WRIT 150 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Biomedicine
19 Jan 2016
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Beauchamp+childress: 1970 four principles of medical ethics do no harm beneficence autonomy justice. Biomedicine: monotheism one underlying, unifying truth. Nature is always physical quantifiable: surface ( soft sentiments) deep ( physical real, hard setting, underlying physical (real) causes of suffering (emotions aren"t, spiritual/emotional aspects of suffering real) i. discounted individual body b, atomization. Advantages: confidence one truth , always developing, materialism. Band aid fix pain, not the root of pain. 1: de-personalization, client-provider b. c. institutional power treating chronic pain + death, chronic pain usually has other underlying causes (mental, some diseases cannot be cured. Illness disease: doctor"s perspective, pathology illness, patient"s perspective, experience. Fact one"s autonomy is influenced by cultural / religious/ social factors a person"s health encompasses multiple levels exercising autonomy fully can be difficult in certain circumstances. Because emotions are crucial to the individual healing process, a holistic approach to illness / disease is crucial to health: power of positive thinking.
