Energy field theory

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The energy field therapy or even the theory of single people is one of Martha E. Rogers in the 1970s in the United States developed nursing model . It belongs to the category of nursing outcome models and is particularly important as basic work for the development of nursing science . The theory is considered to be one of the foundations of the Therapeutic Touch .

Rogers brought together all the knowledge available at the time from the natural sciences and the humanities and combined them with the knowledge of nursing science at the time. The resulting theory Rogers called the theory of the unitary man (English Science of unitary man , later Science of unitary human being ). On this basis, Rogers designed the first undergraduate course in nursing in New York City . She published the theory under the title The theoretical foundations of care .

Crucial terms of the theory are derived from the field theory and the electrodynamic theory of Northrop, which says that every person has an electrical energy field. Albert Einstein's theory of relativity and the general system theory according to Ludwig von Bertalanffy were also relevant for the development of the theory . Rogers understood humans as an indivisible energy field and was more than the sum of its parts in its existence, its development and its suffering. This was not a new finding, but Rogers applied the theory to science, which is focused on humans and the environment (here care and medicine) and to the interaction between the energy fields of humans and the environment. The energy field theory was the basis and starting point of many other nursing scientists, for example Imogene King's general system theory or Rosemarie Rizzo-Parses Human Becoming .

The theory is criticized primarily because of the scientific knowledge that nurses need to understand the theory. It is often considered too abstract and incomprehensible and is viewed critically, especially in Europe , because of its proximity to esotericism .

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