Department of Psychology: Recent submissions

  • The Experience of provocation in psychotherapy : a co-created description 
    Roper, Leon Albert (2000-06)
    As some criticism and hesitations have been expressed with regard to the implementation of provocation in psychotherapy, this study aimed to explore the experiences of clients and a therapist who participated in provocative ...
  • Psychological aspects of the premenstrual syndrome 
    Rose, Cynthia Beulah (1992-12)
    The aim of the study was to assess specific psychological aspects of the premenstrual syndrome, such as stress, attitudes towards menstruation, and past history of psychosomatic illnesses. Thirteen PMS subjects, were ...
  • Early onset Anorexia Nervosa 
    Rose, Cynthia Beulah (1998-06)
    Two consecutive referrals of early onset (symptom onset at 11 years) anorexia nervosa (restricting sub-type) to an inpatient eating disorders unit in a psychiatric hospital, will be described. Within both cases, there was ...
  • Social support and depression in women : a constructivist approach 
    Rapmund, Valerie Joan (1996-11)
    The purpose of this study is to tell the story around the roles of relationships in the world of depressed women. The epistemological framework of this study is constructivism. This study involved a series of in-depth ...
  • A theoretical exploration of the concepts transference and countertransference from a psychodynamic, an interpersonal and a cybernetic point of view 
    Rebelo, Ethelwyn (1992-09)
    The aim of this study is to explicate the concepts transference and countertransference from the psychoanalytic, interpersonal and cybernetic perspectives. Commonalities and differences in definition are described. The ...
  • Chronic headache : an ecosystemic exploration 
    Rawsthorne, Julie Karen (1998-12)
    Chronic headache may be the most frequently reported somatic symptom, yet it puzzles health experts and poses a considerable treatment challenge. It was suggested that this is because conventional views of headache, ...
  • Enhancing students' personal resources through narrative 
    Rapmund, Valerie Joan (2000-08)
    The Student Self-Empowerment and Enrichment Programme (SSEEP), formed a resourceful context for this study, which was action-oriented and experience-based. The aim of the SSEEP was to disseminate knowledge, and to create ...
  • Deconstructing dominant stepfamily narratives : freeing silent voices 
    Amoore, Neil John. (1997-12)
    Stepfamilies are shown by existing research as having multiple problems unique to this type of family, some of which include role ambiguity, role strain, role captivity, increased stress and adjustment problems in ...
  • Individuele- en huweliksaanpassing van die nierpasiënt 
    Bredekamp, Rosa (2001-06)
    Psigonefrologie behels die studie von psigologiese faktore wat 'n rot speel by eindstadiumnierversaking. Nierversaking word beskou as 'n lewensbedreigende siekte, wat die lewensverwogting von die pasient verkort indien ...
  • Childhood leukaemia : family patterns over time 
    Pradhuman, Rheola Gillian (2000-11)
    An overview of the existing body of knowledge on the most widely researched areas of childhood leukaemia was presented and it was argued that a conceptual shift is required to achieve a more comprehensive understanding of ...
  • Forced intimacy : the experiences of sexually victimized prisoners 
    Prince, Craig (1994-11)
    Total institutions' (which include prisons) unique context prescribes "confinement" of inmates. Coping mechanisms applied "outside" (especially the ability to create distance from stressful events) is thus ineffective. Another ...
  • Underachievement in schools : an ecosystemic approach 
    Boulle, Robert Joseph (1995-11)
    Over the years, extensive research has been conducted in the field of underachievement. Many solutions to the problem have been put forward, none of these proposals universally addressing the problem. The present ...
  • To intervene or not to intervene : reflections of a family therapy trainee 
    Boulle, Janine Evelyn (1996-11-30)
    This dissertation intends describing and understanding my development as a therapist over a two year period. The question which prompted the research is to what extent the therapist directs change within the therapeutic ...
  • The effect of organisational design on group cohesiveness, power utilization and organisational climate 
    Peterson, William (1995-11)
    Modern organisations are facing many challenges that are threatening their survival. These challenges come in the form of social, political, economic and rapid ongoing technological change. As organisations search for ...
  • Narratives of incest 
    Papaikonomou, Natascia (1999-06)
    Incest is described by various models focusing on different factors ranging from pathology to descriptions of the ecosystem in which it takes place. This research presents a theoretical and practical ...
  • Exploring stories of coping with childhood cancer in a support group for parents 
    Papaikonomou, Maria (2001-06)
    This study examines through autoethnographic inquiry my research journey in the world of childhood cancer. The unfolding research experience eventually led to the focus of this investigation which is exploring stories of ...
  • Therapists and sense of self : themes of loss 
    Oosthuizen, C. J. (Corinne Julienne) (1997-06)
    This study constitutes an exploration of the role of the experience of loss in the social processes of meaningmaking - regarding self, other and the world - especially as it applies to therapists. Traditionally a focus on ...
  • A contextual approach to post-shooting trauma in the South African Police Services 
    Nel, Juan Adriaan (1994-10)
    In this article post-shooting trauma is utilized as an arbitrary punctuation to indicate how police officers communicate their distress during this period of rapid transition in South Africa. It is argued that the ...
  • Creative maps for training systemic psychotherapists 
    Nel, Pieter Willem (1992-08)
    In this study psychotherapy training is described from a new epistemological perspective. This perspective, based upon new science and physics and Batesonian evolution, embodies elements of holism, reciprocity, circularity ...
  • Etnisiteit in 'n oorgangsperiode : 'n sociaal-sielkundige studie 
    Bornman, Elirea (1995-06)
    Die studie fokus op etnisiteit gedurende die oorgang na 'n nuwe politieke bedeling in Suid-Afrika. Op teoretiese vlak is aandag gegee aan ideologiese strominge; dimensies van etnisiteit; die omskrywing van etnisiteit en ...

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