Medical Paternalism or Patient Autonomy Elizabeth Russell D’ Youville College PHI: 312 Bioethics Julie Kirsch October 29‚ 2014 A common and controversial issue facing many medical professionals is medical paternalism versus patient autonomy. At the heart of every practitioner/patient relationship is trust‚ and the duty to uphold the patient’s best interest both ethically and privately. These foundations seem basic on the surface‚ but underneath lies a much more complex issue. Medical paternalism
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In Managing Emotions in Medical School‚ Smith and Kleinman write about the struggle that medical students have to endure in order to be categorized as professional and apt to be considered for future medical careers. The struggle to obtain “affective neutrality” and “detached concern” is present all throughout the students’ college term. Smith and Kleinman present the various responses from students in their first‚ second‚ third and fourth years in medical school and how each of their experiences
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Medical Paternalism or Patient Autonomy At issue in the controversy over medical paternalism is the problem of patient autonomy. Medical paternalism can be defined as interfering with a patient’s freedom for his or her own well-being; patient autonomy means being able to act and make a decision intentionally‚ with understanding‚ and without controlling influences (Munson‚ 38 & 39). The principle of informed consent has come to be essential to any philosophical analysis of the tension between
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Brief Summary Staples began to realize he had the ability to “alter public space in ugly ways” (Staples‚ 135). He was walking during nighttime in Chicago when a woman noticed him behind her. She quickened her pace‚ eventually running off onto another street to avoid him. He didn’t realize he had that type of negative effect on people until the woman fled in fear. After that incident he began to notice it happened more often than not. People would lock their cars as he passed by. They would walk
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Dealing with Difficult Patients in the Medical Field Unit 6 Project Danielle Robinson CM 107 Outline Introduction A. Dealing with the difficult patients can be very stressful to your health if dealt with in the wrong way. B. All medical workers should have the availability to be able to take seminars that a. are offered to them throughout their career to keep them informed and update with b. any changes or new ideas or policies that
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In what ways are history and heritage similar‚ and in what ways are they different? For many years the difference between heritage and history has been confused. Often the line between the two is merged creating a general measure of difficulty when it comes to separating the two. ‘The relationship between heritage‚ history and memory has been subject to much debate recently among geographers‚ historians and cultural critics’1. However it is clear‚ that ‘Heritage is not history’2 and that ‘Heritage
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united and that’s how I want you to be… united and happy! I love you all!" After what he said‚ he went to bed followed by his loyal dog named Rocco. I remember seating in the living room with my cousins talking about grandpa and his adventures when we heard Rocco barking out loud. Something was different about his bark; it was like he was crying. My whole family ran into my grandpa’s room and we found him asleep (that’s what we thought). Rocco was lying by his side with his head and ears down. My uncle
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31 July 2013 Do Animals Really Have Emotions? Animal emotion is a difficult and controversial subject. Scientific research is confirming what humans intuitively know: that animals have feelings and able to experience diverse types of emotions. Skeptics believe there are no possible ways animals can have emotions. They refuse the idea animals experience happiness or any other type of emotions as anthropomorphism; which occurs when humans project their own characteristics or behaviors to animals
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anger and sadness‚ to love‚ joy‚ and contentment‚ emotions vividly affect our daily lives. So‚ unequivocally it could be asked‚ "Why do emotions exist?" It is possible that the sole‚ underlying principle of emotions is to create a reaction in people and things in our environment; or perhaps they exist to be our governing channel of communication; or maybe they precisely exist to regulate individual self-confidence and disparage. The theory that emotions have a sole principle to generate reactions amongst
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"Alter ego" Alter ego‚ by Gwen Harwood‚ is a poem about self discovery through inner journey and spiritual realization. This poem tries to tell the audience about her attempted journey to self discovery. Harwood uses natural references‚ feminist points of view and even a possible religious telling to the poem. This shows the audience that Harwood acknowledges and explores her inner self‚ or alter ego‚ in many different aspects. But the main question Harwood raises is "Who am I?" An alter ego’
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