Browsing Doctoral Degrees (Psychology) by Title
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Barriers to and facilitators of paediatric adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) amongst children younger than five years in rural South Africa
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2015-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT : In the context of the limited availability of antiretroviral drugs for young children and the emergence of drug resistance, excellent adherence is required to achieve an undetectable viral load (VL) and ... -
Beyond vicarious trauma: exploring adversarial growth in a sample of South African paramedics
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2017-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY: This qualitative study firstly explores the strategies that a sample of South African emergency medical care (EMC) practitioners, or paramedics, employ to cope with the vicarious trauma (VT) they are ... -
Breast cancer stories : exploring the multimodal narratives of twelve South African women with recurrent disease
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University., 2020-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Breast cancer is a major global health burden. While advances in the detection and treatment of breast cancer have improved survival rates, a considerable proportion of women with breast cancer will ... -
Caring for caregivers : developing a psychodynamic understanding of a process of staff support for primary health care workers
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2005-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The South African primary health care (PHC)system is in a period of transition. This, and the growing HIV epidemic, place tremendous strain on PHCworkers in public health services. Staff morale is low ... -
Common mental and substance use disorders among people seeking HIV testing
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2017-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY: The baseline prevalence of common mental disorders (CMDs) and symptoms of distress, depression, anxiety and hazardous alcohol use prior to the receipt of a HIV diagnosis is unknown. The primary aim of ... -
The communicative participation of adults with cerebral palsy
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Conducted within a critical disability studies framework, this study explored the experience of communicative participation by adults with cerebral palsy who live with severe communication impairments. ... -
Conceptualising psycho-emotional aspects of disablist discrimination and impairment : towards a psychoanalytically informed disability studies
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2009-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Since the 1970s, the international disability movement has galvanised around the "social model" of disability, as an adversarial response to traditional, individualising "medical" accounts of disablement. ... -
The construction and validation of a health-related quality of life measure for women with endometriosis
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2017-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY: The purpose of this study was to construct and validate a health-related quality of life (HRQOL) measure for patients with endometriosis. The study employed an exploratory, sequential mixed methods ... -
The construction of intimacy in heterosexual, longterm relationships in a South African farmworker community
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Current mainstream theories of intimacy were derived from studies with primarily White, middle class participants living in developed countries. However, as social contexts shape people’s definitions, ... -
Constructions of masculinity, sexuality and risky sexual practices of male soldiers
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2006-03)The spread of HIV/AIDS in South Africa has continued in spite of initiatives by government and numerous concerned community-based and non-governmental organisations to contain the pandemic. Hegemonic masculinity and ... -
Coping with destructive leadership behaviour: A qualitative study of nonphysical abuse in South African companies
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2019-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Whereas there tends to be a research focus on positive and constructive leadership, the investigation of negative or destructive leadership behaviour receives less attention. Further, with the focus of ... -
Culture and child sexual abuse : a case study of the Krobo Municipality, Eastern region of Ghana
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: To address problems of child sexual abuse (CSA), it is important to study the cultural norms of the people it affects. To date, sub-Saharan Africa is marked as one of the worst affected regions. Yet, ... -
Depression among pregnant women testing for HIV in rural South Africa
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2011-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Pregnancy is a vulnerable time in settings such as sub-Saharan Africa, and is associated with exposure to a multitude of physiological, social and psychological risks. High HIV prevalence, and the fact ... -
The development and assessment of a family resilience-enhancement programme
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2010-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: A probe into resilience research has revealed that psychologists have taken on the role of “keepers of the crypt”, where our attained knowledge has been “entombed” by virtue of our reluctance to allow ... -
The development and evaluation of a pilot school-based programme for prevention of HIV/AIDS among visually impaired and blind South African adolescents
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2007-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The aim of this study was to develop a HIV intervention programme tailored for South African adolescents with visual impairments. A further aim was to pilot and evaluate this tailored programme. This ... -
Development, implementation and evaluation of a Cognitive Behavioural Therapy based intervention programme for the management of anxiety symptoms in South African children with visual impairments
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Anxiety is the most common psychological problem reported by children and adolescents. Anxiety is even more common in children with visual impairments. If anxiety symptoms occur and are left untreated, ... -
Die identifisering, beskrywing en riglyne vir die ontwikkeling van veerkragtigheidskenmerke in gesinne waarvan ʼn ouer alkohol misbruik: ʼn gesinsperspektief
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT : Alcohol abuse is a major problem worldwide and in South Africa which not only affects individuals, but families and communities as well. In South Africa, the Western Cape is the province with the highest ... -
Disability employment attitudes and practices in South African companies : a survey and case studies
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Persons with disabilities (PWDs) remain under-represented in South African (SA) companies. Negative attitudes and ignorance of employers may contribute towards unemployment of PWDs, as can inadequate ... -
“Does the doctor think I’m Crazy?”: Stories of low-income Cape Town women receiving a diagnosis of somatic symptom disorder and their subsequent referral to psychological services
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2015-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT : Within the health system there is a group of patients who appear destined to remain at the borderline between medicine and mental health. They fail to fit into either discipline with any degree of comfort ... -
Die effek van 'n troeteldier-ondersteunde leesprogram op die leesvaardighede van graad 3-kinders in 'n Wes-Kaapse laerskool
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Reading problems have become a worldwide phenomenon, even in a first world country like America. Literacy figures in South Africa are even worse. Results of the PIRLS study indicated that the reading ...
