Browsing Doctoral Degrees (Psychology) by Title
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Luria's neuropschological investigation for children : an adaptation from his work : manual.
(1989)No abstract available. -
Maintaining inequality through 'being silent about' : a dyadic daily diary study establishing the presence of absence in domestic labour relationships.
(2015)Domestic labour relationships are structured by entanglement issues of gender, class, race and informal labour, producing profound inequality. This daily diary study accessed five domestic labour pairs, comprised of white ... -
Making practice visible : analysing the interactional tasks of voluntary counselling and testing.
(2008)Voluntary counselling and testing, the cornerstone of HIV/AIDS prevention efforts worldwide, is at the centre of a policy debate rega rding its effectiveness. Informed by social constructionism and drawing on various tools ... -
Marange diamond mining industry : socio-political environment and its role on psychological well-being and organisational citizenship of diamond miners in Marange, Zimbabwe.
(2017)This thesis aimed at finding comprehensive ways through which managers can foster psychological well-being and improve employees’ functionality in a turbulent business environment. The political dynamics and troubling ... -
Men's experiences of fathering sons : encountering difference and disappointment.
Previous research indicates that fathering can contribute to the psychological well-being of both men and their children, but that these benefits depend on the quality of relationship between father and child. Focusing on ... -
The modification of Luria's neuropschological investigation for use with white, English-speaking South African children aged eight to fourteen years.
(1989)Alexandria Luria's approach to neuropsychological assessment and his theory of brain functioning have been exploited in order to develop a neuropsychological evaluation procedure for children which incorporates a ... -
Mothers lived experiences and coping responses to adolescents with substance abuse problems : a phenomenological inquiry.
(2016)This thesis explored mothers’ experiences of living with an adolescent who has a substance abuse problem; an under-researched topic of inquiry globally and especially in South Africa. Specifically, I was interested in 1) ... -
Neuropsychological correlates of chronic fatigue syndrome.
(1997)Neuropsychological deficits have been implicated in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) and there is some indication that cerebral efficiency is compromised in these patients. To further investigate the nature of this impairment, ... -
On the cusp of context and profession : an interpretive phenomenological analysis of identity negotiation and compromise amongst South African psychologists employed in student counselling.
(2016)Student counselling services are a recognizable feature of higher education both in South Africa and abroad. The service is globally acknowledged for the role it plays in supporting holistic student development as well as ... -
Patterns of reduction of distress in clinical conditions using eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing (EMDR).
(2009)patterns, severe personality patterns, depressive constructs, other clinical syndromes, severe clinical syndromes and dissociation following EMDR treatment. Thirty-two people, ranging from 23 to 65 years old, underwent ... -
Perceived organisational reputation in South Africa’s public sector : employees’ narrative accounts.
(2016)This study explored employees’ perceived organisational reputation at the City of Johannesburg. Perceived organisational reputation refers to how employees believe others outside the organisation view them because of their ... -
The Performance Management and Development System and its unintended influence on quality of care in re-engineered primary health care health facilities.
(2019)Introduction The concept of performance management (PM) is fairly new within the South African healthcare system. It was introduced into the public sector in 2001 as a tool to assist, measure, develop and monitor the ... -
Personality types and resilience of crime scene investigators in KwaZulu-Natal, South African Police Service : a mixedmethod approach.
(2017)The research aim of this study was to investigate “Personality types and Resilience of Crime Scene Investigators in the South African Police Service, Kwazulu-Natal: A Mixed Method Approach. South African Police Service ... -
Positive psychological resources and stressors of nurses working in a National Health Insurance (NHI) pilot site.
(2017)Abstract available in PDF file. -
A postmodern, collaborative approach to therapy using a narrative lens with individuals diagnosed with bipolar disorder.
(2020)Bipolar disorder affects nearly 60 million people worldwide. It is a debilitating mood disorder that severely impacts on the functioning of those diagnosed as well as their significant others. Psychotherapies such as ... -
The production of context : using activity theory to understand behaviour change in response to HIV and AIDS.
(2009)This thesis explores the problem of sexual behaviour change in a country which has the largest number of people living with HIV in the world. Despite awareness of HIV, and knowledge of protective behaviours, many young ... -
The psychological strengths of Muslim woman as leaders in the workplace.
(2015)The purpose of this study was to investigate the psychological strengths of Muslim women who serve as leaders in the workplace. Muslim women have increasingly entered the South African workplace, but are underrepresented ... -
Psychosocial rehabilitation for schizophrenia : developing a community-based approach to promote recovery in Dr Kenneth Kaunda district, South Africa.
(2015)Background: Schizophrenia, a chronic and severe mental illness, contributes significantly to the global burden of disease and disability. In addition to biomedical treatment, service users with schizophrenia require ...