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Theses and Dissertations (Psychology): Recent submissions
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(University of Pretoria, 2016)Motherhood appears to be an expected role that most women take on and embrace. This role takes place in the context of the woman s life. For some, the context is the reality of HIV infection and related mental health issues. ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2015)South Africa is a multi-cultural society where an interplay exists between families and broader social structures. The countries historical legacy pre-dates the Apartheid era and society currently reflects the transformation ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2016)Background The restaurant industry is recognised for its characteristically unconventional operations, which predispose restaurant owners to an array of psychological stressors. The impact that these psychological stressors ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2016)The aim of the current study was to compare the behavioural patterns of top achievers from diverse work environments, as measured by the Shadowmatch worksheet. The study set out to explore the possibility of similarity ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2016)Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) is defined as a preoccupation with one or more perceived flaws in appearance which are either not observable or appear only slight to others. This preoccupation is associated with significant ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2016)When an individual in the Zulu culture has an ancestral calling, he/she sometimes presents with symptoms and signs that are similar to those of a person with a mental illness/psychosis. The individual needs to go through ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2016)Poor results on academic performance indicators at South African institutions of higher education have significant implications for institutions, requisite graduate skills and the country s economy. Institutions are, ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2016)Successful change is dependent on the community’s ability to adapt and adjust to new conditions. For this reason community capacity to change is a fundamental concept within the theory and practice of community development. ...
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Cognitive Vulnerability-Stress Model in predicting depressive symptoms amongst university students (University of Pretoria, 2016)With the global and local incidence rates of depression and suicide being rapidly on the rise, efforts in research to identify casual factors which increase an individual’s vulnerability to depression have been widely ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2015)Due to a number of complex interactions between economic, social and cultural factors some households consume a portfolio of energy sources such as coal, biomass fuel, paraffin, liquid petroleum gas (LPG) and solar power ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2015)It is widely accepted that the current occupational context is a stressful one, especially considering rapid changes in the economic and political environment. Individuals are exposed to higher levels of stress over a ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2014)The challenges of providing appropriate Masters training in therapeutic psychology, to ultimately serve the needs of South Africa s diverse population, have been the focus of much attention in psychological practice and ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2016)High prevalence of substance use is reported among mine workers. This contributes to accidents, injuries as well as fatalities which has enormous effect on both the employers and workers. For that reason, the mining industry ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2015)The purpose of this study was to review the neuropsychological outcomes of bed nucleus of the stria terminalis (BNST) deep brain stimulation (DBS) for treatment resistant depression (TRD). In addition, this study would ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2015)Mental healthcare representatives from the Department of Health approached the University of Pretoria to provide students with the opportunity to establish psycho-educational support groups for mental healthcare patients ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2015)Depression is one of the most common psychiatric disorders across the globe. Major depressive disorder is regarded as the fourth highest cause of disability worldwide and the second between the ages of 15 and 44. This ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2015)The perceptual load theory of selective attention proposed by Tsal and Lavie (1994) and Lavie (1995) argues that selective attention is predominantly necessitated by perceptual capacity limitations. In order to account for ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2016)Intuition is a construct that has resulted in much debate over the years. The present study attempts to enhance the study of intuition as well as micro-expression recognition by delving into feminine intuition and females’ ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2015)The purpose of the research study was to explore the psychological needs of nurses who work in a rural community hospital. The study also aimed to investigate the state of psychological support services currently available ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2015)South Africa has a high prevalence of sexual abuse committed against children and adolescents. Among the numerous adverse consequences of sexual abuse is the difficulty survivors may experience in developing a positive ...
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