PMHP Professionalism, Ethics and Law

Question 1

What is the relevant legislation on what is considered discrimination?

Answer 1

Equality Act 2010

Question 2

Diversity

Answer 2

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’

Question 3

Alterity

Answer 3

Otherness, with no difference in value

Question 4

Equality

Answer 4

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

Question 5

Equity

Answer 5

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

Question 6

John Rawls the difference principle

Answer 6

Social and economic inequalities are to be arranged so that they are to the greatest benefit of the least advantaged

Question 7

What is an example of a system set up with the difference principle?

Answer 7

The tax system

Question 8

How long does it take to form a lasting first impression, and why is this number notable?

Answer 8

100ms - faster than the speed of cognition so pre-conscious judgement is already made before we can think about it

Question 9

Allport’s scale of prejudice

Answer 9

According to this model, if each layer of the pyramid is not interrupted it will escalate to the next

Question 10

Antilocution

Answer 10

A form of prejudice in which negative verbal remarks against a person, group or community are made but not addressed directly

Question 11

Protected characteristics

Answer 11

Age
Gender
Gender reassignment
Sexual orientation
Disability
Marriage and civil partnership
Race and ethinicity
Pregnancy and maternity
Religion and belief

Question 12

A disabled person

Answer 12

..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

Question 13

How is disability determined?

Answer 13

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

Question 14

Alcoholism - disability or not?

Answer 14

Not

Question 15

Substance abuse - disability or not?

Answer 15

Not

Question 16

Obesity - disability or not?

Answer 16

Not

Question 17

Inability to concentrate on long tasks - disability or not?

Answer 17

Not

Question 18

Hay fever - disability or not?

Answer 18

Not

Question 19

Alcoholic liver disease - disability or not?

Answer 19

Disability

Question 20

Asthma - disability or not?

Answer 20

Disability

Question 21

Phobia - disability or not?

Answer 21

Disability

Question 22

Eating disorder - disability or not?

Answer 22

Disability

Question 23

Mobility problems through obesity - disability or not?

Answer 23

Disability

Question 24

Difficulty understanding things - disability or not?

Answer 24

Disability

Question 25

Chronic fatigue - disability or not?

Answer 25

Disability

Question 26

Depression - disability or not?

Answer 26

Disability

Question 27

What % of the population will become impaired at some point in their life?

Answer 27

~85%

Question 28

Categories of discrimination

Answer 28

Direct
Indirect
Associative
Perceived
Harassment
Victimisation
Instruction to discrimination

Question 29

Direct discrimination

Answer 29

Treating people less favourably because of a protected characteristic

Question 30

Indirect discrimination

Answer 30

Putting people with a protected characteristic at an unfair advantage

Question 31

Associative discrimination

Answer 31

Because of another persons protected characteristic

Question 32

Perceived discrimination

Answer 32

When it is believed that a person has a protected characteristic

Question 33

Harassment

Answer 33

Through violating a person’s dignity or a degrading, humiliating, hostile, intimidation or offensive environment

Question 34

Victimisation

Answer 34

Detriment to a person who is making use of the equality act 2010 or is thought to be doing so

Question 35

Instruction to discrimination

Answer 35

Instructing others to treat someone less favourably because of a protected characteristic

Question 36

Asking a receptionist to turn away patients with a specific protected characteristic?

Answer 36

Instruction to discriminate

Question 37

Excluding patients from your practice because of their protected characteristics

Answer 37

Direct discrimination