A nurse states, "I don't understand why the Stuart Stress Adaptation Model uses both the health/illness and adaptation/maladaptation continua.". The best reply is:
a. "The more information that's contained within the model, the more realistically it represents life.".
b. "The model recognizes that nature is ordered as a social hierarchy from simple to complex. The health/illness continuum is a simple concept; the adaptation/maladaptation continuum is more complex.".
c. "To integrate the theory of four stages of psychiatric treatment, Stuart had to have a health/illness frame of reference. The adaptation/maladaptation continuum was necessary to complement the holistic framework.".
d. "The health/illness continuum reflects a medical world view, whereas the adaptation/maladaptation continuum is derived from nursing's world view. The two reflect the complementary nature of the nursing and medical models of practice.".
D
The correct option mimics the explanation provided by the author of the text.
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