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Community Paramedic Chapter 5 AAOS
Exam Questions with Correct Answers
normative Ans: perscriptive adj. the describes how things should
be or what people ought to do rather than what actually is
onotology Ans: the philosophical study of existence in general
Paternalism Ans: caring for a patient in a way the provider feels in
the patients best interest although actions are against patients
desires
philosophy Ans: love of wisdom
positive Ans: descriptive adj, of how something will be or is.
opposite normative
Subjectivism Ans: the doctrine that knowledge is merely subjective
and that there is no external or objective truth. make own
determination in right and wrong
Theory Ans: An idea intended to explains some aspect of the
world
positive- prescriptive Ans: scientific
normative -descriptive Ans: ethical
Utilitarianism Ans: idea that the goal of society should be to bring
about the greatest happiness for the greatest number of people
Consequencial theory
vice Ans: an immoral character trait
extreme virtue or lack of virtue
postmodernism Ans: a worldview that grew out of skepticism
about accepted social values. no absolute truths or moral
judgements
Relativism Ethics Ans: all points of view,all forms of morality are
equally valued. no absolutes
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Community Paramedic Chapter 5 AAOS
Exam Questions with Correct Answers
normative Ans: perscriptive adj. the describes how things should
be or what people ought to do rather than what actually is
onotology Ans: the philosophical study of existence in general
Paternalism Ans: caring for a patient in a way the provider feels in
the patients best interest although actions are against patients
desires
philosophy Ans: love of wisdom
positive Ans: descriptive adj, of how something will be or is.
opposite normative
Subjectivism Ans: the doctrine that knowledge is merely subjective
and that there is no external or objective truth. make own
determination in right and wrong
Theory Ans: An idea intended to explains some aspect of the
world
positive- prescriptive Ans: scientific
normative -descriptive Ans: ethical
Utilitarianism Ans: idea that the goal of society should be to bring
about the greatest happiness for the greatest number of people
Consequencial theory
vice Ans: an immoral character trait
extreme virtue or lack of virtue
postmodernism Ans: a worldview that grew out of skepticism
about accepted social values. no absolute truths or moral
judgements
Relativism Ethics Ans: all points of view,all forms of morality are
equally valued. no absolutes
© 2025 All rights reserved
