Dorothy johnson nursing theory pdf

Contributor: Jacqueline Fawcett
August 23, 2018
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Author – Dorothy E. Johnson, RN, MPH

Year First Published – 1980

Her earliest publication established a philosophic foundation for her work:
Johnson, D.E.

(1959). A philosophy of nursing. Nursing Outlook, 7, 198–200.

Major Concepts of the Theory

The concepts of Johnson’s Behavioral System 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 SYSTEM BALANCE AND STABILITY

BEHAVIORAL SYSTEM IMBALANCE AND INSTABILITY

EXTERNAL REGULATORY FORCE

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