When a person is aware of a moral problem, acknowledges moral responsibility, and makes a moral judgment about the correct action, yet is constrained from the self-determined morally correct action, the person is experiencing:

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Moral distress occurs when a person is aware of a moral problem and feels morally responsible, but is unable to act on their moral beliefs due to external constraints. It can cause emotional and psychological pain and can lead to burnout and other negative outcomes. Moral uncertainty refers to a situation where a person is uncertain about what the right thing to do is, while moral outrage refers to strong emotional reactions to perceived moral violations. Moral reckoning is not a commonly used term in ethics and does not accurately describe this scenario.

When a Person Is Aware of a Moral Problem, Acknowledges