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(from the chapter) The topic of this chapter was suggested during the early introduction of bioethics into medical centers. Positing a universal right to human respect, bioethical discussions gave inore freedom of expression to members of various disciplines and led to placing well-received mechanisms for managing conflicts. Such as in-house ethics committees in all larger hospital centers. But while ethics is a philosophy course in college, bioethics in medicine is tightly intertwined with psychological issues and propels the psycho-oncologist into patients and families' most intimate, yet intractable, concerns. Access to this interstice where psychology and ethics dwell does not give the psycho-oncologist authority, but it yields deep insight and human understanding for the benefit maintaining the patient's sense of self. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2015 APA, all rights reserved). |
