• holistic, adaptive system, an adaptive system with coping mechanisms manifested by the adaptive modes
MAJOR CONCEPTS
PERSON- behavioral system with
patterned, repetitive, and purposeful ways of behaving that link the person with the envirionment 2 major systems: • biological • behavioral focus is the person, within the person ENVIRONMENT- encompasses all there are 4 modes conditions, circumstances, and • physiological: maintenance of influences surrounding and affecting physical body the development and behavior of humans as adaptive systems • self-concept: maintenance of mind and perception - elements: represented by • role function: what they feel in stimuli from within the human the role of society and how adaptive system and stimuli they adapt to different roles from around the system • interdependence: addresses HEALTH – state and a process of being social integrity and balance and becoming an integrated and a between dependence and whole person interdependenc NURSING- focuses on human life processes and patterns • the science ADAPTATION MODEL and practice that expands adaptive abilities and enhances person and environment Stimulus- something that provokes a response, point of interaction for the Goal: to promote adaptation for human system and the environment individuals and groups in the four • may be: Focal Contextual Residual adaptive modes, Coping process- innate or acquired ADAPTATION- process and outcome ways innate of interacting with the whereby thinking and feeling persons changing of environment as individuals or in groups use • two types of systems at work: conscious awareness and choice to regulators and cognators create human and environmental integration.