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10 Cards in this Set
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A person's ability to make decisions can be compromised by a breakdown in the ability to accept information as true or untainted, even if the person adequately comprehends the information.
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TRUE
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As the pendulum of competency swings twoard ideal competency the auonomous subjective standard becomes more and more apporopriate. As the pendulum of competency swings towards non-edal competency it swings through the reasonable person standard twards the pternalistic professsional practice standard.
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TRUE
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Choices between rishky alternatives can be heavily influenced by whether the same risk information is presented as providing a gain or an opportunity for a person, or as constituting a loss or a reduction of opportunity
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TRUE
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Even if beliefs are demostrably false, that never results in an obligation to promote "autonomy" by attempting to impose unwelcomed but true information.
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False
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Incomplete disclosures are permitted in research only if which of the following conditions are met?
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ALL
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Information overload, unlike under disclosure, is never an obstacle toward the attaining of adequate understanding.
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FALSE
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Intentional nondisclosures are sometimes argued as justifiable under which of the following conditions?
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ALL
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Intentional nondisclosures are sometimes argued as justifiable under which of the following conditions?
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Therapeutic use of placebos
Therapeutic privilege |
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In the exercise of a waiver, an agent voluntarily relinquishes the right to an informed consent.
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TRUE
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The therapeutic priveliege of nondisclosure can only be invoked if there is an emregency which makes the disclosure impractical or there is sufficient evedence to believe that disclosure of info would render the person incompetent to consent or to refuse treatment in order to maximize their best interests, or if the patient waives their right for material info.
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TRUE
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