Paul Thomas Was Going to Leave the Gas Station Without

question 122

Multiple Choice

Paul Thomas was going to leave the gas station without paying for the gas he had just put into his car when he noticed a police car pull up at one of the other pumps. Thomas went into the cashier and paid because he was afraid he would get caught if he tried to get away without paying. Thomas is in which of the following stages of ethical development?

• A) preconventional ethics
• B) self-defined ethics
• C) conventional ethics
• D) ego-centred development

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Definitions:

Parens Patriae

The principle by which the state can make decisions to promote the individual’s best interests and protect him or her from self-harm or neglect.

Civil Commitment

A legal process through which an individual with severe mental illness can be court-ordered to receive treatment in a psychiatric hospital.

State Decisions

Judgments or determinations made by government entities or authorities at the state level.

Antipsychotic Drugs

Drugs that help correct grossly confused or distorted thinking.