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Quiz 1
Medical Ethics Quiz 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Courtesy | The practice of good manners |
| Ethics | Standards of behavior, developed as a result of one's concept of right and wrong |
| Etiquette | Standards of behavior considered to be good manners among members of a profession as they function as individuals in society |
| Fraud | Dishonest or deceitful practices in depriving, or attempting to deprive, others of their rights |
| Liable | Legally responsible of obligated |
| Litigious | Prone to engage in lawsuits |
| Precedent | Decisions made by judges in various courts that become rule of law and apply to future cases, even though they were not enacted by a legislature; also known as case law |
| Autonomy | The capacity to be one's own person and make one's own decisions without being manipulated by external forces |
| Confidentiality | The act of holding information in confidence, not to be released to unauthorized individuals |
| Justice | Providing what is due to an individual |
| Principle of Utility | Used in utilitarianism; requires that the rule used in making a decision must bring about positive results when generalized to a wide variety of situations. |
| Veracity | Truth telling |