Test 1--Chapter 4 Ethics and Law Flashcards
1
Q
What is knowledge of what is right conduct and wrong conduct?
A
Ethics
2
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How does an ethical person act?
A
- Behaves and acts in the right way
- Does not cause a person harm
3
Q
What separates helpful behaviors from behaviors that are not helpful?
A
Professional boundaries
4
Q
What is professional sexual misconduct?
A
an act, behavior, or comment that is sexual in nature
5
Q
What is a tort?
A
•wrong committed against a person or the person’s property.
6
Q
What are two types of torts?
A
negligence
malpractice
7
Q
What is defamation?
A
injuring a person’s name and reputation by making false statements to a third person
8
Q
What is libel?
A
making false statements in print, writing, or through pictures or drawings.
9
Q
What is slander?
A
•making false statements orally.
10
Q
What is unlawful imprisonment?
A
unlawful restraint or restriction of a person’s freedom of movement
