Question

question 15
lack of friends, mental illness, poverty, lack of education, and lack of employment skills are examples of

a. the human condition
b. the reason why some individuals are in need of human services
c. personal failures that often lead to the need of human services
d. both b and c

question 16
ethics should be guided by
a. emotion
b. gut reaction
c. the ethics code
d. the church

question 17
ethics are

Explanation:

For Question 15, lack of friends, mental - illness, poverty, lack of education, and lack of employment skills are factors that create a need for human services. They are not just personal failures as external circumstances can contribute, and they are more specific than the general 'human condition'.
For Question 16, ethics are typically guided by an ethics code which provides a set of principles and standards for moral behavior. Emotion and gut - reaction are subjective and not reliable guides for ethics, and while the church may influence some people's ethics, an ethics code is a more general and widely - accepted guide.

Answer:

Question 15: b. The reason why some individuals are in need of human services
Question 16: c. The ethics code