JMU HTH 423 EXAM 1 DR. COLEMAN
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS
\.What does not exist? - ANSWERS✔-Universal Ethics
\.- Authority Based Theories
- Deontological Theories
- Egoistic Theories - ANSWERS✔-Normative Ethical Theories
\.Authoritative Based ethics can be faith-based and can be ideological like
- Christian, Muslim, Jewish, Hindu, or Buddhist ethics. - ANSWERS✔-Karl Marx
(Capitalism)
\.Determines the right thing to do on the basis of what an authority figure has
said
- To be effective, the claim must be a norm to everyone
- Is an important part of patient-centered care
- Provides insight into thinking of key players of healthcare provision -
ANSWERS✔-Authority Based Ethics
,\.The Natural Law Theory uses the traditions of whom? - ANSWERS✔-St. Thomas
Aquinas
\.Nature order both rationally and in accordance with God's wisdom or
providence. The right thing to do is in accord with the providential ordered nature
of the world
Ex. Abortions, euthanasia, and social justice - ANSWERS✔-Natural Law Theory
\.1. The act must be good or at least morally neutral, independent of its
consequences
2. The agent intends only the good effects not the bad effects
3. The bad effect must not be a means to the good effect
4. The good effect must out weigh the bad effect - ANSWERS✔-The Double Effect
\.Often invoked to explain allowing an action that causes a serious harm, such as
the death of human being, as a side effect of promoting some good end -
ANSWERS✔-The Double Effect Principle
\.Natural Law Theories are important because of the influence of ____ and the
extent it drew on Aquinas as an early writer in the field of ethics - ANSWERS✔-The
Catholic Church
\.Who was responsible for the teleological theories? - ANSWERS✔-Jeremy
Bentham and Stuart Mill
, \.Considers the ethics of a decision to be dependent on the consequences of the
action. These theories are called consequentialism - The basic idea to maximize
the good of a situation
- Consequentialism/Utilitarianism - ANSWERS✔-Teleological Theories
\.The greatest good for the greatest number of people - ANSWERS✔-Stuart Mill's
Focus
\.Bentham was a ____ as such he did not stress who was the recipient of the
pleasure - ANSWERS✔-Hedonist
\.We should live by "rules" that in general are likely to lead to the greatest good
for the greatest number - ANSWERS✔-Rule Consequentialism
\.The alleviation of suffering is more important than the maximization of pleasure
- ANSWERS✔-Negative Consequentialism
\.Actions are good if they maximize the satisfaction of preference or desires, no
matter what the preference may be for
Ex. Assisted end of life. Selling cigarettes - ANSWERS✔-Preference Utilitarianism
\.Deontological theories find their origins in whom? - ANSWERS✔-Immanuel Kant
\.Deon is from Greek and means what? - ANSWERS✔-Duty
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS
\.What does not exist? - ANSWERS✔-Universal Ethics
\.- Authority Based Theories
- Deontological Theories
- Egoistic Theories - ANSWERS✔-Normative Ethical Theories
\.Authoritative Based ethics can be faith-based and can be ideological like
- Christian, Muslim, Jewish, Hindu, or Buddhist ethics. - ANSWERS✔-Karl Marx
(Capitalism)
\.Determines the right thing to do on the basis of what an authority figure has
said
- To be effective, the claim must be a norm to everyone
- Is an important part of patient-centered care
- Provides insight into thinking of key players of healthcare provision -
ANSWERS✔-Authority Based Ethics
,\.The Natural Law Theory uses the traditions of whom? - ANSWERS✔-St. Thomas
Aquinas
\.Nature order both rationally and in accordance with God's wisdom or
providence. The right thing to do is in accord with the providential ordered nature
of the world
Ex. Abortions, euthanasia, and social justice - ANSWERS✔-Natural Law Theory
\.1. The act must be good or at least morally neutral, independent of its
consequences
2. The agent intends only the good effects not the bad effects
3. The bad effect must not be a means to the good effect
4. The good effect must out weigh the bad effect - ANSWERS✔-The Double Effect
\.Often invoked to explain allowing an action that causes a serious harm, such as
the death of human being, as a side effect of promoting some good end -
ANSWERS✔-The Double Effect Principle
\.Natural Law Theories are important because of the influence of ____ and the
extent it drew on Aquinas as an early writer in the field of ethics - ANSWERS✔-The
Catholic Church
\.Who was responsible for the teleological theories? - ANSWERS✔-Jeremy
Bentham and Stuart Mill
, \.Considers the ethics of a decision to be dependent on the consequences of the
action. These theories are called consequentialism - The basic idea to maximize
the good of a situation
- Consequentialism/Utilitarianism - ANSWERS✔-Teleological Theories
\.The greatest good for the greatest number of people - ANSWERS✔-Stuart Mill's
Focus
\.Bentham was a ____ as such he did not stress who was the recipient of the
pleasure - ANSWERS✔-Hedonist
\.We should live by "rules" that in general are likely to lead to the greatest good
for the greatest number - ANSWERS✔-Rule Consequentialism
\.The alleviation of suffering is more important than the maximization of pleasure
- ANSWERS✔-Negative Consequentialism
\.Actions are good if they maximize the satisfaction of preference or desires, no
matter what the preference may be for
Ex. Assisted end of life. Selling cigarettes - ANSWERS✔-Preference Utilitarianism
\.Deontological theories find their origins in whom? - ANSWERS✔-Immanuel Kant
\.Deon is from Greek and means what? - ANSWERS✔-Duty
