Question

Compare and contrast the interpersonal theories of Hildegard Peplau’s and Harry Sullivan and the impact on psychiatric mental health nursing.

Answer 1

Hildegard peplau Theory:it suggests that nursing can be defined interpersonal ,therapeutic process that takes place when professionals, specially like nurses engage in therapeutic relationships with people seeking for health services.

She is known by 'mother of psychiatric nursing'.

Harry Sullivan's concept:theory emphasizes the importance of various developmental stages like infancy, childhood, preadolescence, early adolescence, late adolescence, and adulthood, Tensions.

In this theory, a pattern of energy transformation that characterizes an individual's interpersonal relations can be depicted.it is used to depict the purpose of interpersonal relationship of patients to met his or her needs.