Concepts and Concept development

Question 1

Terms that refer to phenomena (something) that occurs in nature or thought
An abstract term derived from particular attributes about a phenomenon
Symbolic statement describing a phenomenon

Answer 1

Concepts

Question 2

Chair, body temperature, pain are…

Answer 2

concrete concepts

Question 3

Hope, love, desire, are…

Answer 3

Abstract concepts

Question 4

Concepts that describe phenomena according to some dimensions of the phenomena are termed…

*On a continuum

Answer 4

Continuous (variable)

Question 5

Concepts that identify categories or classes of characteristics are…

*Yes or no

Answer 5

Discrete (nonvariable)

Question 6

Gives meaning to a term in the context of a theory and permits any reader to assess the validity of the definition

Cannot measure

Answer 6

Theoretically defined concept

Ex: Binge drinking as 4 drinks for women and 5 drinks for men within 2 hours

Question 7

How the concept is linked to concrete situations and describes a set of procedures that will be performed to assign a value for the concept

Can be measured

Answer 7

Operationally defined concept

Ex: Binge drinking was measured by responses to questions specific to alcohol and binge drinking on the Core Alcohol and Drug Survey

Question 8

Concepts that may be defined and developed for use in research and theory development. Often have medical implications as well as nursing use

Ex: body weight, pain, depression

Answer 8

Naturalistic Concepts

Question 9

Concepts that often relate to a nursing specialty

Ex: Hope, grief, chronic pain

Answer 9

Research-based concepts

Question 10

Developed for nursing practice but are useful in research and theory

ex: Quality of life, adaptation, stress

Answer 10

Existing concepts