Threat defense mechanisms Right Ans - Denial
Rationalization
Regression
Repression
Displacement - avoidance
Projection
Intellectualization
Compensation
Stages of Change Right Ans - pre-contemplation, contemplation,
preparation, action, maintenance
Scientific Theory Right Ans - A set of propositions that furnish an
explanation by means of a deductive system.
Deductive: specific predictions from general principles
two types of theory Right Ans - Commonsense theory,Scientific theory
commonsense theory: Right Ans - a personal attempt to make sense of a
situation
elements of scientific theory Right Ans - Concepts
Variables
Statements
Formats
three main goals of scientific theory Right Ans - describe, explain and
predict
CTE structure Right Ans - concepts, theoretical structure, empirical
referents
, Theoretical thinking Right Ans - Concept of a questioning practice where
cause and effect are examined, constantly.
Holarchy Right Ans - components are functionally integrated into an order
of wholeness or unity, where the largest whole makes up the scheme of
nursing knowledge.
levels of abstraction Right Ans - metaparadigm, philosophy, conceptual
model, theory, empirical indicator
Four philosophical areas of inquiry Right Ans - ontological (study of reality:
what do we believe to be true)
epistemological (study of knowledge),
ethics (moral philosophy)
logic (method of inquiry).
philosophy Right Ans - the love of knowledge
Conceptual Model Right Ans - characterize relationships of phenomena in a
coherent format
theories: Right Ans - describe concepts and relationship between concepts
Testing a theory Right Ans - Deductive reasoning
Top-Down Approach
General principles leading
to specific predictions
Generating a theory Right Ans - Inductive reasoning
Down-Up Approach
Specific observations leading
to general rules
Complex adaptive systems Right Ans - A complex macroscopic collection of
relatively similar and partially connected micro-structures formed in order to
respond to an ever-changing external environment.
translational science continuum Right Ans - basic scientific discovery, early
translation, late translation, dissemination, adoption
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