Question: 1. What is another term for your personal concept of right and wrong?

Answer: moral values

Question: 3. How is Abraham Maslow’s theory of needs-based motivation best defined?

Answer: it is a theory that says human behavior is based on specific human needs that must often be met in a specific order.

Question: 5. How does Lawrence Kohlberg’s theory of moral reasoning differ from Piaget’s theory?

Answer: Kohlberg theorized that moral development occurs more gradually and takes longer than Piaget proposed.

Question: 8. Teleological or consequence-oriented theories judge the rightness of a decision based on:

Answer: the outcome of the decision.

Question: utilitarianism

Answer: a consequence oriented theory that states that decisions should be made by determining what results will produce the best outcome for the most people.

Question: 11. Immanuel Kant categorical imperative states that:

Answer: the right action is one based on principle, regardless of the outcome.

Question: 12. Virtue Ethics focuses on:

Answer: The traits, characteristics, and virtues that a moral person should have.

Question: 1st basic principle of health care ethics autonomy or self-determination

Answer: The capacity to be one’s own person and make decisions without being manipulated by external sources.

Question: 2nd basic principle of health care ethics beneficence

Answer: Acts performed by a health care practitioner to help people stay healthy or recover from an illness.

Question: 3rd basic principle of health care ethics non-maleficence

Answer: the benefits should always outweigh the harm.