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A Nursing Theory of Personal System Empathy: Interpreting a Conceptualization of Empathy in King's Interacting Systems

This article presents a theory of empathy discovered through rational hermeneutic interpretation within King's personal system. Personal system concepts from King's general systems framework include perception, self, growth and development, body image, space, time, and learning. Propositions for each concept in the personal system were explicated and a theory of nursing empathy was developed. This nursing theory proposes that empathy organizes perceptions; facilitates awareness of self and others; increases sensitivity; promotes shared respect, mutual goals, and social awareness; cultivates understanding of individuals within a historical and social context; and affects learning.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:ETSU/oai:dc.etsu.edu:etsu-works-15895
Date01 January 2000
CreatorsAlligood, Martha R., May, Barbara A.
PublisherDigital Commons @ East Tennessee State University
Source SetsEast Tennessee State University
Detected LanguageEnglish
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SourceETSU Faculty Works

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