Thesis (Ph.D. (Clinical Psychology)) -- University of Limpopo, 2000 / Refer to document

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Oregon, 2004. / Typescript. Includes vita and abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 211-217). Also available for download via the World Wide Web; free to University of Oregon users.

Thesis (M.C.S.)--Regent College, 1999. / Includes abstract and vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 180-186).

Thesis (M. Soc. Sc.)--University of Hong Kong, 1998. / Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (M.Soc.Sc.)--University of Hong Kong, 1998. / Includes bibliographical references. Also available in print.

M.A. (Clinical Psychology) / TIle phenomenon of incest has been examined from differing perspectives over the past few decades and continues to be viewed from psychodynamic, sociological and systemic viewpoints. The past decade has seen a substantial increase in the volume of literature relating to child sexual abuse which includes incest, confirming that such abuse is a phenomenon which has become virtually endemic to our society. In its examination of incest, this dissertation attempts to, integrate intrapsychic views such as Erikson's (1950) developmental theory with more systemic orientated views such as the interactional view of Watzlawick, Beavin and Jackson (1967). Having criticised traditional views of incest, this dissertation goes further in attempting to integrate both the individual's particular perspective of the traumatic incident of incest during her childhood and how this incident affected her adult life, subsequent interactions and relationships. In integrating the apparently widely disparate approaches, this dissertation attempts to provide an alternative theoretical perspective around the phenomenon of incest. By integrating both psychodynamic (intrapsychic) and interactional (systemic) approaches, this dissertation seeks to avoid the pitfalls of rcification, distortion and reductionism. This dissertation adopted the methodology of a single case study. A clinical x interview was analysed according to Erikson's (1950) developmental stages and these stages were viewed from a systemic perspective. Erikson's developmental stages which are bipolar in nature, were proposed as double binding paradoxical contexts. As such, Erikson's views were seen as metaphors of systemic and heuristic value to the author. This dissertation hypothesised that the therapeutic system was a subsystem in interaction with the abusive subsystem and as such would reflect within its content and process the secrets and interactions of the incestuous family system. In investigating this hypothesis, the interactions between the secret incestuous subsystems and other family subsystems were examined. The findings of this work confirm the hypothesis. It is hoped that the application of this knowledge shall enable therapists and investigators to identify the possibility of incest in the narrative of adults and thereby avoid reports of incest being dismissed, avoided or clouded by scientific discussion. As such, the occurrence of incest, which is often an unmentionable secret, may be addressed and the patterns of incest identified in the initial conversation with the victim.

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Functioning on three distinct but coexistent levels, water imagery unifies Beowulf. On the first level, that of conscious symbolism, Beowulf's three water adventures develop the triple immersion motif present in Anglo-Saxon baptism ritual. On the second level, that of the poet's personal unconscious, the water monsters against whom Beowulf struggles symbolize the hero's Shadow, his fallen nature in which lurk inadmissable and anarchic desires. On the deepest level, that of the port's collective unconscious, the water monsters are symbols for the archetypal Mother to whose womb the hero of myth strives to return in order to achieve immortality by means of rebirth.

This study used a questionnaire to explore the similarities and differences in professional attitudes towards intervention in incest cases. Demographic data were collected from a sample consisting of 35 men and women employed at one of the following: a counseling agency, child protective services, the sheriff's department, and the police department in a Southwest community. Results showed significant differences in mean ranks, and several conclusions were drawn from the data analysis: counselors and child protective service workers' attitudes are similar, with agreement for mental health therapy. Sheriff and police detectives' attitudes are similar, with agreement for incarceration of the father.

Thesis (Ed.D.)--University of Tulsa. / Bibliography: leaves 168-174.