Which Nursing Theorist Based Her Model on the Belief That

question 24

Multiple Choice

Which nursing theorist based her model on the belief that adaptation to changes in the environment is the basis of health?

• A) Watson
• B) King
• C) Roy
• D) Peplau

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Definitions:

Neurotic Personality

A personality type characterized by a pervasive pattern of emotional instability and anxiety.

Karen Horney

A German psychoanalyst known for her work in the psychology of women and for founding the theory of neurosis based on social and cultural factors, rather than simply biological ones.

Raised Without Love

Refers to the developmental consequences and psychological impacts of growing up in an environment lacking emotional warmth, affection, or parental love.

Psychosexual Stages

Freud's theory of five developmental stages (oral, anal, phallic, latency, and genital) that children pass through, each characterized by sexual pleasure in parts of the body.