Hildegard Peplau. Peplau was born in 1909 in Pennsylvania. She saw the devastating effects of the flu epidemic in 1918, which greatly influenced how she understood how illness and death impacted families. Peplau graduated from the Pottstown, Pennsylvania School of Nursing in 1931 and worked as a staff nurse in Pennsylvania and New York City. She earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Interpersonal Psychology in 1943. She then earned her Master’s and Doctoral degree’s from Teacher’s College, Columbia University, and was certified in psychoanalysis at the William Alanson White Institution of New York City. Peplau died on March 17, 1999 (Petiprin, 2016, para. 1-2).
Hildegard Peplau had an interest in psychology and studied at Chestnut Lodge, a private psychiatric facility, this led to Peplau’s lifelong work, which extended Harry Stack Sullivan’s interpersonal theory to be used in the nursing field. Peplau ’s Theory of Interpersonal Relationships was published in 1952, and again in 1968, this became the foundation for psychiatric nursing. The four components of the theory are: person, which is a developing organism that tries to …show more content…
It emphasizes helping people reclaim the personal story of mental distress, by recovering their voice. By using their own language, metaphors and personal story of mental distress, by recovering their voice. By using their own language, metaphors, and personal stories people begin to express something of the meaning of their lives. This is the first step towards helping recover control over their lives” (Petiprin, 2016, para. 2). Barker’s theory provides a practice framework for analyzing the patient’s need for nursing and allows for the foundation of individually- tailored care plans. The theory states that an individual’s mental well-being is dependent on her individual life experiences, including her sense of self, perceptions, thoughts, and
Hildegard Peplau had an interest in psychology and studied at Chestnut Lodge, a private psychiatric facility, this led to Peplau’s lifelong work, which extended Harry Stack Sullivan’s interpersonal theory to be used in the nursing field. Peplau ’s Theory of Interpersonal Relationships was published in 1952, and again in 1968, this became the foundation for psychiatric nursing. The four components of the theory are: person, which is a developing organism that tries to …show more content…
It emphasizes helping people reclaim the personal story of mental distress, by recovering their voice. By using their own language, metaphors and personal story of mental distress, by recovering their voice. By using their own language, metaphors, and personal stories people begin to express something of the meaning of their lives. This is the first step towards helping recover control over their lives” (Petiprin, 2016, para. 2). Barker’s theory provides a practice framework for analyzing the patient’s need for nursing and allows for the foundation of individually- tailored care plans. The theory states that an individual’s mental well-being is dependent on her individual life experiences, including her sense of self, perceptions, thoughts, and