Nursing Theory Paper

The role of driving force is to push someone to a desired direction to cause change to take place. The driving force actualizes the patient to act in a desired manner and direction which is intended leading to a shift in the equilibrium to cause change. On the other hand, restraining forces counters the driving forces to hinder the change hence forcing the patient to reciprocate to an opposite direction. Restraining forces like driving forces, causes a shift in the equilibrium although this type of force causes the patient to change in the opposite direction (Shirey, 2013). Equilibrium on the other hand, is a state where restraining forces balances the driving forces leading to no change on the patient. The equilibrium state can be lowered …show more content…
The individual’s strains of resistance and conformity should be overpowered by the patient. There are three methods which can effect realization and achievement of unfreezing. First method is increasing the driving forces which direct the patient’s current behavior from the existing status quo or situation. By increasing the driving forces, the equilibrium changes by increasing, hence, initialize the process of the desired change in the patient’s behavior. Second method is decreasing the restraining forces which negatively affect the movement of the patient behavior from the current state of the equilibrium (Lewin, 2013). When the restraining forces are decreased, the action encourages the driving force to effect the desired change in the patient. The third method of attaining the unfreezing is identifying a combination which balances the effects of restraining forces and the driving forces (Shirey, 2013). The third method should ensure that the restraining forces should not exceed the driving forces since increasing the restraining forces pushes the change to the opposite and undesired