Literature According to Creswell

CONCEPT ANALYSIS 1
Concept Analysis
Name of the Student
Name of the University
Author Note

CONCEPT ANALYSIS 2
Concept Analyis of “Therapeutic Relationship”
Introduction
The term concept analysis can be stated as the splitting up of a broader concept into smaller,
simpler elements which helps to promote clarity as well as provide better understanding of
the concept. The main purpose of the concept analysis is to explain ambigious concepts in a
theory along with proposing a specific operational definition which reflects its theoretical
base. It is an systematized method of originating a concept hierarchy or proper ontology from
a group of objects and their properties(Abdolrahimi et al, 2017).
Review of literature
According to Creswell (2005), a literature review “is a written summary of journal articles,
books and other documents that describes the past and current state of information, organizes
the literature into topics and documents a need for a proposed study”. It is the demonstration
of what other researchers have already written on a particular subject. Toracco (2005) defines
literature review as “ a non-experimental design in which the researchers critique, summarize
and make conclusions about a subject matter through systematic search”.
The term therapeutic relationship can be broken down into two simpler terms: “therapeutic”
and “relationship”
The Cambridge dictionary defined the term therapeutic as (1) causing someone to feel more
happier, more relaxed and more healthy (2) having a healing effect, tending to make a person
healthier. The Cambride dictionary defined relationship as (1) the way two things remain
connected (2) a close friendship between two people. The Merrium-Webster dictionary
defined therapeutic as (1) something which is related to the treatment of disease or disorders

CONCEPT ANALYSIS 3
by remedial methods or agents (2) having a beneficial effect on the body or mind (3)
producing a useful or favourable result or effect. It defined relationship as (1) the state or
being related or inter-related (2) the relation connecting or binding participants in a
relationship. According to the Collins dictionary, the term therapeutic means (1) something
that helps in relaxing or to feel better or a situation that makes one happy (2) serving or
performed to maintain health (3) to heal or cure something. It defines the term relationship
means (1) mutual dealings, connection or feelings that exists between two parties or people
(2) attachment or association between people.
Related concepts
The related concept which is close to the term “therapeutic” is healing. According to the
Cambridge dictionary, healing means (1) the process of becoming well again (2) a process by
which a bad or painful situation comes to an end. The Merrium-webster dictionary defines
healing as (1) to make free from injury or disease (2) to restore health (3) to restore original
purity or integrity.
The related concept which are close to the term “relationship” is connection. The Collins
dictionary defines connection as (1) the state of being related to someone or something (2)
the act of joining or being joined. The Merrium-webster defines connection as contextual
relation or association.
Defining attributes
The attribute of the term Therapeutic is “restorative”. The therapeutic medicines help in
restoring the original health condition of an individual and promote well-being. The
Cambridge dictionary defines the term restorative as something that makes one feel better,
restore their energy. The Collins dictionary defines restorative as something which tends to
revive health or spirit.