Ethic, Applied Ethic and Medical Ethic

1º) Read the first part of the entry for Ethics in Wikipedia and answer these questions:

a) What is another way to say "Ethics"?
b) "Ethics" is a branch of the.........
c) Mention the main branch of ethics

2º) Read the first part of the entry for Applied Ethics in Wikipedia and answer these questions:

a) Write the definition for Applied Ethics.
b) Write six specific examples of six Applied Ethic´s issues, according to this definition (Bioethical is not a good example, I ask for more specific examples).
c) Mention some branch of Applied Ethics.

3º) Read the first part of the entry for Medical Ethics and the introduction to the section about "values in methical ethics" in Wikipedia and answer these questions.

a) What is Medical Ethics?
b) Mention six important values in this field.
c) In this context, what is a dilemma? Does a dilemma have a good solution? Why? What is an example of a dilemma between autonomy and beneficence in Wikipedia?

4º) A case of dilemma in House:

a) Read this basic information about this series (from Wikipedia):

House is an American television medical drama that debuted on the Fox network on November 16, 2004. The show's central character is Dr. Gregory House (Hugh Laurie), an unconventional and misanthropic medical genius who heads a team of diagnosticians at the fictional Princeton‑Plainsboro Teaching Hospital (PPTH) in New Jersey.House often clashes with his fellow physicians, including his own diagnostic team, because many of his hypotheses about patients' illnesses are based on subtle or controversial insights. His flouting of hospital rules and procedures frequently runs him afoul of his boss (and, later, girlfriend), hospital administrator and Dean of Medicine Dr. Lisa Cuddy (Lisa Edelstein). House's only true friend is Dr. James Wilson (Robert Sean Leonard), head of the Department of Oncology.

House is critically acclaimed and has high viewer ratings. It was among the top-ten rated shows in the United States from its second through its fourth season; Distributed to 66 countries, House was the most watched television program in the world in 2008. The show has received several awards.

b) Answer these questions about the episode which we are going to watch:

b1) Summerize the plot of the episode (only about thirty words).

b2) How do you describe Houseś personality?

b3) Why doesn´t House want to work with Martha Masters?

b4) Who does Mr Dugan work for?

b5) Who is Martha M. Masters? Why is she on the team?

b6) Why did the doctors break into Mr. Dugann´s house?

b7) Why did the doctors go to jail?

b8) Do you agree with Dr. House or the medical student about truth-telling to patients?

b9) What´s is a doctor´s job?

-save lives?
-improve lives?
-give comfort?

b10) Can you think of a situation when it would be better to not tell the truth?

b11) Is there a difference between lying and withholding information?

b12) Eventually, what is the relationship betwen this episode and dilemma between autonomy and beneficence?