Deck 6: Applying Communication Skills

Question 1

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

A)autonomy
B)beneficence
C)distributive justice

Answer 1

autonomy

Question 2

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

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

Answer 2

eugenics

Question 3

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

Answer 3

inform the supervisor of the office

Question 4

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

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

Question 5

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 6

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 7

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 8

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 9

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

Question 10

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

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

Question 11

The act of killing oneself is called:

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

Question 12

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 13

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

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

Question 14

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)

Question 15

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

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

Question 16

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

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

Question 17

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

Question 18

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 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

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

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

Question 21

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 22

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 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 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 25

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 26

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 27

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 28

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 29

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 30

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

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

Question 31

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 32

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 33

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 34

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 35

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 36

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 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.
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 39

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 40

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