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According to the text, what is moral conscience?

  • A set of principles developed in the North American context
  • A judgment of reason recognizing the moral quality of an act (correct)
  • A commitment to seek the good of the patient
  • An ethics based on principles of beneficence and justice

What are the securities of the conscience mentioned in the text?

  • Universal morality
  • Principles and values
  • Belief and skepticism
  • Certainty, doubtful, perplexed (correct)

Where did the Principlist bioethics originate from?

  • Asian context
  • North American context (correct)
  • African context
  • European context

What is the commitment to seek the good of the patient called?

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According to Principlist bioethics, what are the two conditions for autonomy?

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What is the proposal of Principlist bioethics based on?

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According to the text, which principle implies the obligation to seek one's own fulfillment by also participating in the fulfillment of the good of others?

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What is the principle that obliges the community to guarantee access to necessary care, even at the cost of sacrifice for those in affluent social positions?

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In the context of social justice, which principle implies that higher levels of society should help, but not supplant, lower levels such as individuals, families, and associations?

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Which principle indicates that in order to save the whole and the very life of the subject, it is necessary to intervene even by mutilating a part of the organism?

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Which principle requires evaluation of the context of the whole person and an adequate proportion between risks, harms, and benefits of a therapy or treatment?

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Which principle obliges each and every person to seek their own fulfillment by participating in the fulfillment of the good of others?

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What principle implies that in some cases, it is necessary for a physician to make use of their responsibility by inviting the patient to reflect or refusing to participate in certain actions?

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Which principle indicates that life and health are entrusted primarily to the patient's responsibility?

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What principle requires that there should be an adequate proportion between the risks and harms a therapy entails and the benefits it procures?

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In terms social justice, which principle obliges the community to guarantee access to necessary care?

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Which principle implies that higher levels of society should help, but not supplant, lower levels such as individuals, families, and associations?

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According to the text, which principle obliges individuals to promote the life and health of each other and fosters the common good by promoting the good of each other?

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What is the basis for considerations on issues such as informed consent or refusal of medical treatment?

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Which model proposes a pragmatic morality of calculating evaluable utility and the relationship between cost and benefit?

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According to the text, what is a disadvantage of the pragmatic-utilitarian model?

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What is the criterion of an inter-subjective agreement stipulated by an ethical community?

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Which model places the dignity of the human person as the fundamental criterion for the theoretical study and practical discernment of ethical issues?

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What is the basis for the dignity of man according to the personalist model?

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Which principle is based on defending the physical life and spiritual dimension of human life?

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What is a disadvantage of the contractual model according to the text?

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What is a consequence of free acts according to the personalist model?

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What does Engelhardt establish for bioethics-contractualism?

<p>The principle of doing the good that the patient understands as good for him/her (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is particularly advantageous for healthcare personnel according to the text?

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What is a disadvantage of narrative ethics according to the text?

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Flashcards

Moral Conscience

Judgment of reason recognizing the moral quality of an act.

Conscience Securities

Certainty, doubtful, perplexed.

Principlist Bioethics Origin

North American context.

Beneficence

Commitment to seeking the good of the patient.

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Autonomy Conditions

Freedom and capacity for action.

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Principlist Bioethics Basis

Belmont Report of 1978.

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Principle of Sociability

Obligation to seek own fulfillment while also participating in the fulfillment of others.

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Principle of Subsidiarity

Obligation for the community to guarantee access to necessary care, even with sacrifice for the wealthy.

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Principle of Totality

Intervention to save the whole by sacrificing a part.

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Rule of Proportionality of Therapies

Evaluating risks, harms, and benefits of therapies.

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Principle of Defense of Physical Life

Life and health primarily the patient's responsibility; physician intervention considered.

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Personalist Model

Human dignity as the fundamental criterion for ethical issues.

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Pragmatic-Utilitarian Model

Morality of calculated utility.

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Pragmatic-Utilitarian Model Disadvantage

Cannot weight goods equally.

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Contractual Model Criterion

Ethical community's inter-subjective agreement.

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Contractual Model Disadvantage

Reduces human person to social concept.

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Personalist Model Basis of Dignity

Spiritual dimension and self-awareness.

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Personalist Model Free Act Consequence

Evil use of freedom reflects bad use of freedom.

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Engelhardt's Bioethics Contractualism

Patient understands what is good for themselves.

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Healthcare Personnel Advantage

Minimum agreement based on ethical contract.

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Narrative Ethics Disadvantage

Synthesis received principles with personal details.

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