Dorothy Johnson developed the Behavioral Systems Model in the 1940s. The model views the patient as a behavioral system composed of seven subsystems including attachment, dependency, ingestion, elimination, aggression, sexual, and achievement. The goal of nursing according to the BSM is to help patients maintain behaviors proportional to social demands and modify behaviors to support biological functions during illness. The nursing process in the BSM involves assessing patients' subsystem functions, diagnosing insufficiencies or discrepancies, planning interventions to restore balance, and evaluating subsystem balance.