Ethical Issues in Assistive Technology

chapter 4

The constructed norms of internal consistency regarding what is right and what. is wrong

ethics

Professional ethics is a code of values and norms that guide _______ ______ when they are made by professionals

practical decisions

The right to self-determination and freedom for unnecessary constraints, interference, or loss of privacy

autonomy

the use of monitoring and surveillance AT with people with _____

dementia

Some have concerns about privacy and want. to take the risk of safety and security rather than being _______ _______

monitored constantly

the ethical principle of justice deals with the issue of fairness in ______, ________, __________ and societal context

individual, interpersonal, organizational

______ and ________ both focus on human welfare, but they each have distinct domains of concerns

justice and beneficence

Principles of ________ ______ are normative principles designed to guide the allocation of the benefits and burdens of an economic society

distributive justice

what is defined as everyday understanding- acts of mercy, kindness, charity

beneficence

In ethics, the concept is broadened to effectively include

“all forms of action intended to benefit or promote the good of other persons.”

refers to not causing harm to others directly or through avoidance of actions that risk harming others

nonmaleficence

can be defined as a sign of social unacceptability because there is shame or disgrace associated with something that is socially unacceptable

stigma

virtually every electronic device used on a regular basis has both computing power and is linked to other devices through local networks or the internet, this is referred to as

ambient enviroment

One of the biggest challenges of working with individuals who have a cognitive disability is to obtain

informed consent for any intervention

The lack of ability to give informed consent can lead to “_______” which is the interference of a state or individual in relation to another person, either his will or when the interference is justified by a claim of better protection for the individual

paternalism

This principle requires faithful, loyal, honest and trustworthy behavior

fidelity

freedoms and entitlements for individuals agreed upon by communities, often nations or groups of nations

rights

What addresses the issue of fairness in the allocation of goods or services to individuals or groups of individuals

distributive justice

refers to the principle of not causing harm to others directly or through the avoidance of actions that risk harming others

nonmaleficence

does not mean doing something entirely on one’s own

self-determination