Development of Professional Ethics: DNA Discovery

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What is the main focus of bioethics?

Addressing ethical issues in life sciences (correct)

Enforcing professional standards

Developing individual codes of conduct

Studying human behavior

Which term describes the daily practice of individual principles or habits of conduct?

Morals (correct)

Ethics

Deontology

Law

What creates a private space for individuals to live according to their moral and beliefs?

Ethics

Law (correct)

Deontology

Bioethics

What is the main purpose of deontology in the professional field?

To enforce professional standards and codes of conduct Signup and view all the answers

What does ethics in the context of professional ethics aim to achieve?

To establish a code that makes recourse to legality unnecessary Signup and view all the answers

In which field does bioethics specifically address ethical issues and scarce medical resources?

Life sciences Signup and view all the answers

What is the autonomous acceptance of a medical intervention or the choice between possible alternative courses?

Informed consent Signup and view all the answers

Which dentist-patient relationship model involves the dentist making decisions based on their clinical criteria and the patient obeying?

Paternalist model Signup and view all the answers

Which exception to informed consent involves providing treatments required by law?

Treatments required by law Signup and view all the answers

In which dentist-patient relationship model does the dentist act as an 'expert' providing necessary means for the patient to control the situation?

Paternalist model Signup and view all the answers

What is the aim of the informative dentist-patient relationship model?

To provide all types of objective information to the patient regarding their health problem Signup and view all the answers

What are the conditions for informed consent according to the text?

Adequate understanding of information, jargon, and freedom to decide Signup and view all the answers

What does the interpretative dentist-patient relationship model aim to do?

Help the patient choose between all values related to their health Signup and view all the answers

What is understood as total control of the dentist's decision in the paternalist model?

"The existence of an objective criterion in the dentist" that determines what is best Signup and view all the answers

Which exception to informed consent involves when urgent medical intervention is required?

Urgency Signup and view all the answers

In which dentist-patient relationship model does the dentist act as an advisor-consultant?

Interpretative model Signup and view all the answers

What is NOT a condition for informed consent?

Little urgency and experimental practices Signup and view all the answers

What assumption is associated with the paternalist dentist-patient relationship model?

Appreciation of patient for decision taken by dentist, even if not agreed with Signup and view all the answers

What is the major principle of bioethics that emphasizes the fair distribution of goods and attendance?

Justice Signup and view all the answers

Which event raised ethical questions regarding the definition of irreversible coma?

Harvard definition of brain death Signup and view all the answers

What was the ethical problem associated with the lack of life-support technology during the era of chronic haemodialysis?

Determining the time of death of patients Signup and view all the answers

Which medical event inaugurated the era of transplantation and questioned the traditional ethical imperative of 'do no harm'?

The first kidney transplant Signup and view all the answers

What was the major ethical challenge raised by the use of artificial organs and the source and supply of organs?

Fair distribution of goods and attendance Signup and view all the answers

Which bioethical principle emphasizes intentionally avoiding or minimizing risks for the patient?

Non-maleficence Signup and view all the answers

What event raised moral and societal issues about medical research and practice after the 1950s?

The oral contraceptive introduction Signup and view all the answers

Which event led to an ethical problem in determining the time of death of patients whose hearts were to be removed for transplantation?

Human cardiac transplantation Signup and view all the answers

Which medical event led to questioning the morality and divine law regarding contraception?

The oral contraceptive introduction Signup and view all the answers

What raised ethical questions about creating a copying mechanism for genetic material?

The molecular structure of nucleic acids publication Signup and view all the answers

What event led to an ethical problem in defining life in terms other than the cessation of cardiac and respiratory functions?

The molecular structure of nucleic acids publication Signup and view all the answers

What event inaugurated the era of transplantation and questioned the traditional ethical imperative of 'do no harm'?

The first kidney transplant Signup and view all the answers

Which ancient Greek oath is considered one of the earliest expressions of medical ethics?

Hippocratic Oath Signup and view all the answers

What did the Nuremberg Code establish in the field of medical ethics?

Principles for ethical human experimentation Signup and view all the answers

Which 20th century event led to the development of professional ethics with the participation of extra-professional groups and observers?

The trial of the Nazi doctors at the Nuremberg Court Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary purpose of the Hippocratic Oath?

To guide physicians in their commitment to do no harm Signup and view all the answers

Which event played a significant role in shaping the principles of ethical human experimentation?