METC MHUM UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
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1. code of hammurabi
Answer:
an early attempt to regulate medicine for the protection of the patient; formulated in babylonia
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2. book of toth
Answer:
admonishes Egyptian physicians to abide by the prescription for medical practice or face the penalty of
death
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3. pythagoras
Answer:
greek philosopher; to have a good life, one should be devoted to mental discipline
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4. hippocratic oath
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an oath that focuses on the physicians duty to the patient and other members of the health care profession
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5. plato
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who said "if people act morally, they are happy, and people generally desire happiness"
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6. st thomas aquinas
Answer:
who is associated with religion?
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7. Francis Bacon
Answer:
who divided the practice of medicine into three distinct areas of : the preservation of health, the cure of
disease, and the prolongation of life
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8. Sir Isaac Newton
Answer:
philosopher that applied scientific principles to problem solving
, Question:
9. immanuel kant
Answer:
who developed deontology?
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10. john stuart mill
Answer:
who developed utilitarianism?
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11. deontology
Answer:
what states "nothing is good in and of itself except a good will" ; and excludes the considerations of
consequences
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12. act and rule
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two categories of nonconsequential/deontological ethical theories:
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13. Fidelity, Gratitude, Justice, Beneficence, Self-improvement, Malfeasance
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6 prima facie duties
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14. john rawls
Answer:
who came up with the maxim principle of justice and benefits those who are minimally advantaged
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15. teleology
Answer:
ethical theory that deems that the consequences of an act or acid should be the main focus when deciding
what course of action should be undertaken to solve and ethical problem; "end justifies the means"
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16. egosim and utilitarianism
Answer:
the two types on consequential ethical theories
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17. egoism
Answer:
the promotion of the best long term interests of the individual
CORRECT ANSWERS
Question:
1. code of hammurabi
Answer:
an early attempt to regulate medicine for the protection of the patient; formulated in babylonia
Question:
2. book of toth
Answer:
admonishes Egyptian physicians to abide by the prescription for medical practice or face the penalty of
death
Question:
3. pythagoras
Answer:
greek philosopher; to have a good life, one should be devoted to mental discipline
Question:
4. hippocratic oath
Answer:
an oath that focuses on the physicians duty to the patient and other members of the health care profession
Question:
5. plato
Answer:
who said "if people act morally, they are happy, and people generally desire happiness"
Question:
6. st thomas aquinas
Answer:
who is associated with religion?
Question:
7. Francis Bacon
Answer:
who divided the practice of medicine into three distinct areas of : the preservation of health, the cure of
disease, and the prolongation of life
Question:
8. Sir Isaac Newton
Answer:
philosopher that applied scientific principles to problem solving
, Question:
9. immanuel kant
Answer:
who developed deontology?
Question:
10. john stuart mill
Answer:
who developed utilitarianism?
Question:
11. deontology
Answer:
what states "nothing is good in and of itself except a good will" ; and excludes the considerations of
consequences
Question:
12. act and rule
Answer:
two categories of nonconsequential/deontological ethical theories:
Question:
13. Fidelity, Gratitude, Justice, Beneficence, Self-improvement, Malfeasance
Answer:
6 prima facie duties
Question:
14. john rawls
Answer:
who came up with the maxim principle of justice and benefits those who are minimally advantaged
Question:
15. teleology
Answer:
ethical theory that deems that the consequences of an act or acid should be the main focus when deciding
what course of action should be undertaken to solve and ethical problem; "end justifies the means"
Question:
16. egosim and utilitarianism
Answer:
the two types on consequential ethical theories
Question:
17. egoism
Answer:
the promotion of the best long term interests of the individual
