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Medical ethics principle of paternalism
Understand the model, recognise it in a stem, separate the look-alikes, then apply it.
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CAP check: CapacityA person's ability to understand, weigh up, and use relevant information to make a specific decision.Read more → present + Autonomy respected = not paternalism; Capacity Absent = best interests, not paternalism; Persisting refusal despite full capacity being overridden = strong paternalism, the one exams flag as wrong.