When Assessing the Ethics of a Decision,you Should

question 51

Multiple Choice

When assessing the ethics of a decision,you should:

• A)rely mainly on the utilitarianism principle.
• B)consider its implications against all three principles described in the textbook.
• C)rely mainly on your level of collectivism.
• D)avoid considering the decision's moral intensity until after the decision has been made.
• E)apply any one-but NEVER more than one-of the four ethics principles to evaluate the decision.

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Definitions:

Psychodynamic Perspective

A psychological approach that emphasizes the systematic study of the psychological forces underlying human behavior, feelings, and emotions and how they might relate to early experience.

Psychoanalysis

A technique of treating psychological disorders and gaining insight into the subconscious mind, developed by Freud, that involves free association, dream interpretation, and analysis of resistance and transference.

Free Association

A psychoanalytic technique where patients are encouraged to verbalize thoughts as they come, without censorship, to uncover unconscious desires or issues.

Verbalize

To verbalize means to express thoughts or feelings in words, making abstract concepts communicable and understandable.