Theses and Dissertations (Psychology): Recent submissions

  • The effects of supplementary multivitamins on stress 
    Southgate, H. M. A. (Hilary Mildred Annette) (1998-11)
    This study was undertaken with the objective of assessing whether the ingestion of a Multivitamin Complex with Calcium and Magnesium would be efficacious in reducing stress. Tlrree hundred subjects who were suffering ...
  • Unexpected death of a child : a constructivist approach 
    Slom, R. L. (Roxane Lecia) (1998-10)
    This thesis explores mothers' reactions to, and methods of dealing with, the sudden death of a child, using a constructivist approach. The study focusses on the meanings that mothers construe in relation to the sudden death ...
  • A heuristic study of the meaning of suffering among holocaust survivors 
    Shantall, Hester Maria (1996-06)
    Is there meaning in suffering or ts suffering only a soul-destroying experience from which nothing positive can emerge? In seeking to answer this question, a heuristic study was made of the experiences and views of the ...
  • Theory and intuition in psychotherapy 
    Shirley, Derek William (1998-01)
    This study is an account of the development of a personal, intuitive epistemology for psychotherapy, and an exploration of some possible implications thereof for a general professional epistemology. Initial analysis of the ...
  • The early adult life structure of urban black men 
    Segal, Robert Daniel (1996-06)
    The purpose of this study is to provide a groundwork for the understanding of the psychosocial development of black South African men. This need stems from the limitation of current models of psychosocial development, ...
  • Illness experience and brain damage : a narrative window on stroke and Alzheimer's disease 
    Scrooby, Caroline (1994-01)
    In recent years, the move toward a more holistic perspective in health care has led to social scientists investigating psychosocial factors in chronic illness, such as the different languages used by health professionals ...
  • Nonverbal behaviour in the process of the therapeutic interview : an ecosystemic perspective 
    Scott, Sybil (1996-11)
    Communication can be divied into two broad areas namely, the verbal and nonverbal levels. While attention has been paid to nonverbal communication in the literature, few studies address the nonverbal communication ...
  • Terapeutiese waarde van visueel-perseptuele skoling en die invloed daarvan op skolastiese prestasie. 
    Schoeman, Olivier Johannes (1994-01)
    Die waarde van visueel-perseptuele skoling of terapie vir visueel-perseptueel gestremde leerlinge as 'n subgroep van leergestremdheid, is reeds vir dekades 'n omstrede aangeleentheid. Hierdie omstredenheid is ondersoek aan ...
  • 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 ...

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