ESSENTIALS OF PSYCHIATRIC MENTAL
STUDY GUIDE WITH TESTED
SOLUTIONS
⩥ Bioethics. Answer: Ethics in the scope of medicine, nursing, and
allied health.
⩥ Moral behavior. Answer: Conduct that results from serious critical
thinking about how one should treat others.
⩥ Values. Answer: Personal beliefs
⩥ A "right". Answer: Valid and legally recognized claim or entitlement
⩥ Theory of utilitarianism. Answer: What is right and good is that which
produces the most happiness for the most people.
⩥ Theory of Kantianism. Answer: Actions are bound by a sense of duty,
and ethical decisions are made out of respect of moral law.
, ⩥ Christian ethics. Answer: All decisions about right and wrong should
be centered in love for God and in treating others with the same respect
and dignity with which we would expect to be treated.
⩥ Natural law theory. Answer: "Do good and avoid evil".
⩥ Ethical egotism. Answer: What is right and good is what is best for the
individual making the decision.
⩥ The 5 ethical principles. Answer: Autonomy, beneficence,
nonmaleficence, veracity, and justice.
⩥ Ethical dilemma. Answer: A situation where a choice must be made
between two unfavorable alternatives.
⩥ Statutory law. Answer: Law enacted by a legislative law.
⩥ Common law. Answer: Derived from decisions made in prior cases.
⩥ Civil law. Answer: Protects private and property rights of individuals
and businesses.
⩥ Subcategory of civil law: tort. Answer: An individual has been
wronged. May be intentional or unintentional.
STUDY GUIDE WITH TESTED
SOLUTIONS
⩥ Bioethics. Answer: Ethics in the scope of medicine, nursing, and
allied health.
⩥ Moral behavior. Answer: Conduct that results from serious critical
thinking about how one should treat others.
⩥ Values. Answer: Personal beliefs
⩥ A "right". Answer: Valid and legally recognized claim or entitlement
⩥ Theory of utilitarianism. Answer: What is right and good is that which
produces the most happiness for the most people.
⩥ Theory of Kantianism. Answer: Actions are bound by a sense of duty,
and ethical decisions are made out of respect of moral law.
, ⩥ Christian ethics. Answer: All decisions about right and wrong should
be centered in love for God and in treating others with the same respect
and dignity with which we would expect to be treated.
⩥ Natural law theory. Answer: "Do good and avoid evil".
⩥ Ethical egotism. Answer: What is right and good is what is best for the
individual making the decision.
⩥ The 5 ethical principles. Answer: Autonomy, beneficence,
nonmaleficence, veracity, and justice.
⩥ Ethical dilemma. Answer: A situation where a choice must be made
between two unfavorable alternatives.
⩥ Statutory law. Answer: Law enacted by a legislative law.
⩥ Common law. Answer: Derived from decisions made in prior cases.
⩥ Civil law. Answer: Protects private and property rights of individuals
and businesses.
⩥ Subcategory of civil law: tort. Answer: An individual has been
wronged. May be intentional or unintentional.
