Define Ethics, and Discuss Some Conflicts Over the Ethical Nature

question 46

Essay

Define ethics, and discuss some conflicts over the ethical nature of decisions.

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Definitions:

Conditioned Fear Response

A learned fear reaction to a previously neutral stimulus that has been repeatedly presented along with an aversive stimulus.

Id

In psychoanalytic theory, the part of the mind that is the source of instinctive impulses that demand satisfaction.

Pleasure Principle

The driving force of the id that seeks immediate gratification of all desires, wants, and needs.

Secondary Process Thinking

A concept in psychoanalytic theory referring to the rational and conscious thought processes guided by reality.