Lecture 8: Social Factors In Medicine Flashcards
What are values?
(1) Values are beliefs linked inextricably to affect
(2) Values refer to desirable goals that motivate action
(3) Values transcend specific actions and situations
(4) Values serve as standards or criteria
(5) Values are ordered by importance
(6) The relative importance of multiple values guides action
What is the goal of Self-direction?
Defining goal: independent thought and action – choosing, creating, exploring
What is the goal of Stimulation ?
Defining goals: excitement, novelty, and challenge in life
a varied life, an exciting life, daring
What is the goal of Hedonism?
Defining goal: pleasure or sensuous gratification for oneself
(pleasure, enjoying life, self-indulgent)
What is the goal of Achievements ?
Defining goal: personal success through demonstrating competence according to social standards
(ambitious, successful, capable, influential) {intelligent, self-respect, social recognition}
What is the goal of Power?
Defining goal: social status and prestige, control or dominance over people and resources.
(authority, wealth, social power)
What is the goal of Security?
Defining goal: safety, harmony, and stability of society, of relationships, and of self.
(social order, family, security, national security, clean, reciprocation of favours; {healthy, moderate, sense of belonging}
What is the goal of conformity?
Defining goal: restraint of actions, inclinations, and impulses likely to upset or harm others and violate social expectations or norms
(obedient, self-discipline, politeness, honouring parents and elders) {loyal, responsible}
What is the goal of tradition?
Defining goal: respect, commitment, and acceptance of the customs and ideas that one’s culture or religion provides
(respect for tradition, humble, devout, accepting my portion in life) {moderate, spiritual}
What is the goal of Benevolence?
Defining goal: preserving and enhancing the welfare of those with whom one is in frequent personal contact (the ‘in-group’)
(helpful, honest, forgiving, responsible, loyal, true friendship, mature love) {sense of belonging, meaning in life, a spiritual life)
What is the goal of universalism?
Defining goal: understanding, appreciating, tolerance, and protection for the welfare of all people and for nature. (broadminded, social justice, equality, world at peace, world of beauty, unity with nature, wisdom, protecting the environment) – {inner harmony, a spiritual life}
What are the Schwartz Basuc values?
Self-direction Stimulation Hedonism Achievement Power Security Conformity Tradition Benevolence Universalism
What influences your perception based on your values and beliefs?
● the culture in which you live;
● what your parents taught you;
● what you learnt at school; and
● what society said was right and wrong when you were growing up
Where do values important?
Values play an important role in influencing our decisions & guiding our actions
● Therefore our values serve as important moral motives
What is a motive?
➢ A motive is a reason for doing something
