PMHP Professionalism, Ethics and Law Flashcards
What is the relevant legislation on what is considered discrimination?
Equality Act 2010
Diversity
Diversity is to do with acknowledgement of alterity among people in terms of their community, culture, beliefs, life experiences, individuality
NOT thinking ‘we are all the same’
Alterity
Otherness, with no difference in value
Equality
To do with fairness of opportunity and observing the rights of people so that their alterity is not discriminated against
As opposed to - some people are more equal than others i.e. some people are unfairly advantaged
Equity
Treats equals equally, and unequals unequally
Treating people justly does not mean treating everyone identically, if it disregards features of diversity that can place people at an unfair advantage is society
John Rawls the difference principle
Social and economic inequalities are to be arranged so that they are to the greatest benefit of the least advantaged
What is an example of a system set up with the difference principle?
The tax system
How long does it take to form a lasting first impression, and why is this number notable?
100ms - faster than the speed of cognition so pre-conscious judgement is already made before we can think about it
Allport’s scale of prejudice
According to this model, if each layer of the pyramid is not interrupted it will escalate to the next
Antilocution
A form of prejudice in which negative verbal remarks against a person, group or community are made but not addressed directly
Protected characteristics
Age
Gender
Gender reassignment
Sexual orientation
Disability
Marriage and civil partnership
Race and ethinicity
Pregnancy and maternity
Religion and belief
A disabled person
..has a physical or mental impairment and the impairment has a substantial and long term adverse effect on his or her ability to carry out normal day to day activities
How is disability determined?
Can be mental, physical or a combination
Is determined by the effect on the person and is based on impairment
Need not be linked to a medical illness, does not require a known cause, may not be particularly visible
Can be fluctuating, recurring or progressive
Alcoholism - disability or not?
Not
Substance abuse - disability or not?
Not
Obesity - disability or not?
Not
Inability to concentrate on long tasks - disability or not?
Not
Hay fever - disability or not?
Not
Alcoholic liver disease - disability or not?
Disability
Asthma - disability or not?
Disability
Phobia - disability or not?
Disability
Eating disorder - disability or not?
Disability
Mobility problems through obesity - disability or not?
Disability
Difficulty understanding things - disability or not?
Disability
Chronic fatigue - disability or not?
Disability
Depression - disability or not?
Disability
What % of the population will become impaired at some point in their life?
~85%
Categories of discrimination
Direct
Indirect
Associative
Perceived
Harassment
Victimisation
Instruction to discrimination
Direct discrimination
Treating people less favourably because of a protected characteristic
Indirect discrimination
Putting people with a protected characteristic at an unfair advantage
Associative discrimination
Because of another persons protected characteristic
Perceived discrimination
When it is believed that a person has a protected characteristic
Harassment
Through violating a person’s dignity or a degrading, humiliating, hostile, intimidation or offensive environment
Victimisation
Detriment to a person who is making use of the equality act 2010 or is thought to be doing so
Instruction to discrimination
Instructing others to treat someone less favourably because of a protected characteristic
Asking a receptionist to turn away patients with a specific protected characteristic?
Instruction to discriminate
Excluding patients from your practice because of their protected characteristics
Direct discrimination
