16 Questions
According to Margaret A. Newman's theory, how does health encompass conditions previously described as illness?
Health encompasses conditions previously described as illness or pathology.
In Margaret A. Newman's theory, what is considered a manifestation of the total pattern of the individual?
Pathological conditions
According to Newman, what is primary and exists before structural or functional changes?
The pattern of the individual
In Margaret A. Newman's theoretical foundation in nursing, how does she define clients?
Clients are participants in the transformative process with individual patterns of consciousness.
According to Newman, how is health regarded in terms of disease and non-disease?
Health is regarded as a fusion of disease and non-disease creating a new concept of health.
What does Margaret A. Newman consider as the new concept of health in her theory?
"Pattern of the whole"
According to Margaret A. Newman, how is health conceptualized?
As a transformative process to more inclusive consciousness
What is considered a fundamental attribute of all there is, according to Margaret A. Newman?
Pattern
How does Margaret A. Newman define consciousness?
The informational capacity of the system and the ability to interact with the environment
What does Margaret A. Newman identify as the large whole that contains the consciousness of the individual?
Environment
According to Margaret A. Newman, what is considered a manifestation of the pattern of the whole?
Disease
In Margaret A. Newman's perspective, what is regarded as the evolving pattern of the person and environment?
"Pattern of the Whole"
What is considered a major assumption in Margaret A. Newman's perspective?
"Consciousness is coextensive in the universe and resides in all matters"
According to Margaret A. Newman, what is regarded as a transformative process to more inclusive consciousness?
"Health"
What concept is considered to give unity in diversity in Margaret A. Newman's perspective?
"Pattern"
In Margaret A. Newman's perspective, what does health include as a manifestation of the pattern of the whole?
"Disease"
Test your knowledge of the assumptions of Margaret A. Newman's Health as Expanding Consciousness Systems Model, based on Roger's model for nursing. Explore how health encompasses conditions previously described as illness and how pathological conditions can be considered a manifestation of the total pattern of the individual.
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