Exam 1 Flashcards
Assault
An act resulting in a person’s genuine fear and apprehension that he or she will be touched without consent
Battery
The touching of another person without consent
Beneficence
An ethical principle that refers to one’s duty to benefit or promote the good of others
Christian Ethics
“Golden Rule”
- all decisions about right and wrong should be centered in love for God and in treating others with the same respect and dignity with which we would expect to be treated.
Torts
A violation of a civil law in which an individual has been wronged
Common Law
Law that is derived from decisions made in previous cases
Libel
Writing false and malicious information about a person
Ethical Egoism
- What is right and good is what is best for the individual making the decision
False Imprisionment
The deliberate and unauthorized confinement of a person within fixed limits by the use of threat or force
Malpractice
The failure of a professional to perform or to refrain from performing in a manner in which a reputable member within the profession would be expected to do
Natural Law
The theory on which decisions are based in which evil acts are never condoned, even if they are intended to advance the noblest of ends
Nonmaleficence
Abstaining from negative acts toward another, including acting carefully to avoid harm
Slander
Verbalizing false and malicious information about a person
Statutory Law
Law that has been enacted by legislative bodies
Civil Law
Law that protects the private and property rights of individuals and businesses
Criminal Law
Provides protection from conduct deemed injurious to the public welfare
Culture
A society’s way of living that is passed down from generation to generation
Ethnicity
Identification with a group because of a shared heritage
Stereotyping
Assuming that all individuals who share a culture or ethnic group are the same
Folk Medicine
Health care provided by a member of the cultural group
Shaman
The Native American ‘medicine man” or folk healer
Yin and Yang
A concept of folk medicine beliefs in the Asian American culture
Curandero
A folk healer in the Latino American cultureq
Acculturation
Internalizing the attitudes and beliefs of another cultural group