Dorothy e. johnsons behavioral system model

Contributor: Jacqueline Fawcett
August 23,
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Author &#; Dorothy E. Johnson, RN, MPH

Year First Published &#;

Her earliest publication established a philosophic foundation for her work:
Johnson, D.E. (). A philosophy of nursing. Nursing Outlook, 7, –

Major Concepts of the Theory

The concepts of Johnson&#;s Behavioral struktur Model are:

BEHAVIORAL SYSTEM

• Attachment or Affiliative Subsystem
• Dependency Subsystem
• Ingestive Subsystem
• Eliminative Subsystem
• Sexual Subsystem
• Aggressive Protective Subsystem
• Achievement Subsystem

STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS

• Drive or Goal Set
• Choice
• Action or Behavior

FUNCTIONAL REQUIREMENTS

• Protection
• Nurturance
• Stimulation

SYSTEM ENVIRONMENT

• Internal Environment
• External Environment

BEHAVIORAL struktur BALANCE AND STABILITY

BEHAVIORAL struktur IMBALANCE AND INSTABILITY

EXTERNAL REGULATORY FORCE

• Impose External Regulatory or Control

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  Health Behavioral Theory

  The Behavior System Model of Nursing was developed by Dorothy E. Johnson. It stresses the importance of research-based knowledge about the effect of nursing care on patients. When she first proposed the theory in , she explained that it was to foster &#;the efficient and effective behavioral functioning in the patient to prevent illness.&#;

  Johnson explains four major concepts in her nursing model.

  1. The human being has two major systems: the biological and behavioral systems. The role of medicine is to focus on the biological system, while nursing&#;s focus is on the behavioral system.
  2. Society relates to the environment in which the patient exists; a patient&#;s behavior is directly influenced by the environment and events that occur in the environment.
  3. Health is a purposeful adaptive response to internal and external stimuli in order to maintain stability and control. The responses include physical, mental, emotional, and social realms.
  4. The primary go

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