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Psych 2.7
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Autonomy | Respecting the rights of others to make their own decisions |
| Beneficience | The duty to promote good |
| Nonmaleficience | Do no harm |
| Justice | Distribute resources equal |
| Fidelity | Maintaining loyalty and commitment |
| Veracity | Ones duty to always communicate truthfully |
| Stigmatization of predictive psychiatry | Genetic testing could prevent an individual from getting a job |
| Involuntary commitment reasons | Mentally ill, danger to self or others, gravely disabled, in need of tx and illness prevents voluntary help seeking. |
| What are the requirements for involuntary commitment? | Done for 24-96 hours, and court hearing must be done before discharge or next admission |
| Pharmacogenetic testing; is it fda approved? | No |
| What is writ of habeas corpus | Used when pts believe they have been held without just cause. |
| Why are release AMA's ethical dilemmas? | Pt autonomy vs provider beneficience |
| Conditional release | Requires outpatient tx for a specific period of time with follow through eval |
| ASsisted outpatient treatment | Similar to conditional release but court ordered. |
| Capacity | A person's ability to make an informed decision |
| Competency | A legal term for degree of mental soundess a person has to make decisions or to carry out specific acts |