Browsing Masters Degrees (Psychology) by Title
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The Subjective Experience of Individuals Diagnosed with Schizophrenia in the Western Cape, South Africa
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2017-12)ENGLISH SUMMARY: Epidemiological research highlights the severity of the symptoms and outcomes associated with a diagnosis of schizophrenia; the burden of which is increasing substantially in many developing countries such ... -
The subjective experience of well-being : a comparison of South African individuals in early and late adulthood
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2012-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between age and the following subjective well-being (SWB) variables: global life satisfaction (as measured by the Satisfaction With Life Scale ... -
The subjective experiences and perceptions of care among depressed adolescents living with HIV attending a community adolescent HIV programme in Harare, Zimbabwe
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-12)Introduction: Studies in Zimbabwe and elsewhere have found that adolescents with HIV are at risk of depression. Depression has a disabling effect on adolescents’ quality of life, increases suicide risk and impacts on their ... -
Subjective psychosocial experiences of South African breast cancer patients receiving diagnosis and treatment
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2018-03)ENGLISH SUMMARY: The present study is an attempt to explore, describe, and interpretively understand the lived psychosocial experiences of individual breast cancer patients receiving diagnosis and treatment from a ... -
Subjective quality of life of the elderly affected by HIV/AIDS
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2016-03)This research study investigated the effects of HIV/AIDS on the subjective quality of life of elderly caregivers. The purpose of the research was to develop an in-depth understanding of how HIV/AIDS affects the subjective ... -
Suicide and bereavement : an interpretive study
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2007-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Suicide is the third leading cause of death of worldwide, and its social ramifications are far-reaching. Due to the stigma associated with suicide, as well as the unique emotional processes that occur ... -
Support systems and coping strategies used by South African children of divorce
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2009-03)Divorce is a stressful experience for ndividuals, especially children, who are still in the school age or adolescent development phase. It is often associated with loss, such as the loss of a parent in the home, and in ... -
Survivors' adjustment process to suicide in the nuclear family
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2001-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Suicide is currently one of the leading causes of death in many countries, and is still stigmatized to some extent in some cultures. As bereavement by suicide is a very difficult loss to adjust to, ... -
Taking the psychology of pregnancy seriously : implications for intervention : a review of the psychoanalytic literature
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2001)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Pregnancy has evolved from being predominantly understood as a medical phenomenon to what psychoanalytic theorists would regard as a holistic experience encompassing both physiological and psychological ... -
Television content related fears : preschoolers and their parents’ perceptions
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2005-12)The primary aim of the present study was to determine what the television content related fears of a sample of preschool children are and their parents’ perceptions thereof. The secondary aim was to establish whether ... -
Themes related to children living with HIV/AIDS
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2007-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This review examines themes related to children, especially children under the age of fifteen, living with HIV/Aids. For review purposes themes include defining children living with HIV/Aids as a ... -
“This dialogue thing”: an analysis of narratives of black and white women living in south africa engaged in sustained dialogue
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2019-04)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This research is based on a case study of a group of black and white women engaged in sustained dialogue to gain an intimate understanding of what happens in cross-racial dialogue within this group. The ... -
Toward assessing scientific thinking : a qualitative analysis of student reasoning among psychology undergraduates
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2011-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The effectiveness of a research methods course on the scientific thinking skills of a group of second year psychology students was recently reported on by Kagee, Allie and Lesch (2010). As part of this ... -
Towards identifying effective leaders : the validity of the wheel as indicator of effective leadership behaviour during organisational change
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2002-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: On the basis of a literature review regarding effective leadership, coping with change and the assessment of effective leadership and coping, this study investigated the use of The Wheel, a free-format, ... -
Towards justice and care : deconstructing stories of personhood and patienthood
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2002-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This assignment uses the theory of deconstruction to reflect on some discourses that underlie the practices of psychology and psychiatry. The language of the psychological professions is analysed in ... -
The transition into womanhood : a feminist, social constructivist analysis
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2005-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: To address the research question of how young women themselves experience the transition into womanhood, by looking at the articulated subjective experiences of young women involved in negotiating the ... -
Translation of the Rey Auditory Verbal Learning Test into IsiXhosa : its application and comparison to existing norms
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2003-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: In the present study the Rey Auditory Verbal Learning Test (RAVLT) is translated into IsiXhosa, applied in either English or IsiXhosa, and results are compared to the norms of Wiens, McMinn and Crossen ... -
Transpersonal practices as prevention intervention for burnout amongst HIV/AIDS coordinator teachers
(Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2010-03)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The impact of transpersonal psychology techniques presented in Capacitar workshops as a prevention intervention for burnout amongst HIV/Aids coordinator teachers has not been studied to date in South ... -
Trauma and the pathogenesis of OCD : a literature review
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2001-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is the most recognised mental disorder stemming from severe psychological trauma. One of the differential diagnoses of post-traumatic stress disorder, amongst others, ... -
Traumatic brain injury caregivers experiences : an exploratory study in the Western Cape
(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2014-12)ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Family caregivers play a large role in the lives of traumatic brain injury (TBI) survivors. This study explored the experiences of family members who care for TBI survivors in the Western Cape. Emphasis ...
