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Lesson Plan Ip Theory
Lesson Plan Ip Theory
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Interpersonal Theory
Prerna Arora
Name of the student/teacher : Prerna Bhandari
Unit
Number of students : 5
Time:-
1 hr
Previous knowledge of group : The group is having very little knowledge about the topic
GENERAL OBJECTIVES
Teacher will able to learn an understand about the topic Interpersonal theory and will make sure students understand
every concepts .
SPECIFIC OBJECTIVE
At the end of the presentation the student will be able to
Sullivan’s Background
• Sullivan was born in 1892 in Norwich, New York
• the son of a poor working man and farmer
• He grew up isolated, and was a loner
• Obtained his MD at 25 from a small Chicago
medical school, then was a psychiatrist at a mental
hospital in Maryland
• He proposed interpersonal theory of personality.
• He explained the role of interpersonal
relationships and social experiences in shaping
personality.
• He also explained about the importance of current
life events to psychopathology.
Sullivan (1953) believed that individual behavior and
personality development are the direct result of
interpersonal Relationships and that personality
development is determined within the context of
interactions with other humans .
‡ Good Me
‡ Bad Me
‡ Not Me
power Lecture
Explain Sullivan’s point What are the stages of
stages of personality
Sullivan’s Stages of Personality Development
Sullivan described six stages of personality personality
development development ?
development :-
• Infancy: Birth to 18 Months
• Childhood: 18 Months to 6 Years
• Juvenile: 6 to 9 Years
• Preadolescence: 9 to 12 Year
• Early Adolescence: 12 to 14 Years
• Late Adolescence: 14 to 21 Years
Juvenile: 6 to 9 Years
• The major task of the juvenile stage is formation
of Satisfactory relationships within the peer
group. This is accomplished through the use of
competition, cooperation, and compromise.
Preadolescence: 9 to 12 Years
• The tasks of the preadolescence stage focus on
developing relationships with persons of the same
gender. One’s ability to collaborate with and
show love and affection for another person begins
at this stage.
Early Adolescence: 12 to 14 Years
• During early adolescence, the child is struggling
with developing a sense of identity, separate and
independent from the parents. The major task is
formation of satisfactory relationships with
members of the opposite gender. Sullivan saw the
emergence of lust in response to biological
changes as a major force occurring during this
period.
Explain relevance of
Interpersonal Theory to
Nursing
Relevance of Interpersonal Theory to Nursing Power Lecture cum
point discussion What is the relevance
Practice of Interpersonal theory
in nursing?
• The interpersonal theory has significant relevance
to nursing practice. Relationship development is a
major concept of this theory, and is also a major
psychiatric nursing intervention. Nurses develop
therapeutic relationships with clients in an effort
to help them generalize this ability to interact
successfully with others. With knowledge about
the behaviors associated with all levels of anxiety
and methods for alleviating anxiety, nurses can
help clients achieve interpersonal security and a
sense of well-being.
References:-
☻ T.C Mary .Essentials of psychiatric mental health
nursing. 4th ed. F.A Davis Company (2008).
☻ Sreevani R. A Guide to mental health and
psychiatric nursing.2nd ed. Jaypee Brothers , New
Delhi (2008).