VS and Ethics Flashcards
Define Alterity
The state of being ‘other’
Define Equity
Where equals are awarded unequal shares
What are the levels to the Allport’s scale of prejudice? from the top down
Murder Violence Discrimination Avoidance Anti-locution
Define disabled person
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
What is the estimated percent of people that will become impaired at some point in their life?
85%
What must a step parent do in order to receive parental responsibility and rights? and is this the same as parental status?
Apply via the courts
no it is not the same as parental status - that is permanent to the parents - unless resigned by courts
What is an adoptive parent?
Someone who receives parental status
Can boys be sterilised?
under no circumstances. only females can be, and it must go through the courts every time.
Before what date would an unmarried father of the child not have parental responsibility?
6th May 2006
Can a step parent receive parental responsibility without the agreement of the divorced parent?
No. Unless the courts rule it for the safety of the child
What is assent?
The agreement of someone who doesn’t have consentual rights.
- in the case of children they must have enough maturity to do so
What is voluntary euthanasia?
where the person has a specific request - this may be for DNR
What is non-voluntary euthanasia?
where the patient can not express their wishes and needs a legal proxy to speak on their behalf known their views.
What is involuntary euthanasia?
Where it does not involve the patient or the proxy and may be through the courts.
What is the “double effect”?
where doing one intervention may help but also bring the patient closer to death - such as analgesic use
