Theory of Omission-Making a Case for Measurement of Care Behaviors

Theory of OmissionThe novelist Earnest Hemingway developed in his writing what he called the Iceberg theory, or what came to be known as the Theory of Omission, indicating that only the tip of the iceberg is seen in fictional writing leaving much left to be un-discovered about an individual or their motives (McCarthy, 2018). The same is true with psychology and human behavior and the only way to discover what is being omitted is through targeted psychological testing and studies (Guyon, 2018; Guyon, Falissard, et al., 2017). The ability to care is important for anyone in public service. Recognizing the importance of measuring the ability to care for caregiving professionals is vital (Douglas, 2010; Lynch et al., 2021, Wolf, et al., 1998).ReferencesDouglas, K. (2010). When Caring Stops, Staffing Doesn’t Matter. Nursing Economics, 29(3), 145-147.Guyon, H. (2018). The fallacy of the theoretical meaning of formative constructs.Frontiers in Psychology, 9, 179.Guyon, H., Falissard, B., and Kop, J. L. (2017). Modeling psychological attributes in psychology – an epistemological discussion: network analysis vs. latent variables. Frontiers in Psychology, 8 (798). doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2017.00798Lynch, K., Kalaitzake, M. & Crean, M (2021). Care and effective relations: Social justice and sociology. Sociallogical Review, 69(1), 53-71. https://doi.org/10.1177/0038026120952744McCarthy, E. (2018). In defense of Griswold V. Connecticut: Privacy, originalism, and the iceberg theory of omission. Willamette Law Review. 54(2). 335-370.Wolf, Z., Colahan, M., & Costello, A. (1998). Relationship between nurse caring andpatient satisfaction. Med-Surg Nursing, 7(2), 99-105.