(F) L1.2: Intro to Bioethics and Professional Ethics (Part 2) Flashcards
Importance of Bioethics:
Ethics is an ________ knowledge
Indispensable
Importance of Bioethics:
Without this, man is only an animal
Moral Perception
Importance of Bioethics:
Without this, man as a rational being is a failure
Morality
Importance of Bioethics:
Because _____ is too essential to be dismissed, the creator has seen it fit to fight man with the natural insight of it
Moral Knowledge
Importance of Bioethics:
A ______ who finds inconvenient reasons to turn his back from ethics will discover that he is the center of it
Modern Man
Importance of Bioethics:
This is the only true measure of what man is ought to be
Moral Integrity
Importance of Bioethics:
Philosophers speak of ethics as the only what?
Necessary knowledge
Importance of Bioethics:
Who stated this quote: “Forgetting that man’s greatness, perfection, and happiness, his whole meaning, consists in transcending the commonly accepted human good”
Jacques Leclercq
Importance of Bioethics:
This is the foundation of every human society
Morality
Importance of Bioethics:
Who stated this: “Without civic morality, communities perish, without personal morality, their survival has no value”
Russell
Importance of Bioethics:
According to Russell, without this, communities will perish
Civic Morality
Importance of Bioethics:
According to Russell, without this, a human’s survival has no value
Personal Morality
Importance of Bioethics:
T or F: Every culture admits the importance of morality as a standard of behavior, so when moral foundations are threatened, the society is preserved from the threats
False (society is also threatened)
Importance of Bioethics:
This should be the priority on who is to get what and how much, in terms of financial and human forces
Finitude of Resources
Finitude: State of having limits
Importance of Bioethics:
Tales of abuse of rights and autonomy arouse what emotions?
Shame and indignation
Importance of Bioethics:
Healthcare is NOT morally ______
Neutral
Importance of Bioethics:
Every healthcare provider is a _______ who must judge the goodness or evil of his goals and actions
Moral Agent
Importance of Bioethics:
Healthcare providers cannot depend on __________ as it can only judge the effectiveness of the means to achieve the goal
Scientific Knowledge
Importance of Bioethics:
Goodness must be determined by what 3 considerations of man?
- Needs
- Values
- Ultimate Ends
Importance of Bioethics:
T or F: Science is safe in the hands of those who don’t match their scientific knowledge with their ethical knowledge and sensitivity
False (not safe)
Needs of the Person:
Healthcare professionals make technical decisions, but because medicine involves human needs and values, it also becomes what type of decision?
Ethical Decision
Needs of the Person:
Nothing is more human and personal than _____ because when you’re concerned about this, it goes beyond physical well-being (emotional and psychological as well)
Health
Needs of the Person:
Every human person has an inner ______ and inherent ______ because he is a human person
Inner worth and Inherent dignity
Needs of the Person:
The human being is not a static entity, but rather a ______ system of needs
Dynamic
Needs of the Person:
Decisions about health must aim at the _______ integrated satisfaction of a human’s needs
Maximum
Needs of the Person:
Certain actions may never be done because performing them would constitute a violation against a person’s ______, both to whom the action is directed and the one performing it
Dignity
The Human Act:
This entity is creative because he possesses tremendous bodily and spiritual powers
Si batman char, “man” ang sagot
The Human Act:
A man acts to ______ himself in the world around him for every minute of his life
Transform
The Human Act:
______ constitute a person; someone who is in control of himself and is accountable
Actions
The Human Act:
What a person is and what becomes of him is largely dependent on the type of ______ he performs
Actions
Refers to actions where man knows what he is doing and freely chooses to do what he does
Human Acts
Refers to actions that are instinctive and are not within the control of the will; these are biological and physiological movements such as metabolism, respiration, fear, anger, love, and jealousy
Acts of Man
Characteristics of an Act to be Considered as a Human Act:
- What it is about and what it means
- Performed by a conscious agent who is aware of his actions and its consequences
- Children below the age of reason are incapable of acting knowingly
Knowledge
Characteristics of an Act to be Considered as a Human Act:
These types of people are referred to being incapable of acting knowingly
(3 answers)
- Children
- Insane
- Senile
Characteristics of an Act to be Considered as a Human Act:
- To do or leave it undone without coercion or constraint
- It implies voluntariness which rationally chooses the object by deliberate will
- Performed by an agent who is acting freely by his own volition and powers
Freedom
Characteristics of an Act to be Considered as a Human Act:
T or F: Voluntariness implies freedom
False (does not)
Characteristics of an Act to be Considered as a Human Act:
- Performed by an agent who intentionally decides to perform the act
- Resolve to perform an act here and now or in some future time
Willfulness
Conscience:
This is the proximate norm of morality
Conscience
Conscience:
Conscience is the _______ norm of morality because it confronts an action good or bad
Proximate
Conscience:
Conscience is derived from the Latin word “conscientia” which means what?
“Trial of oneself” (both in accusation and in defense)
Conscience:
Conscience is the personal practical judgement of ______ upon a particular act as good (to be performed) and evil (to be avoided)
Reason
Conscience:
T or F: Conscience involves reasoning
True
Conscience:
T or F: Conscience is about moral principles
True
Conscience:
Conscience is about teaching a specific ______ which declares something to be done or avoided to fulfill a person’s needs
Decision
Conscience:
Conscience is a _________ because it is an inference whose conclusion leads to something practical
Practical Judgement
Conscience:
Conscience’s main function is to determine what ______ in a given situation
Ought to be done
Conscience:
Conscience assumes the role of ______ or _______ after the commission of an act
Approving or Reproving
Conscience:
A reproving conscience is called a _________
Guilty Conscience
Conscience:
Conscience must be rooted in _______ and _________ and not a mere will or desire (a blind choice)
Reality and Truth
Conscience:
T or F: Affection, will, and reason are involved in unbalanced moral decision making
False (balanced)
Conscience:
Conscience can be an ______ when one misunderstands the principles, misjudges facts, or is led by misguided affections
Error
Conscience:
One is guilty of erroneous decisions of conscience only if it is within one’s capability and freedom to _________
Prevent the error
(if the person could not have known or was not free, there is no morality)
Kinds of Conscience:
This kind judges correctly that what is good is good and what is evil is evil
Correct/True Conscience
Kinds of Conscience:
This kind judges incorrectly that what is good is evil and what is evil is good
Incorrect/False Conscience
Kinds of Erroneous Conscience:
This kind is where the error is not willfully intended (ignorance of the fact)
Inculpable Conscience
Kinds of Erroneous Conscience:
This kind is where the error is due to neglect or malice
Culpable Conscience
Where does the difference lie between a culpable and inculpable conscience?
Distinction between a voluntary and involuntary error
T or F: It is a culpable conscience if the error is involuntary
False (voluntary)
T or F: It is an inculpable conscience if the error is voluntary
False (involuntary; an honest mistake)
Kinds of Erroneous Conscience:
This kind is a subjective assurance of the lawfulness or unlawfulness of an act; it implies that the person is sure of their decision
Certain Conscience
Kinds of Erroneous Conscience:
This kind is an indecisive one, unable to form a definite judgement on an action
Doubtful Conscience
Kinds of Erroneous Conscience:
What conscience must be allowed to settle its doubts before performing any action?
Doubtful Conscience
Kinds of Erroneous Conscience:
This kind is a rigorous one, extremely afraid of committing evil, is meticulous, and wants inconvertible proof before acting
Scrupulous Conscience
Kinds of Erroneous Conscience:
This kind refuses to be bothered about the distinction of good and evil; it rushes on and is quick to justify impulses
Lax Conscience
Healthcare Profession:
Who explains the word “profession” in terms of social value?
Robert Merton
Healthcare Profession:
Identify the kind of value (knowing, doing, and helping):
Value placed upon systematic intellect
Knowing
Healthcare Profession:
Identify the kind of value (knowing, doing, and helping):
Value placed upon technical skills and trained capacity
Doing
Healthcare Profession:
Identify the kind of value (knowing, doing, and helping):
Value placed upon putting one’s conjoint knowledge and skill to give service to others
Helping
Healthcare Profession:
These people (2) use a scale to define a professional based on 6 operational attributes
Moore and Rosenblum
6 operational attributes according to Moore and Rosenblum:
Professionals practice ______ occupations
Full-time
6 operational attributes according to Moore and Rosenblum:
Professionals treat their occupation as an enduring set of normative and behavioral ________
Expectations
6 operational attributes according to Moore and Rosenblum:
Professionals are identified with their ______ often in formalized organizations
Peers
6 operational attributes according to Moore and Rosenblum:
Professionals have unusual but useful knowledge and skills through specialized _______ which is lengthy and difficult
Education
6 operational attributes according to Moore and Rosenblum:
Professionals are expected to have service _______ so as to perceive the needs of their client relevant to their competency
Orientation
6 operational attributes according to Moore and Rosenblum:
Professionals have ______ of judgement and _______ restrained by responsibility in using their knowledge and skill
Autonomy and Authority
Healthcare Profession:
A true profession is aimed at _______, it does not produce things external to people but is a service directly to the person themselves
Practice
Healthcare Profession:
A service provided by a profession is not applied to those who receive it ________
Passively (facilitates the persons’ own activity)
Healthcare Profession:
Refers to receiving aid for problems which are deeply personal and involves life or death matters
Professional Help (we all need it)
Healthcare Profession:
The relationship of a healthcare provider and a patient is not contract-based but rather _______
Covenant (a healthcare giver offers help and a dependent patient receives it)
Characteristics of Trust:
Ethical decisions about health depend on the cooperative effort of patients and professionals wherein the patient is made aware of the facts in order for them to make __________
An informed decision/conscience
Healthcare Profession:
These people pool information and expertise onto the table when making ethical decisions
Members of the health team
Refers to the obligation to provide healthcare belonging to the individual patient, healthcare professional, or society
Healthcare Provision
The extent to which healthcare should be provided when a disorder is self-inflicted, preventable, or incurable
Healthcare Provision
What are the limitations (2) of healthcare provision?
Scarce resources and justice
T or F: To care for one’s health is an obligation and therefore has the right to seek and receive healthcare
True
A sick individual becomes a patient based on what 2 conditions?
- They admit they are sick
- They can no longer take care of themselves
Healthcare Provider:
They must be an advocate for the ______ and keep their best interests as their first priority
Patient
Healthcare Provider:
They must be competent in both ______ and _______ skills
Scientific and Interpersonal
Healthcare Provider:
One must recognize their own _____ and ask for help when needed
Limitations
Healthcare Provider:
As an ______, he must contribute to knowledge, conduct himself in an ethical and professional way, and be worthy of being a role model
Authority
Healthcare Provider:
They must not only maintain but _______ the standards of their profession
Upgrade
Healthcare Provider:
A good healthcare provider must be ______ in mind and hand
Competent
Healthcare Provider:
A good healthcare provider must be ______ at heart
Compassionate
What are the 3 H’s which constitute the effective domains in education?
Hand, Head, and Heart
3 H’s (Hand, Head, and Heart)
Refers to psychomotor skills
Hand
3 H’s (Hand, Head, and Heart)
Refers to the quality of being competent
Head
3 H’s (Hand, Head, and Heart)
Refers to the quality of being compasionate
Heart
A healthcare provider has a right to _______ when making personal inquiries or examining the patient
Cooperation