A powerpoint presentation of Concept of Man by: Paolo Zabat, RN

2. CONCEPT OF MAN
 To understand the meaning of
PHC, one should understand first
the concept of Man.
 Remember: The concept of man
provides us clue on how are we
going to provide a PHC that is
individualized, holistic and quality
care.

3. MAN
 It is an individual human.
 A man belonging to a particular category
(as by birth, residence, membership, or
occupation).
 A bipedal primate mammal (Homo
sapiens) that is anatomically related to
the
great
apes
but
distinguished
especially by notable development of the
brain with a resultant capacity for
articulate
speech
and
abstract
reasoning, is usually considered to form
a variable number of freely interbreeding
races,
and
is
the
sole
living
representative of the hominid family.

4. INDIVIDUAL HEALTH
Dimensions of individuality
include the
Person’s Total
Character,
Self-identity
and Perceptions.

5. INDIVIDUAL HEALTH
 Person’s total character encompasses behaviors,
emotional state, attitudes, values, motives,
abilities, habits and appearances.
 Person’s self-identity encompasses perception of
self as a separate and distinct entity alone and in
interactions with others.
 Person’s perceptions encompass the way the
person interprets the environment or situation,
directly affecting how he or she thinks, feels, and
acts in any given situation.

6. CONCEPT OF INDIVIDUALITY
 Each individual is a unique being who is different
from every other human being, with a different
combination of genetics, life experiences, and
environmental interactions.
 When providing care, we need to focus on the client
within both a total care and an individualized care
context.

7. 4 ATTRIBUTES OF HUMAN BEING
1. The capacity to think or
conceptualize on the abstract
level
2. Family formation
3. The tendency to seek and
maintain territory
4. The ability to use verbal
symbols as language, a means
of developing and maintaining
culture.

8. 14 FUNDAMENTAL NEEDS OF MAN
1. Breath
2. Food and drink
3. Elimination
4. Move and maintain posture
5. Sleep and rest
6. Clothing
7. Maintaining internal environment
8. Keeping self clean
9. Avoiding Danger
10. Communication
11. Worship
12. Work
13. Play
14. Learn
- Virginia Hender son, Nursing Theorist

9. MASLOW’S HIERARCHY OF BASIC
HUMAN NEEDS
Self -Actualization
Self- Esteem
Love and Belongingness
Safety and Security
Physiologic Needs

10. MASLOW’S HIERARCHY OF BASIC
HUMAN NEEDS

11. CHARACTERISTICS OF BASIC HUMAN
NEEDS
 All people have the same basic needs; however, each
person’s needs and reactions to those needs are
influenced by the culture with which the person
identifies.
1. People meet their own needs relative to their own
priorities.
2. Although basic needs generally must be met, some
needs can be deferred.
3. Failure to meet needs results in one or more
homeostatic imbalances, which can eventually result
in illness.
4. A need can make itself felt by either external or
internal stimuli.
5. A person who perceives a need can respond in several
ways to meet it.
6. Needs are interrelated.

12. MASLOW’S CHARACTERISTICS OF A
SELF- ACTUALIZED PERSON
 Is realistic, sees life clearly and objective about
owns observation
 Judge people correctly
 Has a superior perception, more decisive
 Has a clear notion on what is right and wrong
 Is usually accurate in predicting future events
 Understand art, music, politics and philosophy
 Possesses humility, listen to others carefully
 Is dedicated to some work, task, duty or vocation
 Highly creative, flexible, spontaneous, courageous
and willing to make mistakes

13. MASLOW’S CHARACTERISTICS OF A
SELF- ACTUALIZED PERSON
 Open to new ideas
 Is self-confident and has self-respect
 Has a low degree of self-conflict, personality is
integrated
 Respects self, does not need fame, possesses a
feeling of self control
 Is highly independent, desires privacy
 Can appear remote and detached
 Is friendly, loving and governed more by inner
directives than by society

14. MASLOW’S CHARACTERISTICS OF A
SELF- ACTUALIZED PERSON
 Can make decisions contrary to popular opinion
 Is problem-centered rather than self-centered
 Accepts the world what it is.

15. To enjoy good health, to bring true happiness to one's family, to
bring peace to all, one must first discipline and control one's
own mind. If a man can control his mind he can find the way to
Enlightenment, and all wisdom and virtue will naturally come to
him.
- Buddha