HLTH 310 Chapter 5

If you believe individuals should always have the right to choose what happens to their own bodies (e.g., abortion or euthanasia should be legal choices), your decision making is based upon which category of ethical theory?

Deontology

_______deals with the allocation of resources.

Distributive justice

All professional health education organizations have a written code of ethics.

F

Beneficence refers to always being honest or truthful.

F

Deontological theories include ethical theories that determine rightness or wrongness of a behavior based upon the consequences of the behavior.

F

Ethics is the study of philosophy.

F

Ethics, epistemology, and moral philosophy are the three major areas of philosophy.

F

Philosophers are in agreement as to what constitutes ethical behavior.

F

Teleological theories refer to ethical theories that determine the morality of a behavior regardless of circumstances or outcomes.

F

There exists only one recognized guide to making ethical decisions.

F

Which one of the explanations below was not used to explain why health education specialists should act ethically?

Other professionals expect ethical behavior.

________ deals with whether fair procedures exist and whether those procedures were followed.

Procedural justice

Which one of the following health education/promotion professional organizations was the first to develop a written code of ethics?

Society for Public Health Education.

A distinction can be made between ethics and morals.

T

The first step of the ethical decision making model presented in the text is

defining the nature of the problem.

The study of the nature of reality is known as

metaphysics

To help determine whether it is right or wrong to end a person's life, one would apply which one of the following areas of philosophy?

Ethics

Which of the following is the correct order of the ten steps in ethical decision making? 1. Choose, act on your choice, and monitor the results 2. Consider the consequences of the alternatives 3. Consider the nature of the alternatives 4. Define the problem, identify the ethical issues, and seek answers to relevant questions 5. Identify alternatives 6. Reflect on yourself 7. Identify who will be affected 8. Apply the categorical imperative 9. Contemplate ultimate goals and ideals 10. Reflect on your society and your environment

4, 7, 9, 5, 2, 3, 6, 10, 8, 1

The final step of the ethical decision making model presented in the text is

choosing your alternative.

Withholding health information that would help an individual make an informed decision about participating in a healthy behavior violates which one of the following ethical principles?

Autonomy

What are the two techniques used to protect the privacy of program participants?

Confidentiality and anonymity

According to the textbook, what are the three major areas of philosophy?

Epistemology, metaphysics, and ethics

Which of the following reasons for behaving ethically was not stated by the authors of the textbook?

Ethical behavior always assures a higher income.

The obligation for health educators to provide service to all citizens is based primarily upon which ethical principle?

Justice

The obligation for health educators to provide service to all citizens is based upon which one of the following principles?

Justice

________ is being aware that an ethical problem exists.

Moral sensitivity

When a health education specialist encourages a specific behavior because its benefits far outweigh the potential for harm, which ethical principle has been applied?

Nonmaleficence

________ focuses on the actions that are right and wrong in the workplace and are of public matter.

Professional ethics

Which of the following was not one of the procedures identified by the authors that a profession can put into place to help ensure ethical behavior by all?

Signing a loyalty pledge

Autonomy is one of the five basic principles that Thiroux states can be applied to human morality.

T

Ethical dilemmas arise from competing principles of ethics.

T

Ethics is the study of morality

T

Research ethics provide principles and standards that guide appropriate conduct relevant to research behaviors.

T

The principle of goodness is related to both beneficence and nonmaleficence.

T

The system of norms that guide professional behavior is referred to as a code of ethics.

T

There are three major areas of philosophy.

T

There is a relationship between ethical behavior and one's health.

T

True professions have the ability to sanction members who behave unethically.

T

If you believe abortion should be legal only in cases of rape or incest, your decision making is most likely based upon which category of ethical theory?

Teleology

The expected norms of a person who practices health education/promotion are found in

a professional code of ethics.

The study of knowledge is known as

epistemology.

The basic concept associated with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 is

privacy.

The purpose of a professional code of ethics is to

provide a framework of shared values in which health education/promotion is practiced.

Teleological theories can best be summarized as

the end does justify the means.

Deontological theories can best be summarized as

the end does not justify the means