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This chapter concerns the concept of autonomy and its basic structure as understood from a psychological perspective. We will address the concept especially in the context of its meaning for health care. First we will present an overview of some specific elements to be derived from the general idea of autonomy, and their interrelatedness. These elements and relations are then worked out in more detail using some concrete case examples. The chapter concludes with the presentation of a preliminary typology of autonomous behaviors that will be the basis for a more refined description of both elements and their context in the chapters to follow.
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Bergsma, J., Thomasma, D.C. (2000). Autonomy as a Behavioral Concept. In: Autonomy and Clinical Medicine. International Library of Ethics, Law, and the New Medicine, vol 2. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-0821-0_1
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