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What is abandonment?
What is abandonment?
Abandonment is the negligent or malicious breaking off of an asymmetrical or dependency relationship, as between physician and patient or between parent(s) and dependent child(ren).
What is the philosophical meaning of abandonment?
What is the philosophical meaning of abandonment?
The philosophical meaning of abandonment is the absence of a source of moral or ethical authority external to the self.
How is abandonment related to physician-patient relationships?
How is abandonment related to physician-patient relationships?
Abandonment is the negligent or malicious breaking off of an asymmetrical or dependency relationship between a physician and patient.