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  • 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, ...
  • 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 ...
  • Eating burnt toast : the lived experiences of female breadwinners in South Africa 
    Parry, Bianca Rochelle (2014-11)
    In modern South African society, many women have overcome traditional notions of gender by becoming breadwinners in their homes and providing primary financial support for their families. Employing a Phenomenological ...
  • Ecologies of violence: implications for theory and practice 
    Pera, Linda Paula (2009-08-25)
    This postmodern dissertation examines three individual experiences of violence in South Africa, using the qualitative research method of heuristics. Using social constructionism as a lens for viewing the phenomenon, violence ...
  • The ecology of stress in work-related human systems 
    Jacobson, Julia Dienes (1994-06)
    Individual distress in the work-place has been cited as the cause of enormous loss of productivity and income, and has therefore attracted much attention from researchers and therapists alike. However, an extensive ...
  • Economic Inequality Is Linked to Biased Self-Perception 
    Loughnan, Steve; Kuppens, Peter; Allik, Jueri; Balazs, Katalin; de Lemus, Soledad; Dumont, Kitty; Gargurevich, Rafael; Hidegkuti, Istvan; Leinder, Bernhard; Matos, Lennia; Park, Jooha; Realo, Anu; Shi, Junqi; Sojo, Victor Eduardo; Tong, Yuk-yue; Vaes, Jeroen; Verduyn, Phillipe; Yeung, Victoria; Haslam, Nick (2011)
    People’s self-perception biases often lead them to see themselves as better than the average person (a phenomenon known as self-enhancement). This bias varies across cultures, and variations are typically explained using ...
  • Economic inequality is linked to biased self-perception 
    Dumont, Kitty; Loughnan S; Kuppens P; Allik K; Balazs K; De Lemus S; Gargurevich R; Hidegkuti I; Leidner B; Matos L; Park J; Realo A; Shi J; Sojo V; Tong Y; Vaes J; Verduyn P; Yeung V; Haslam N (2011)
    People's self-perception biases often lead them to see themselves as better than the average person (a phenomenon known as self-enhancement). This bias varies across cultures, and variations are typically explained using ...
  • An ecosystemic approach to psychodrama : 
    Lötter, Marensia. (1994)
  • An ecosystemic approach to psychodrama : aesthetics and pragmatics 
    Lotter, Marensia (1994-06)
    This study propagates a move away from the dominant practices of psychodrama with its emphasis on catharsis and insight as the main components of a therapeutic experience. It proposes a systemic orientation to psychodrama ...
  • An ecosystemic vision of visually disabled therapists 
    Van Meygaarden, Sasha Yolanda (2005-11)
    The purpose of this study is to explore the experiences (both professional and personal) of the therapist who is visually impaired or blind. This is a post-modernist dissertation contextualised within the ecosystemic- ...
  • Educator's knowledge of and opinions on child sexual abuse 
    Ratlhagane, Kgomotso J. (2009-08)
    Sexual abuse of children occurs at a very high rate and most of the victims are young children who have never been taught about the possibility of being abused. Victims of abuse are not equipped with appropriate knowledge ...
  • The effect of a child with a cleft lip and palate on family functioning 
    Rich, Eileen Patricia (2009-08)
    The present study explored the effect of the birth of a child with a cleft lip and palate on family functioning within the context of family systems theory. Five families, each with a child who was born with a cleft lip ...
  • 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 ...
  • The effect of posting selfies on an adolescent's self-esteem 
    Jackpersadh, Melissa (2021-08)
    The study aims to explore the psychological impact of the selfie on the self-esteem of adoles cents. The selfie, a self-presentational tool, has experienced an escalation of use in the past decade with social networking ...
  • The effect of psychosocial factors on the academic persistence of undergraduate university students 
    Mtshweni, Vivian Bongani (2022-03-30)
    The high dropout rate of undergraduate students in institutions of higher learning continues to be a concern for the higher education sector globally. Although university dropout has been studied over the years, little ...
  • The effect of quality of education on neuropsychological test performance 
    Cave, Jeanie (2009-08-25)
    Neuropsychologists are becoming increasingly aware that there is a complex interplay of cognitive, personality, and sociocultural factors that affect an individual's performance on neuropsychological tests. The current ...
  • The effect of the knowledge base on the acquisition of memory strategies 
    Janeke, Hendrik Christiaan (1992-05)
    The dissertation explores the effect of the knowledge base on the acquisition of memory strategies. It is postulated that 'salient' categories - highly elaborated categorial structures in the knowledge base - facilitate ...
  • The effect of the tempo of music on concentration in a simulated driving experience 
    Venter, Henriette (2011-02)
    Performing multiple tasks simultaneously is proposed to have an influence on the amount of mental resources available for attending to incoming stimuli’s. Concentration is presumed to be divided between focussing on ...
  • The effective transfer of managerial training to the work environment 
    Els, Roy Keith (1992-06)
    Experience and previous research indicate that the effective transfer of management training to the work environment requires a holistic approach, embracing several important factors. These include interpersonal skills, ...
  • Effects of chess instruction on the intellectual development of grade R leaners 
    Basson, Mary Rose (2015-02)
    The literature review indicated similarities between education and chess playing and possible transfer of knowledge between these two different domains. A link was then suggested between some aspects of intellectual ...

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