Sister Calista Roy identified an adaptation model that characterizes the individual as being in constant interaction with a changing environment, therefore requiring adaptation. Which of the following identifies an adaptive mode listed in her theory?
A) Role function
B) Nutrition
C) Spirituality
D) Genetic makeup
Ans: A
: Roy identifies four adaptive modes, or ways in which a person adapts through: (1)
physiologic needs, (2) self-concept, (3) role function, and (4) interdependence relations.
Nutrition, spirituality, and genetic makeup are not discrete concepts within this theory.
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