DOROTHY JOHNSON

Question 1

known for her “behavioral system model of nursing”

Answer 1

Dorothy Johnson

Question 2

she is known for her “Behavioral System Model of Nursing,” which was first proposed in _______.

Answer 2

1968

Question 3

Her nursing model states that “each individual has _______, _______, _______ ways of acting
that comprises a behavioral system specific to that individual.”

Answer 3

patterned, purposeful, repititive

Question 4

seven behavioral subsystems

Answer 4

1. affiliative,
2. dependency,
3. ingestive,
4. eliminative,
5. sexual,
6. aggressive,
7. achievement.

(ADIESAA)

Question 5

Each subsystem also has three functional requirements which includes _________________,_________________, and
_______________.

Answer 5

protection from noxious influences, provision for a nurturing environment, stimulation for growth

(PPS)

Question 6

The goals of nursing are fourfold, according to the Behavior System Model:

Answer 6

1. To assist the patient whose behavior is proportional to social demands.
2. To assist the patient who is able to modify his behavior in ways that it supports biological imperatives.
3. To assist the patient who is able to benefit to the fullest extent during illness from the physician’s knowledge and skill.
4. To assist the patient whose behavior does not give evidence of unnecessary trauma as a consequence of illness.

Question 7

major concepts of the behavioral system model of nursing

Answer 7

• human beings
• environment
• health
• nursing

Question 8

have two major systems: the biological system and the behavioral system. It is the role of medicine to focus on the biological system, whereas nursing’s focus is the behavioral system.

Answer 8

human beings

Question 9

Human Beings - have two major systems: the __________ system and the __________ system. It is the role of medicine to focus on the _________system, whereas nursing’s focus is the ___________ system.

Answer 9

biological, behavioral, biological, behavioral

Question 10

all elements of the surroundings of the human system and includes interior stressors.

Answer 10

environment

Question 11

the opposite of illness, and Johnson defines it as “some degree of regularity and constancy in behavior, the behavioral system reflects adjustments and adaptations that are successful in some way and to some degree.

Answer 11

health

Question 12

Health - the opposite of illness, and Johnson defines it as “some degree of ___________ and _________ in ________, the behavioral system reflects adjustments and adaptations that are successful in some way and to some degree.

Answer 12

regularity, constancy, behavior

Question 13

seen as “an external regulatory force which acts to preserve the organization and integration of the patient’s behavior at an optimal level under those conditions in which the behavior constitutes a threat to physical or social health, or in which illness is found.”

Answer 13

nursing

Question 14

Nursing - seen as “an external regulatory force which acts to __________ the ________ and ________ of the patient’s behavior at an optimal level under those conditions in which the behavior constitutes a threat to physical or social health, or in which illness is found.”

Answer 14

preserve, organization, integration