According to Peplau, the 'Person' is best described as

According to Peplau, the 'Person' is best described as

• A. An individual; a developing organism who tries to reduce anxiety caused by needs
• B. A nurse
• C. The environment
• D. A fixed entity

Answer: (A)

In Peplau's view, the person is an active, evolving individual whose behavior is driven by needs and the anxiety those needs generate. The nurse–patient relationship is a therapeutic process in which the person identifies needs, experiences and works through anxiety, and moves toward meeting those needs. The goal is to help reduce anxiety through interpersonal interaction, not to define the person as the nurse, the environment, or a fixed, unchanging entity. Thus the best description is someone who is an individual developing over time and continually striving to lessen the anxiety caused by unmet needs.

In Peplau's view, the person is an active, evolving individual whose behavior is driven by needs and the anxiety those needs generate. The nurse–patient relationship is a therapeutic process in which the person identifies needs, experiences and works through anxiety, and moves toward meeting those needs. The goal is to help reduce anxiety through interpersonal interaction, not to define the person as the nurse, the environment, or a fixed, unchanging entity. Thus the best description is someone who is an individual developing over time and continually striving to lessen the anxiety caused by unmet needs.