Question 1
pts
Which of the following statements is true of the ethic of respect for persons?
The ethic of respect for persons states that treatment can be stopped in cases where
there is no hope for improvement of an incapacitating condition.
Correct!
The ethic of respect for persons focuses on the moral structure or form of an action.
The ethic of respect for persons is derived to a great extent from the
Hippocratic ethics.
The ethic of respect for persons states that an action that benefits an
individual is acceptable even if it violates certain rights and duties.
The ethic of respect for persons focuses on production of good consequences and
avoiding evil ones.
Question 2
pts
Which of the following actions exemplifies the respect for persons view of
confidentiality?
A physician shares confidential information with a patient's family members as it
would benefit the patient.
A physician does not notify the police about a female patient being subjected to
domestic violence because she feels it would cause psychological damage to the
patient.
A physician shares confidential patient information with the patient's spouse in the
hope of reducing caregiver stress.
A physician shares confidential patient information with a colleague to ensure
that the most suitable treatment is being used.
, Correct!
A physician refuses to notify the family members of a patient about her
pregnancy, because she does not intend her family to find out.
Question 3
pts
The principle of autonomy states that ________.
commitments made between two or more independent parties can be violated
if it is in the overall benefit of the individuals involved
individuals are morally justified in doing what is in their own self-interest as long as it
does not harm other individuals
people make their choices motivated by a desire for pleasure or an aversion to
suffering
human ability to make moral judgments and take actions that conform to morality
makes them responsible toward other nonhuman beings
Correct!
actions or rules are morally right insofar as they involve respecting the self-
determined choices of individuals
Question 4
pts
Which of the following is true about positive rights?
Correct!
Positive rights refer to the right to have access to the means necessary to act
autonomously.
Positive rights refer to those rights of an individual that do not deprive someone
else of their rights.
pts
Which of the following statements is true of the ethic of respect for persons?
The ethic of respect for persons states that treatment can be stopped in cases where
there is no hope for improvement of an incapacitating condition.
Correct!
The ethic of respect for persons focuses on the moral structure or form of an action.
The ethic of respect for persons is derived to a great extent from the
Hippocratic ethics.
The ethic of respect for persons states that an action that benefits an
individual is acceptable even if it violates certain rights and duties.
The ethic of respect for persons focuses on production of good consequences and
avoiding evil ones.
Question 2
pts
Which of the following actions exemplifies the respect for persons view of
confidentiality?
A physician shares confidential information with a patient's family members as it
would benefit the patient.
A physician does not notify the police about a female patient being subjected to
domestic violence because she feels it would cause psychological damage to the
patient.
A physician shares confidential patient information with the patient's spouse in the
hope of reducing caregiver stress.
A physician shares confidential patient information with a colleague to ensure
that the most suitable treatment is being used.
, Correct!
A physician refuses to notify the family members of a patient about her
pregnancy, because she does not intend her family to find out.
Question 3
pts
The principle of autonomy states that ________.
commitments made between two or more independent parties can be violated
if it is in the overall benefit of the individuals involved
individuals are morally justified in doing what is in their own self-interest as long as it
does not harm other individuals
people make their choices motivated by a desire for pleasure or an aversion to
suffering
human ability to make moral judgments and take actions that conform to morality
makes them responsible toward other nonhuman beings
Correct!
actions or rules are morally right insofar as they involve respecting the self-
determined choices of individuals
Question 4
pts
Which of the following is true about positive rights?
Correct!
Positive rights refer to the right to have access to the means necessary to act
autonomously.
Positive rights refer to those rights of an individual that do not deprive someone
else of their rights.
