Deck 20: Models and Theories Focused on Human Existence and Universal Energy

Question 1

Who was the pioneering theorist in energy-focused nursing?

A) Elizabeth Barrett
B) Rosemarie Rizzo-Parse
C) Margaret Newman
D) Martha Rogers

Answer 1

D

Question 2

Which statement best defines the concept of openness according to Rogers' theory?

A) Openness is the continuous change from lower to higher frequency wave patterns in human and environmental fields.
B) Openness is the occurrence of paranormal phenomena that are manifestations of changing field patterns.
C) Openness is the lack of boundary between human and environmental energy fields that allows energy to flow in an unbroken wave.
D) Openness is the continuous, unpredictable, increasing diversity of human and environmental field patterns.

Answer 2

C

Question 3

According to Rogers' theory of accelerating evolution, what does accelerating change in human-environmental field patterning create?

A) Paranormal phenomenon
B) New norms
C) Knowledge
D) Unpredictable patterns

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Margot is a patient who is near death and is experiencing a great deal of anxiety because she will be unable to visit her childhood home again before she dies. Which technique would you least likely use if you choose to treat Margot using Rogerian science?

A) Storytelling
B) Movement
C) Imagery exercises
D) Relaxation techniques

Question 5

According to Newman's theory, how does illness help patients expand their consciousness?

A) It provides insight into what it really means to be ill and leads to revision of personal definitions of health.
B) It offers a new appreciation of what it means to be healthy and encourages positive health behavior change.
C) It teaches reliance on others and encourages therapeutic relationship building that carries over to other aspects of life.
D) It changes perceptions of time and space and offers opportunity to reflect on evolving patterns.

Question 6

When diagramming Newman's theory along a "V", what does the base represent?

A) Potential consciousness
B) Loss of individuality
C) The choice point and beyond
D) Absolute consciousness

Question 7

Which paradigm shift about the human body does Newman's theory explain?

A) From the body as a reparable machine to the body as a dynamic energy field
B) From the body as a sum of its parts to the body as a unified entity
C) From the body as ill or well to the body as a fluctuating energetic force
D) From the body as a concrete object to the body as a spiritual entity

Question 8

According to Parse, what do humans do to avoid confronting external reality?

A) They create patterns of relating that require them to engage in paradoxical rhythms.
B) They move beyond what is to what could be but resist new ways of seeing things.
C) They construct their own reality by attributing significance to situations.
D) They consciously alter their energy patterns in order to alter reality.

Question 9

Which phrase is not one of the four research components Parse proposed for exploring the meaning of a person's lived experiences?

A) Synthesis of information to identify study focus
B) Development of new theories based on the research process
C) Data gathering through dialogue
D) Participant description of experiences

Question 10

Which choice identifies the three principles of Parse's theory?

A) Illimitability, paradox, and freedom
B) Personal meanings, freedom, and mystery
C) Patterns of relating, cotranscend with the possibles and illumitability
D) Personal meanings, patterns of relating, and cotranscend with the possibles