Suppose That a Physician Administered a Lethal Injection to a Dying

question 2

Multiple Choice

Suppose that a physician administered a lethal injection to a dying person to bring a painless end to life.This would be called

• A)active euthanasia
• B)complex euthanasia
• C)passive euthanasia
• D)physician-assisted suicide

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Definitions:

Systematic Desensitization

A method in behavioral therapy used to reduce phobic or anxiety responses, involving gradual exposure to the feared object or situation.

Psychodynamic Therapy

A form of depth psychology, the primary focus of which is to reveal the unconscious content of a client's psyche in an effort to alleviate psychic tension.

Self-blame

The act of attributing personal failures or mishaps to one's own decisions or characteristics.

Negative Thinking

A pattern of focusing on the worst in everything, anticipating failure or disaster, and seeing the negative aspects of all situations.