A Widely Accepted Ethical Standard for Selecting and Defending Solutions

question 11

Multiple Choice

A widely accepted ethical standard for selecting and defending solutions to ethical dilemmas in health care communities uses six moral principles as guides to right action.This standard is called:

• A) principle-based ethics.
• B) rights-based ethics.
• C) social contract theory.
• D) virtue-based ethics.

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Definitions:

Conscious Process

Mental activities that are within an individual's awareness, allowing for perception, reasoning, and decision making.

Unconscious Process

Involves mental activities beyond conscious awareness, influencing thoughts, feelings, and behaviors.

Sensory Store

The initial, momentary storage of information, lasting only an instant.

Momentary Storage

A cognitive system responsible for temporarily holding small amounts of information for immediate processing and use.