Glossary M

Moral realism is a term which According to Piaget is the stage during which children judge acts as moral when they conform to authority or to the rules of the game. Morality at this stage is perceived as embedded in the structure of the universe.

Moral reasoning refers to the cognitive component of morality; the thinking that people display when deciding whether various acts are right or wrong.

Moral rules are standards of acceptable and unacceptable conduct that focus on the rights and privileges of individuals

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Moral therapy refers to Psychosocial approach in the 19th century that involved treating patients as normally as possible in normal environments.

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Moral treatment is a type of treatment delivered in mental hospitals in which patients were treated with respect and Dignity and were encouraged to exercise self -control

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Moralism refers to a religious or philosophical attitude that emphasizes moral behavior, usually according to strict standards, as the highest goal of human life. Moralists tend to favor strict regulation of human conduct to help make people good.

Morality is defined as a set of principles or ideals that help that the individual to distinguish right from wrong, act on the this distinction, and feel pride in virtuous conduct and guilt (or shame ) for conduct that violates one’s standards;

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Morality of constraint consisting of behavior based on respect for persons in authority.