This thesis presents the narratives of 16 children between the ages of 9 and 11 years who experienced sexual violence and trauma, within poly-victimisation, and live in South African townships. The study aimed to determine ...
Social reintegration studies posit that there is relentless and subtle governance in
society that aims to exclude people with a criminal record from participating in the
labour market. Generally speaking, the majority ...
In this study, the use of hypnosis in the treatment of chronic low back pain is
described in terms of Ecosystemic thinking, as opposed to traditional
conceptualisations of hypnosis. Six case studies were used. Each ...
In this study, hypnotic analgesia in obstetrics is explained in terms of ecosystemic
thinking, as opposed to traditional conceptualisations of hypnosis. Five case studies
were used. Each case is described in detail, as ...
This qualitative study set out to discover the lived experiences of South African transgender individuals within the liminal space of having been confirmed for gender affirming surgery, yet who have not completed their ...
In South Africa the Center for Child Youth and Family Studies is training practitioners yearly to
work as play therapists from a gestalt approach. Once these practitioners successfully complete their
training and qualify ...
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 ...
Claiming fictional literature as a site of resistance to coloniality, this study has two
aims. I consider critically the manifestations of (de)coloniality and decolonising
psychological work evident in selected Caribbean ...
This study aims to gain an understanding of the mental health and acculturative experiences of Portuguese women who immigrated to South Africa in the 1960s. A qualitative research design was utilised with semi-structured ...
This study aimed at exploring the impact of early traumatic experiences on bariatric patients with
the intent to give "voice" to their experiences. The impact of morbid obesity and the lack of
quality of life among those ...
This study was designed to determine whether a relationship exists between self-reported
mindfulness, self-consciousness, adjustment and academic performance in first-year
university students. Additionally, the study ...
Social dominance theory (SDT) and Social identity theory (SIT) are theoretical frameworks that have been conceptualised and examined in societies that predominantly have stable intergroup relations. The present study sought ...
This study is concerned with what is happening within a mentorship interaction between engineers aimed at knowledge transfer. The practice of knowledge transfer is contextualised within the knowledge economy that ideologically ...
The aim of the current study was to explore the impact of the Educhange and Research Foundation (ERF) self-awareness programme on the participants’ reactions, experiences, and changes in opinion regarding their knowledge ...
In this study the impact of the UNISA HIV/AIDS training programme on participants' learning and involvement in their respective communities was explored. The UNISA HIV/AIDS programme comprises Modules 1, 2 and 3. Module ...
Hoë werkloosheid het 'n permanente kenmerk van die moderne samelweing geword en daarom word daar huidiglik baie aandag geskenk aan die psigologiese impak van werkloosheid op die werklose persoon en sy gesin. Die teoretiese ...
This study, which was undertaken within a qualitative and quantitative methodological framework, is a collaborative action research project that focuses on the impact of emotional intelligence (EI) teaching in the classroom ...
Humiliation as an emotion may result from everyday interactions between migrants and members of the host country by which the former feels unjustly rejected by the latter. The present study aimed to extend our understanding ...
There is scant research concerning youth development programmes specifically from Adler's (1968) Individual Psychology perspective. Current programmes seem to be void of critical issues that are important in the local ...
Research in Logotherapy substantiates the influence of meaning on psychological
health and Psychoneuroimmunology (PNI) corroborates the effects of psychological health
on physical health. This dissertation explores the ...