Ethics in Addiction Counseling
Study Guide for the book, Advanced Ethics for Addiction
Professionals.
Chapter 1
Introduction to Ethical Thinking - Page 3
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There are two types of ethical questions. What are they?
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What are the ground rules for ethical arguments?
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What are the three ethical perspectives?
Chapter 2
Beyond Ordinary Ethics: Why and How - Page 17
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Ethical decisions will require you to_______________________.
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What are the three big questions?
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The seven parameters of addiction ethics are:
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Chapter 3
The Emotional Aspect of Ethical Thinking – Page 33
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Different parts of your brain light up when faced with ______________.
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Humans don't make moral choices very well. True or False
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Fair-mindedness is being __________________, ______________, and
________________________ when making ethical judgments.
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Emotions have a fitting role to play in ethical decision making. Far from
being irrational disturbances to rational thinking, emotions are
___________________________________________________________
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Moral emotions can be a _________________________ to social events
and moral standards, and they come in several forms:
Chapter 4
A Few Moral Issues to Generate Thought & Feeling - Page 45
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What were your initial feelings when you read each story in the book?
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How did you frame your ethical judgments?
Chapter 5
An Array of Moral Foundations – Page 53
The major ethical positions include the following:
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Chapter 6
A Few Other Ethical Theories - Page 75
Define the major ethical positions included in this chapter:
1. Social contract theory
2. Feminist ethical theory
3. Ethical egoism
4. Existentialism
5. Fairness or justice
6. Rights-based approach
7. Relativism
Chapter 7
Theory Application Time - Page 85
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Practice thinking about what your final judgment would be fits each
________________
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So on what view would you base your final ethical decision?
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Give a few good reasons for your choice.
Chapter 8
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How the Mind Dulls Good Ethical Decision Making - Page 91
Discuss how recent discoveries illuminate how the following built-in
mechanisms dull a person’s thinking:
1. Confirmation bias
2. Biased assimilation
3. Belief perseverance
4. Cognitive dissonance
5. Memory
6. Justification
7. Sense of belief you feel when you are right
8. Pride
9. Anchoring
10. Conservatism
Chapter 9 The All Important Need for Critical Thinking - Page 107
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Define the following
1. Inference
2. An argument
3. Conclusion (claim)
4. Premises
5. Clarity of an argument
6. Warrants
7. Qualification
8. A simple argument
9. A complex argument
10. A V argument
11. Reports of arguments
12. Explanations
13. Acceptable premises
14. Relevant premises
15. Adequate premises
16. Dialectic
17. Deduction
18. Syllogism.
19. Induction
20. Hypothesis
21. Moral statement
Chapter 10 Ethical Fallacies - Page 129
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What is a “fallacy?”
Chapter 11 Ethical Thinking: A Set of Procedures - Page 141
(no questions)
Chapter 12 Addiction Ethics Principles with a Critical Thinking Twist Page151
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Discuss how all of the above factors are involved in ethical decisions for
the addiction counselor.
Chapter 13 Some Practical Guidelines - Page 163
(no questions)
Chapter 14 Caveats in Ethical Thinking - Page 177
Addicts are:
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____________and angry and use these tendencies to manipulate others.
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Are_______________ and abuse ethics in order to be right.
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Consider themselves ______________ to others.
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Enforce rules simply to _________________________________.
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Be aware of the __________________________ that can be used against
well-crafted ethical judgment and decision making.