Browsing Doctoral Degrees (Psychology) by Title
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HIV prevention issues for deaf and hard of hearing adolescents : views of parents, teachers, adolescents and organizations serving the deaf community
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2012-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Disabled adolescents are vulnerable to HIV infection particularly in countries like South Africa which has one of the largest HIV epidemics in the world. Like able-bodied adolescents, adolescents with ... -
HIV/AIDS and disability : an exploration of organizations' responses to HIV/AIDS as it affects people with disabilities
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2008-03)HIV/AIDS has emerged as one of the biggest epidemics in modern human history, and is perhaps the most researched and written about epidemic. Southern Africa is at the epicentre of the global HIV/AIDS epidemic, with almost ... -
Human occupation in the context of chronic poverty and psychiatric disability
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2009-12)ABSTRACT: This study, within the fields of occupational therapy and occupational science, describes the occupations of isiXhosa-speaking individuals with longstanding histories of mental illness living in chronic poverty. ... -
The identification of resilience in, and the development of a corresponding intervention programme for families with a parent living with major depressive disorder
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2009-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Major Depressive Disorder is a prevalent psychiatric illness that poses critical risk factors to families. Risk factors associated with depression are widely researched, but limited South African and ... -
Identity and community psychology : a study of psychologists and trainees in the Western Cape
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2008-03)The literature in psychology repeatedly hints at identity representation as important in transforming the discipline of psychology in contemporary South Africa. It simultaneously names curriculum, race and gender as areas ... -
The illness experience of HIV-infected low-income Coloured mothers in the Winelands region : theoretical and practical implications
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2006-03)Statistics show that young, heterosexual, low-income women are the fastest growing HIVinfected population in South Africa and in the rest of the world. Despite the rapidly growing numbers of women with HIV (human ... -
The impact of a career development programme on the career self-efficacy and academic motivation of grade 11 learners from diverse socio-economic backgrounds
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2015-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT : This study was borne out of an attempt to alleviate and heighten awareness of the problems experienced by South African youth in making effective, informed career decisions. A career development programme, ... -
The impact of an interim protection order (Domestic Violence Act 116 of 1998) on the victims of domestic violence
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2007-03)Domestic violence is a serious social problem, both in Southern Africa, as well as globally. From March 2003 to February 2004 a total of 27 071 men and women were assisted by Mosaic to apply for Interim Protection Orders ... -
Impact of stress and burnout interventions on educators in high-risk secondary schools
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study focused on the plight of teachers in the challenging traumatic context of high-risk schools on the Cape Flats, Western Cape, South Africa. Study aims were to measure the stress and burnout of ... -
The implementation of a model for the rehabilitation of sports injuries
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2000-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The present study was undertaken with the aim of developing and implementing a model for the rehabilitation of sports injuries. Injury is, without a doubt, one of the most significant obstacles to athletic ... -
Indigenous and faith healing for mental disorders : an exploratory study of healers in Accra, Ghana
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Mental health care in Ghana is not limited to biomedical care. A large number of service users are believed to utilise non-biomedical avenues in the pathway to health seeking. These non-biomedical ... -
Inside the black box of a successful parent-infant intervention in a South African informal settlement : mothers' and counsellors’ accounts of the process
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2009-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Extensive research over the past 30 years has shown that reliable, sensitive, responsive and empathic care of the infant by the mother or mother-substitute in the early months facilitates the development ... -
Interpreting within a South African psychiatric hospital : a detailed account of what happens in practice
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2013-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: It is more than 18 years since South Africa became a democratic country. However, many South Africans are still discriminated against when accessing state services, such as healthcare services (Drennan, ... -
"It’s hard work to be a girl" : Adolescent girls’ experiences of girlhood in three low-income communities in South Africa
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2015-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT : Gender plays a pivotal role in every aspect of our lives. It influences our behaviour and how we are treated, and is a critical driver of development, mental health and well-being. Since 1994, South ... -
Die kleurling-jeugoortreder : 'n psigodiagnostiese ondersoek
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 1966) -
Kognitiewe terapie en blootstelling in die behandeling van sosiale fobie
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2000-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The objective of this study was to investigate and compare the effectiveness of a combined exposure and cognitive restructuring programme versus exposure only in the treatment of social phobia. The 44 ... -
Kognitiewe terapie en hipnose in die behandeling van sosiale fobie
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2001-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Cognitive-behaviour therapy is criticised for focusing almost exclusively on strategic cognitive processing and for not attending sufficiently to non-verbal, automatic thoughts. Combining hypnosis with ... -
The lived experiences of higher education for students with a visual impairment : a phenomenological study at two universities in the Western Cape, South Africa
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2015-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Introduction: In the last two decades there has been an increase in the numbers of visually impaired students accessing universities in South Africa. However, very few studies have documented the experiences ... -
The management of family routines by single, Xhosa-speaking mothers with young children
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY: The majority (40%) of South African children are raised by single mothers. Single mothers often deal with a unique combination of social and economic stressors, putting them and their children at greater ... -
A mixed-methods analysis of black adolescents’ vocational identity status and career adaptability competencies in a south african township
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: A critical standpoint is taken in the present research study to explore the extent to which key career constructs, such as career adaptability and vocational identity, may manifest differently in a ...
