title: [Searching for the biological roots of self-care and care behavior. 1. The evolutional importance of self-care and care].
abstract: In search of biological roots for self-care and for caring behavior. Part 1: Evolution and the significance of self-care and of care. Care and self-care are not exclusively human activities. They occur widely in the animal kingdom, in the form of hygiene related and pro-social behaviour. This has fundamental evolutionary significance. Examples of caring among animals will be used to point out the existence of biological roots for human caring behaviour. Self-care and care can, theoretically, be classified within the concept of self-preservation, largely congruent with nursing theories and models and with relevant research. The possibility therefore exists to develop interdisciplinary research programmes with a view to gaining biological insights about the origins and the meaning of caring behaviour. This will help to understand that the human body is a medium for expression and interaction in the context of nursing.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wiese
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001522:Behavior, Animal; D005075:Biological Evolution; D004645:Empathy; D006801:Humans; D016294:Models, Nursing; D010687:Philosophy, Nursing; D012648:Self Care
vernacular_title: Auf der Suche nach den biologischen Wurzeln des Selbstpflege- und Pflegeverhaltens. 1. Teil: Die evolutionäre Bedeutung von Selbstpflege und Pflege.