Essay Archive - The Roy Adaptation Model
The Roy Adaptation Model
Roy began work on her theory in the 1960s. She drew from existing work
of a physiological psychologist, and behavioral, systems and role theorists. She
was keenly interested in the psycho/social aspects of the person from the start
and concentrated her education on this aspect of Person. Thus, the
language/thinking of psychology and sociology became second nature to her. The
need for intense study of the language and ideas behind Roy's Adaptation Model
is its biggest drawback in applying it to many clinical areas. The confusion in
the physiological mode's categories could be ....
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