Moral Development:

Terms Related to Moral Development

• Retrospective Moral Judgment

  The application of systematic methods of ethical examination, such as ETHICAL THEORY, casuistry, or narrative ethics, to moral problems. (Bioethics Thesaurus)

• Personhood

  The state or condition of being a human individual accorded moral and/or legal rights. Criteria to be used to determine this status are subject to ...

• Pervasive Development Disorder

  Severe distortions in the development of many basic psychological functions that are not normal for any stage in development. These distortions are manifested in sustained ...

• Moral Duty

  Duties that are based in ETHICS, rather than in law.

• Institutional Obligation

  The moral and ethical obligations or responsibilities of institutions.