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King's Conceptual Model and Individual Psychotherapy
Author(s) -
DeHowitt Mitzi Constance
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
perspectives in psychiatric care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.538
H-Index - 35
eISSN - 1744-6163
pISSN - 0031-5990
DOI - 10.1111/j.1744-6163.1992.tb00385.x
Subject(s) - psychotherapist , conceptual model , psychology , component (thermodynamics) , nursing theory , nursing practice , conceptual framework , clinical practice , nursing , medline , medicine , epistemology , sociology , social science , philosophy , physics , political science , law , thermodynamics
Goal setting is a major component of individual psychotherapy and a concept central to Imogene King's conceptual model of goal attainment. Yet the nursing literature contains no reference to the application of King's model as a framework for conducting individual psychotherapy. Using King's conceptual model, the author describes how the nurse therapist can use the concepts of transactions, interactions, and communication to conduct individual psychotherapy. This author also demonstrates, through use of clinical illustration, the effective application of this nursing model to clinical practice.