A Framework of Caring Interaction by a Network Model of Client's Concepts Based on a Nursing Theory and Naive Psychological Approaches

A framework of "caringin teraction" via network model representation of client's concepts on a Nursing Theory and Naive Psychological approaches is introduced. The main gist in this research is a sophisticated network organization of various messages from clients and pieces of knowledge in the related field some of which may be issued from the persons who care them. As the bases of this network modeling, a famous theory of nursing, the Roy Adaptation model, and also Heider's theory of Perceptual Balance based on his Naive Psychology are introduced. Heider's theory provides us with a method to analyze the perceptual consistencies ("perceptual balance") among the messages and the pieces of knowledge. This analysis is carried out by detecting these inconsistencies involved in the network model, where the detection can be done automatically. These inconsistencies are then related to various "modes of caringin teraction" via the Roy Adaptation model of nursing. Hence, this network model is expected as an agent framework which provides us with an effective way of "caring interaction".