsible for use of knowledge and skills
Respect the welfare of humans and non humans in the living world
Potentially competing duties
