Deck 13: Ethical Concerns Regarding Human Occupation

Question 1

Who is credited with being the first person in Western civilization to focus philosophical investigation inward in studying the man to establish a universal standard of conduct, or ethics?

A) Plato
B) Xenophon
C) Royeen
D) Socrates

Answer 1

Socrates

Question 2

Which of the following teaching methods is modeled after the approaches of the person from the above question?

A) Didactic
B) Dialectic
C) Epistemology
D) Cosmology

Answer 2

Dialectic

Question 3

Which of the following relationships are considered current but based on the Roman model view?

A) Morality is a subset of ethics.
B) Laws are a subset of behaviors.
C) Ethics is a subset of morality.
D) Behaviors are a subset of laws.

Answer 3

Ethics is a subset of morality.

Question 4

Morality is the result of what society deems as right and wrong. What is the process of systematic reasoning and critical reflection about morality called?

A) Ethics
B) Morality
C) Dialectic
D) Ontology

Question 5

Which of the following actions is considered by the authors to be a major characteristic that distinguishes a profession from a field of study?

A) Adherence to educational standards
B) A consistent system of credentialing
C) Abiding by local mores and laws
D) Adoption of a formal code of ethics

Question 6

How does the correct answer from the above question contribute to its profession?

A) Systemizes ethical principles to help practitioners determine right from wrong
B) Provides basic guidance to entry-level professional educational programs
C) Assures practitioner continuing competence and professional development
D) Allows for a sanctioning framework for cases of ethical violations

Question 7

What were many profession's initial formal codes of ethics based on?

A) The Lawyer's Moral Pledge from the legal profession
B) The Hippocratic Oath from the medical profession
C) The unique standards of practice of the profession
D) The CELEBATE Method of Ethical Dilemma Analysis

Question 8

In what year did the occupational therapy profession first adopt a code of ethics?

A) 1917
B) 1951
C) 1977
D) 2015

Question 9

Elizabeth Yerxa's 1966 Slagle Lecture about authentic occupational therapy and advocacy for the profession's purpose and uniqueness focused on four key phrases that also provide the basis now for the chapter's key phrases. What were the key phrases that Yerxa initially highlighted?

A) Choice, self-initiated purposeful activity, reality orienting, and perception
B) Beneficence, nonmaleficence, autonomy, and veracity under fidelity
C) Client-centered, purposeful activity, evidence-based, and respect
D) Determine, estimate, identify, and evaluate selected solution outcomes

Question 10

The authors tell us the four key phrases of the chapter that make up current ethical practice were based on Yerxa's original key phrases from the above question. What are the current four key phrases that the chapter authors focus on?

A) Beneficence, nonmaleficence, autonomy, and fidelity context of veracity fidelity
B) Clinical ethics, legal issues, therapist bait, and authentic occupational therapy
C) Occupation-based, client-centered, evidence-based, and continuing competence
D) Research, deductive and inductive reasoning, dialectic, and teleological

Question 11

Which of the following is implicitly tied to Principle 3B of the 2015 Occupational Therapy Code of Ethics: "Occupational therapy personnel shall fully disclose the benefits, risks, potential outcomes, and alternatives of any intervention"?

A) Evidence-based practice
B) Continued competence
C) Nonmaleficence
D) Occupation-based

Question 12

Principle 1L of the 2015 Occupational Therapy Code of Ethics in part tells us that occupational therapy personnel shall take "responsibility for updating one's own professional skills as a 'lifelong learner.'" Which of the following is a chapter key term directly associated with this principle?

A) Evidence-based practice
B) Continued competence
C) Nonmaleficence
D) Occupation-based