The Doctrine of Double Effect States That

question 12

Multiple Choice

The Doctrine of Double Effect states that

• A) doing harm is always worse than allowing harm.
• B) it is always wrong to intentionally harm others.
• C) you are sometimes permitted to foreseeably cause certain harms, but you must never intend to cause those harms.
• D) All of the above

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Definitions:

Psychological Retreat

A mental or emotional withdrawal from stressful situations or challenges, often as a defense mechanism.

Milgram

A psychologist best known for his controversial experiment on obedience, demonstrating people's willingness to follow authorities' orders, even to the point of harming others.

Psychological Retreat

Involves withdrawing into oneself or into an imagined safe space as a means of coping with stress or trauma.

Stimulus Overload

A condition where an individual is overwhelmed by too much sensory information, often leading to stress or difficulty in focusing.