Exam 6: Medicine and Ethics

__________ are defined as claims that a person or group makes on society.

Refraining from the act of causing harm or committing evil is called:

Physicians are required to be familiar with the signs of physical, psychological, and sexual abuse.

Physician-assisted suicide now is generally accepted in the United States.

Logically, the control of gametes should be left to the man and woman who produced them.

A formal expression of judgment or advice by an expert is called a(n) __________.

Which statement best describes the practice of physicians waiving co-payments required by insurance companies?

The realm embracing property rights that belong to the community at large is called the __________.

The tendency of something or someone to act in a certain manner under given circumstances is called:

The medical assistant can discuss patients at home with his or her spouse but only if the spouse can be trusted to keep the confidences.

Advertising is not considered ethical for physicians.

What is the opinion of the CEJA with regard to physician-assisted suicide?

Idealism means :

The first step in the five-step process of ethical decision making is:

A devotion to or conformity with the truth is called __________.

The physician involved in caring for a patient should be an advocate for the family rather than for the patient.

Norma McCorvey was the real Jane Roe in Roe v.Wade.

If a physician owns a pharmacy, he or she is free to refer patients to that pharmacy.

An obligation that people have or perceive themselves to have is called a(n):

If a person appears in the medical office with an official press badge, the medical assistant must make information available.