Question

Dr. Freedman believes that his patient is a harm to himself, so instead of prescribing him anti-anxiety medicine and out-patient psychiatric evaluation, he commits him to a psychiatric facility. This is an example of:

strong paternalism

weak paternalism

beneficence

justice

Answer 1

Answer ; Benificence

Reason ; In the given case, the physician understand the client condition, that is the client is harmful to himself, in oredr to prevent these complication, he switch his intervention from the out patient to the In patient facility. Here the physician is doing the good for the client's physical and mental health. These kind of principle is refered as Beneficience.

In the given example , the contect of freedom or liberty is not directly expressed, So it not relavent to the principles like paternalism and justice. hence the above mentioned option is the appropriate one.