Deck 4: Ethical Issues

Question 1

Match each principle with its corresponding description.
Requires people to do what is in the best interests of others

A)autonomy
B)beneficence
C)distributive justice

Answer 1

beneficence

Question 2

The ___ has a comprehensive Code of Medical Ethics that speaks to a wide range of matters arising in the professional conduct of a doctor.

A) American Heart Association (AHA)
B) American Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA)
C) American Medical Association (AMA)
D) American Medical Technologists (AMT)

Answer 2

American Medical Association (AMA)

Question 3

Match each distributive justice approach with its definition.
Allocation should be made to maximize the number of people helped

A)egalitarian
B)earned
C)libertarian
D)social justice

Answer 3

social justice

Question 4

The artificial termination of a pregnancy is called a(n):

A) abortion
B) miscarriage
C) ectopic pregnancy
D) stillbirth

Question 5

An end-of-year bonus is an example of a(n)_____ reward.

A) extrinsic
B) intrinsic
C) unethical
D) nonmonetary

Question 6

The process of creating a genetically identical copy of a human is known as:

A) cloning
B) transplantation
C) eugenics
D) cryonics

Question 7

If you discover that another medical assistant in your practice is disclosing information about a celebrity patient to a blogger,you should:

A) confront the nurse yourself
B) inform the supervisor of the office
C) stay out of the matter
D) contact the police

Question 8

Discussions of bioethics typically focus on the ethics of _____ matters.

A) billing
B) cultural
C) communication
D) life-and-death

Question 9

The act of killing oneself is called:

A) patricide
B) suicide
C) fratricide
D) matricide

Question 10

Which of the following is not one of the four characteristics in an organization that encourage ethical behavior?

A) training for officers,managers,and employees in the subject of ethics
B) a policy of public reporting
C) a written code of standards
D) availability of advice for employees confronting ethical issues

Question 11

In Roe v.Wade,the Supreme Court ruled from which two perspectives?

A) distributive justice and autonomy
B) autonomy and beneficence
C) beneficence and distributive justice
D) egalitarian and libertarian

Question 12

A(n)____ issue is one that arises from societal norms "found" as a part of common law or enacted into statute.

A) legal
B) moral
C) ethical
D) medical

Question 13

Match each distributive justice approach with its definition.
Those who deserve more get more

A)egalitarian
B)earned
C)libertarian
D)social justice

Question 14

Match each principle with its corresponding description.
Patients have a right to make determinations for themselves

A)autonomy
B)beneficence
C)distributive justice

Question 15

Multiple studies have shown that _____ is the single most admired characteristic in a leader.

A) friendliness
B) dependability
C) consistency
D) honesty

Question 16

The point of paying providers using diagnosis-related groups (DRGs)and capitated rates is to:

A) eliminate the need for health insurance
B) prevent patients from obtaining quality health care
C) ensure that physicians are paid generously for their services
D) hold down unnecessary costs

Question 17

Which of these terms refers to improving genetic qualities by means of selective breeding?

A) cloning
B) transplantation
C) eugenics
D) cryonics

Question 18

Match each principle with its corresponding description.
Principle by which the health care community decides to allocate resources that are in scarce supply

A)autonomy
B)beneficence
C)distributive justice

Question 19

A person who perceives abortion as an issue of ____ is likely to believe that the woman has a right to determine what happens to her body.

A) beneficence
B) distributive justice
C) autonomy
D) social justice

Question 20

The term ____ refers to the values by which an organization conducts its business.

A) company policies
B) collaborative efforts
C) organizational ethics
D) corporate morals

Question 21

Match each term with its definition.
Set number of dollars per patient per month

A)trimester test
B)diagnosis-related groups (DRGs)
C)capitated payment
D)creed

Question 22

Match each term with its definition.
Surgical procedure in which tissue or a whole organ is transferred from one species to another

A)artificial insemination
B)assisted suicide
C)contraception
D)cryonics
E)euthanasia
F)gene therapy
G)genetically modified food
H)human enhancement
I)life extension
J)psychosurgery
K)sex reassignment therapy
L)surrogacy
M)vaccination
N)xenotransplantation

Question 23

Match each term with its definition.
Process wherein the body of a seriously ill or a deceased individual is frozen to stop the decomposition of tissues

A)artificial insemination
B)assisted suicide
C)contraception
D)cryonics
E)euthanasia
F)gene therapy
G)genetically modified food
H)human enhancement
I)life extension
J)psychosurgery
K)sex reassignment therapy
L)surrogacy
M)vaccination
N)xenotransplantation

Question 24

Match each term with its definition.
Medical procedures pertaining to sex reassignment of both transgender and intersexual individuals

A)artificial insemination
B)assisted suicide
C)contraception
D)cryonics
E)euthanasia
F)gene therapy
G)genetically modified food
H)human enhancement
I)life extension
J)psychosurgery
K)sex reassignment therapy
L)surrogacy
M)vaccination
N)xenotransplantation

Question 25

Match each term with its definition.
Used by the Supreme Court when deciding Roe v.Wade

A)trimester test
B)diagnosis-related groups (DRGs)
C)capitated payment
D)creed

Question 26

Match each term with its definition.
Brain surgery carried out to ease the complications associated with mental or behavioral problems

A)artificial insemination
B)assisted suicide
C)contraception
D)cryonics
E)euthanasia
F)gene therapy
G)genetically modified food
H)human enhancement
I)life extension
J)psychosurgery
K)sex reassignment therapy
L)surrogacy
M)vaccination
N)xenotransplantation

Question 27

Match each term with its definition.
Dispute over the morality,ethics,effectiveness,and safety of the vaccination process

A)artificial insemination
B)assisted suicide
C)contraception
D)cryonics
E)euthanasia
F)gene therapy
G)genetically modified food
H)human enhancement
I)life extension
J)psychosurgery
K)sex reassignment therapy
L)surrogacy
M)vaccination
N)xenotransplantation

Question 28

Match each distributive justice approach with its definition.
Each gets what he or she can legitimately get

A)egalitarian
B)earned
C)libertarian
D)social justice

Question 29

Match each distributive justice approach with its definition.
Everyone gets an equal share

A)egalitarian
B)earned
C)libertarian
D)social justice

Question 30

Match each term with its definition.
Overcoming the limitations of body by artificial means

A)artificial insemination
B)assisted suicide
C)contraception
D)cryonics
E)euthanasia
F)gene therapy
G)genetically modified food
H)human enhancement
I)life extension
J)psychosurgery
K)sex reassignment therapy
L)surrogacy
M)vaccination
N)xenotransplantation

Question 31

Match each term with its definition.
Birth control by using various contraceptive measures

A)artificial insemination
B)assisted suicide
C)contraception
D)cryonics
E)euthanasia
F)gene therapy
G)genetically modified food
H)human enhancement
I)life extension
J)psychosurgery
K)sex reassignment therapy
L)surrogacy
M)vaccination
N)xenotransplantation

Question 32

Match each term with its definition.
Helping a terminally ill person to commit suicide

A)artificial insemination
B)assisted suicide
C)contraception
D)cryonics
E)euthanasia
F)gene therapy
G)genetically modified food
H)human enhancement
I)life extension
J)psychosurgery
K)sex reassignment therapy
L)surrogacy
M)vaccination
N)xenotransplantation

Question 33

Match each term with its definition.
Process of replacing defective genes with normal or genetically altered genes

A)artificial insemination
B)assisted suicide
C)contraception
D)cryonics
E)euthanasia
F)gene therapy
G)genetically modified food
H)human enhancement
I)life extension
J)psychosurgery
K)sex reassignment therapy
L)surrogacy
M)vaccination
N)xenotransplantation

Question 34

Match each term with its definition.
Killing an individual without letting him or her suffer from pain

A)artificial insemination
B)assisted suicide
C)contraception
D)cryonics
E)euthanasia
F)gene therapy
G)genetically modified food
H)human enhancement
I)life extension
J)psychosurgery
K)sex reassignment therapy
L)surrogacy
M)vaccination
N)xenotransplantation

Question 35

Match each term with its definition.
Brief set of fundamental beliefs

A)trimester test
B)diagnosis-related groups (DRGs)
C)capitated payment
D)creed

Question 36

Match each term with its definition.
Introduction of semen into the oviduct or uterus by artificial means

A)artificial insemination
B)assisted suicide
C)contraception
D)cryonics
E)euthanasia
F)gene therapy
G)genetically modified food
H)human enhancement
I)life extension
J)psychosurgery
K)sex reassignment therapy
L)surrogacy
M)vaccination
N)xenotransplantation

Question 37

Match each term with its definition.
Consumption of food derived from genetically modified organisms

A)artificial insemination
B)assisted suicide
C)contraception
D)cryonics
E)euthanasia
F)gene therapy
G)genetically modified food
H)human enhancement
I)life extension
J)psychosurgery
K)sex reassignment therapy
L)surrogacy
M)vaccination
N)xenotransplantation

Question 38

Match each term with its definition.
Attempts to either slow down or reverse the processes of aging to maximize life span

A)artificial insemination
B)assisted suicide
C)contraception
D)cryonics
E)euthanasia
F)gene therapy
G)genetically modified food
H)human enhancement
I)life extension
J)psychosurgery
K)sex reassignment therapy
L)surrogacy
M)vaccination
N)xenotransplantation

Question 39

Match each term with its definition.
Limits the amount a hospital can be paid based on the diagnosis,irrespective of any complications that may develop

A)trimester test
B)diagnosis-related groups (DRGs)
C)capitated payment
D)creed

Question 40

Match each term with its definition.
Process wherein a woman agrees to carry and deliver a child for a contracted party

A)artificial insemination
B)assisted suicide
C)contraception
D)cryonics
E)euthanasia
F)gene therapy
G)genetically modified food
H)human enhancement
I)life extension
J)psychosurgery
K)sex reassignment therapy
L)surrogacy
M)vaccination
N)xenotransplantation

Question 41

​An ethical dilemma is:

A) ​where two moral principles are in conflict
B) ​there is no clear-cut right or wrong
C) ​when right behavior leads to the wrong outcome
D) ​all of the above

Question 42

​Which is one of the four characteristics of an organization (not in the leader)that encourages ethical behavior?

A) ​​availability of advice for employees confronting ethical issues
B) ​a system (or systems)for confidential reporting
C) ​a written code of standards
D) ​all of the above

Question 43

​Match the term with the description.
​Your obligation to report what that you saw a coworker removing sample drugs and placing them in her purse

A)​personal morals
B)​professional judgment

Question 44

​Match the term with the description.
​A married woman successfully obtains an abortion from her OB/GYN provider.She has not told her husband for reasons known only to her.The medical assistant in the office believes that abortion is wrong.

A)​personal morals
B)​professional judgment

Question 45

​Match the term to its definition.
The AMT ​requires its members to "strive to increase technical knowledge"

A)​personal ethics
B)​professional ethics

Question 46

​Match the term to its definition.
​Dilemma: where two moral principles are in conflict,such as when there is no clear-cut right or wrong on any matter

A)​ethics
B)morals

Question 47

​Match the term to its definition.
​Addresses conduct in interprofessional relations,hospital relations,confidentiality,fees,records,and rights,among others

A)​personal ethics
B)​professional ethics

Question 48

​Match the term with the description.
If you are inclined to be very social,you will need to be very aware of this tendency when dealing with the private health information of a patient

A)​personal morals
B)​professional judgment

Question 49

​Match the term to its definition.
​Whatever your personal perspective might be regarding matters,you must adapt your views to be in complete alignment with the standards of your profession in which you are employed

A)​personal ethics
B)​professional ethics

Question 50

​Match the term to its definition.
​One of those intangible elements of life we deal with on a daily basis

A)​ethics
B)morals

Question 51

​Match the term to its definition.
​Regardless of your ethical view,you are expected to demonstrate the appropriate response(s)

A)​personal ethics
B)​professional ethics

Question 52

​Match the term to its definition.
​The principle of right and wrong in conduct

A)​ethics
B)morals

Question 53

​Match the term with the description.
​Stem from a belief system in which one makes judgments about right and wrong

A)​personal morals
B)​professional judgment

Question 54

​Match the term to its definition.
​The American Medical Association (AMA)has a comprehensive Code of Medical Ethics that speaks to a wide range of matters arising in the conduct of a doctor

A)​personal ethics
B)​professional ethics

Question 55

​Match the term to its definition.
​Ethical issues that arise from "a set of standards and rules promulgated by various professions and enforced against its members"

A)​personal ethics
B)​professional ethics

Question 56

​Match the term to its definition.
​Standards of conduct and moral judgment

A)​ethics
B)morals

Question 57

​Match the term to its definition.
The AAMA ​requires members to "seek to continually improve knowledge and skills."

A)​personal ethics
B)​professional ethics

Question 58

​Match the term to its definition.
​Prescribes behavior for professionals

A)​personal ethics
B)​professional ethics

Question 59

​Match the term to its definition.
​Pertaining to the distinction of "right" and "wrong"

A)​ethics
B)morals

Question 60

​Match the term to its definition.
​Responsibility to care for all people equally without regard to race,creed,or color

A)​ethics
B)morals

Question 61

​Withholding judgment,showing respect and empathy,recognizing your own cultural biases,and tolerating ambiguity are examples of:

A) ​good intercultural communication skills
B) ​body language
C) ​cultural context
D) ​social values and customs

Question 62

Match the definition to the following terms of cultural context communication.
​People rely less on verbal communication and more on nonverbal and environmental cues

A)​high context
B)​low context

Question 63

Match the definition to the following terms of cultural context communication.
​People rely heavily on verbal communication rather than nonverbal communication or environmental cues

A)​high context
B)​low context