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The theory explains that personalities are shaped by interpersonal relationships and social experiences. It states that all behavior aims to meet needs through interactions and reduce anxiety. People progress through six developmental stages from infancy to late adolescence, each with characteristic gratifications, significant others, interpersonal processes, and important learnings. The theory views personality as depending on relationships with others and recognizes developmental stages' importance. It suggests ways of interacting provide insights into mental health and disorders may stem from distressing relationships.

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Interpersonal Theory Presentation

The theory explains that personalities are shaped by interpersonal relationships and social experiences. It states that all behavior aims to meet needs through interactions and reduce anxiety. People progress through six developmental stages from infancy to late adolescence, each with characteristic gratifications, significant others, interpersonal processes, and important learnings. The theory views personality as depending on relationships with others and recognizes developmental stages' importance. It suggests ways of interacting provide insights into mental health and disorders may stem from distressing relationships.

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b. What is the Theory?

Explains the role of interpersonal


relationships and social experiences
in regards to the shaping of
personalities, as well as the
importance of life events to
psychopathology.
The theory further states that the
purpose of all behavior is to get
needs met through interpersonal
interactions and decrease or avoid
anxiety.
Tension Energy
Transformations
a potentiality for action that may or may not transform tensions into
be experienced in awareness. either covert or overt
behaviors and are
aimed at satisfying
needs and reducing
Needs Anxiety anxiety.

brought on by biological disruptive force that blocks


imbalance between a person the development of healthy
and the physiochemical interpersonal relations
environment

a. Interpersonal
General
b. Physiological

Zonal
Dynamisms
relatively consistent actions that characterize
a person throughout their lifetime

Related to specific Related to


body zones tensions

Disjunctive Malevolence

Isolating Lust

Intimacy
Conjunctive
Self-system
Malevolence
disjunctive dynamism of evil and
hatred, characterized by the feeling of
living among one’s enemies.
take the form of timidity,
mischievousness, cruelty, or other
kinds of asocial or antisocial behavior.
Lust
an isolating tendency, requiring no
other person for its satisfaction.
Especially powerful dynamism during
adolescence
Hinders an intimate relationship, as it
is easily confused with sexual
attraction.
Intimacy
Grows out of the earlier need for
tenderness but is more specific and
involves a close interpersonal
relationship between two people who
are more or less of equal status.

Self-system
A consistent pattern of behaviors
that maintains people’s interpersonal
security by protecting them from
anxiety.
c. Structure of the Model

Infancy (Birth-18 months)


Childhood (18 mo-6 yrs)
Six
Developmental Juvenile (6-9 yrs)
Stages Preadolescence (9-12 yrs)
(Epochs)
Early Adolescence (12-14 yrs)
Late Adolescence (14-21 yrs)
c. Structure of the Model

Infancy (Birth-18 months)


Characteristic
Gratification of needs
Significant other
Mothering one
Interpersonal process
Tenderness
Important Learnings
Good and Bad
c. Structure of the Model

Childhood (18 mo-6 yrs)


Characteristic
Delayed gratification
Significant other
Parents
Interpersonal process
Protect security through imaginary
playmates
Important Learnings
Syntaxic language
c. Structure of the Model

Juvenile (6-9 yrs)


Characteristic
Formation of peer group
Significant other
Playmates
Interpersonal process
Orientation toward living in the world
with peers
Important Learnings
Competition, Compromise,
Cooperation
c. Structure of the Model

Preadolescence (9-12 yrs)


Characteristic
Developing relationships within same
gender
Significant other
Single chum
Interpersonal process
Intimacy
Important Learnings
Affection and Respect
c. Structure of the Model

Early Adolescence (12-14 yrs)


Characteristic
Identity
Significant other
Several chums
Interpersonal process
Intimacy and Lust
Important Learnings
Balance and Security Operations
c. Structure of the Model

Late Adolescence (14-21 yrs)


Characteristic
Forming lasting, intimate relationships
Significant other
Lover
Interpersonal process
Fusion of intimacy and lust
Important Learnings
Discovery of the self and the world
Personifications

Helps people comprehend themselves and the world


around them.
Systems that combat anxiety, also the cause of anxiety.
Personification Types:
"Good Me" - This is what people like about themselves.
"Bad Me" - Characteristics that people dislike about themselves.
"Not Me" - Unknown and repressed aspects of the people.
d. Basic Premise and Assumptions

Assumes that personality


depends on the
relationship one has
developed with others.
Recognizes the
importance of
developmental stages in
an individual.
Theory in View of Metaparadigms

Person Environment Health Nursing


People exist only People Suggests that the way The nurse serves as
in relation to other develop their people interact with a participant
people and have personality others observer, becoming
as many within a social could provide valuable part of an
personalities as context. clues into their mental interpersonal, face-
they have health and that mental to-face
interpersonal health disorders may stem relationship with the
relationships. from distressing patient.
interpersonal interactions.

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