According to the Utilitarian Reasoning, If the Benefits Outweigh the Costs

question 10

Multiple Choice

According to the utilitarian reasoning, if the benefits outweigh the costs, then the action is ethical because it produces:

• A) The greatest good for the greatest number of people.
• B) An equal amount of good for an equal number of people.
• C) The greatest good for a select number of people.
• D) An equal amount of good for the greatest number of people.

Understand the application of various psychological treatments including group therapy, family therapy, and self-help groups for mental health issues.

Appreciate the significance of community mental health programs and deinstitutionalization.

Recognize the impact of structural and dynamic changes in family therapy techniques.

Acknowledge the role of cultural and ethnic factors in therapy effectiveness.

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Propositions

Statements or assertions that can be evaluated as true or false, serving as fundamental units of logic and argument.

Proposition

An expression or declaration that conveys an opinion or assessment.

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Logic

The systematic study of the principles of valid inference and correct reasoning, often applied in philosophy, mathematics, and computing.