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Theses and Dissertations (Psychology): Recent submissions
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(University of Pretoria, 2007-07-17)Communication has been identified as an essential part of a successfully perpetuating system. In conjunction with systemic feedback processes, communication, by its very nature, plays an integral role in the way that the ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2007-07-17)This research aimed at identifying patterns of substance abuse among South African adolescents and exploring the relationship between psychological well-being and substance abuse. A thorough understanding of the numerous ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2009-10-26)This research was conducted as part of the formative evaluation of a mother-child interaction intervention, which was incorporated into the Kgolo Mmogo pilot study at the Kalafong Hospital in Tshwane (South Africa). The ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2007-01-31)The study is an exploratory investigation of early adolescents’ buying patterns with regards to clothing using social identity theory. Interviews were conducted with six early adolescents in Attridgeville suburb located ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2008-07-04)This study undertook to explore the experience of pathological pain of twelve individuals from a psychological perspective, within the context of Spontaneous Healing Intrasystemic Process (SHIP®), using an interpretative ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2011)This thesis traces the inception and evolution of a combined collaborative action research project and living theory action research project. Six academic staff members attempted to improve our practice of generating locally ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2007-07-03)This study explores the themes of the experience of belonging to a male-only society, namely Freemasonry, by allowing members of the Freemasons to tell their stories of their experience of belonging to Freemasonry. The ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2007-07-03)The interaction between unwanted sexual experiences during childhood and an adolescent’s psychological well-being, use of substances and involvement in high-risk sexual behaviour was explored in this study. Unwanted childhood ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2007-01-30)This study is concerned with the pre-test counselling conversation (as regulated by policy-governing and training documents) that occurs between HIV counsellors and their clients. It attempts to explore and describe some ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2007-01-30)Concerning child abuse, the political stance seems to be protecting the rights of children from abuse whereas statistics on child abuse illustrate that child abuse is an enormous problem in South Africa, as well as other ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2007-01-30)This study describes the personal experience of heath care workers after a needle stick injury. The process of enquiry is embedded in a post modernistic ecosystemic perspective to elicit common themes in the health care ...
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Placing psychology : a critical exploration of research methodology curricula in the social sciences (University of Pretoria, 2005-06-29)Current literature on teaching research methodology in the social sciences points to the changing nature of our world in terms of its complexity and diversity and how this affects the way in which we search for answers to ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2005-02-10)This study is an investigation into the psychosocial themes present in the DSM-IV diagnosis of adolescents diagnosed with a comorbid Disruptive Behavior and Mood Disorder. These themes are viewed from a psychosocial ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2005-02-10)In this dissertation, the author provides an account of his therapeutic interaction and experience, as an intern clinical psychologist, in working with a patient in psychotherapy who was eventually diagnosed with a “factitious ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2010-09-07)The focus of this study is injured female netball players‟ motivation when they return to their sport from serious injuries. The purpose of the study is to provide a rich description of the motivation which allows these ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2005-02-10)The aim of this thesis was to explore the experiences of black, married, working, South African women in relation to financial decision-making processes within private households from a working-woman’s perspective. The ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2007-06-21)The ever-changing demands of working life pose considerable challenges to higher education. The literature indicates that traditional forms of university instruction positioned a deficit model of teaching and learning, ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2007-06-21)Please read the abstract (Summary) in the section 00front of this document. Please note: The Errata list is included as last page of each chapter
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(University of Pretoria, 2008-07-01)The immense changes in the economic environment caused by globalization and technology have forced organizations from around the world to transform in order to adapt, survive, and succeed in the changing world of the new ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2012)Due to the ever-growing crisis of orphaned and vulnerable children in South Africa, research into strategies of care remains a crucial pursuit. Models of care in the country currently range from informal to formal, including ...
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