Diss. (sammanfattning) Stockholm : Karol. inst. / Härtill 5 uppsatser.

Diss. (sammanfattning) Stockholm : Karol. inst., 2001. / Härtill 5 uppsatser.

published_or_final_version / Nursing Studies / Master / Master of Nursing

published_or_final_version / abstract / toc / Clinical Psychology / Master / Master of Social Sciences

Carmen Wing Han Chan. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1997. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 98-107). / Questionnaire also in Chinese. / Chapter One： --- Introduction --- p.8 / Chinese Perspectives --- p.9 / Chapter Two: --- Literature Review --- p.12 / The Impact of Cancer on the Family --- p.12 / The Effect of Caregiver Stress on the Family --- p.15 / Caregiver Tasks --- p.22 / Chapter - --- Physical and Comforting Care --- p.24 / Chapter - --- Being available --- p.26 / Chapter - --- Uncertainty --- p.28 / Chapter - --- Finances --- p.31 / Chapter - --- Existential Concerns and Meaning of Cancer --- p.32 / Chapter - --- Supportive Services and Family Resources --- p.34 / Chapter - --- Altered Role and Lifestyle --- p.37 / Stress Symptoms --- p.39 / Chapter - --- Physical Symptoms --- p.40 / Chapter - --- Psychological Symptoms --- p.42 / Summary --- p.44 / Chapter Three： --- Methodology --- p.46 / Aim of the Study --- p.46 / Research Objectives --- p.46 / Design --- p.47 / Sample --- p.48 / Instruments --- p.49 / Chapter - --- Patient's Demographic Information --- p.50 / Chapter - --- Caregiver's Demographic Information --- p.50 / Chapter - --- Caregiver Tasks --- p.50 / Chapter - --- Stress Symptoms --- p.52 / Translation of Instruments --- p.53 / Data Collection Procedure --- p.54 / Ethical Consideration --- p.55 / Data Analysis --- p.56 / Chapter Four: --- Results --- p.58 / Caregivers' Characteristics --- p.58 / Patients' Characteristics --- p.59 / Caregiver Tasks --- p.60 / Stress Symptoms --- p.62 / Correlation among Stress Symptoms and Caregiver Tasks --- p.64 / Chapter - --- The Stress Symptoms Scale and its Sub-Scales --- p.64 / Chapter - --- The Caregiver Tasks Scale and its Sub-Scale --- p.64 / Chapter - --- Stress Symptoms and Caregiver Tasks --- p.65 / "Caregivers' Age, Education Level, Patients' Age, and Study Variables" --- p.66 / Chapter - --- "Caregivers' Age, Education Level and Caregiver Tasks" --- p.66 / Chapter - --- "Caregivers' Age, Education Level, and Stress Symptoms" --- p.66 / Chapter - --- "Patients' Age, Caregiver Tasks, and Stress Symptoms" --- p.67 / Other Caregivers' Demographic Variables and Study Variables --- p.67 / Other Patients' Demographic Variables and Study Variables --- p.68 / Chapter Five： --- Discussion --- p.70 / Introduction --- p.70 / Caregiver Tasks --- p.70 / Stress Symptoms --- p.76 / Relationship between Caregiver Tasks and Stress Symptoms --- p.79 / Caregivers' Demographic Characteristics and Study Variables --- p.81 / Patients' Demographic Characteristics and Study Variables --- p.86 / Limitations --- p.88 / Chapter - --- Cross-sectional Design --- p.88 / Chapter - --- Sample --- p.90 / Chapter - --- Instruments --- p.91 / Chapter - --- Translation --- p.91 / Recommendations for Future Research --- p.92 / Conclusion --- p.96 / REFERENCES --- p.98 / Appendix / Chapter I. --- Informed Consent Form --- p.108 / Chapter II. --- Characteristics of Patient --- p.109 / Chapter III. --- Narrative for Consent --- p.110 / Chapter IV. --- Caregiver's Profile --- p.111 / Chapter V. --- Caregiver Tasks --- p.112 / Chapter VI. --- Stress Symptoms --- p.115 / Chapter VII. --- Translated copies of Instrument --- p.117

A research report submitted to the Faculty of Humanities, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in Psychology. 2016 / Bipolar disorder is a chronic, turbulent mental disorder that is associated with feelings of distress and ‘caregiver burden’ for those who are close to people diagnosed with it. Although there is a relatively large body of literature on ‘caregivers’ of people with chronic mental illness, it is argued that this body of research has been reductionist and one-dimensional. Furthermore, the extant research has, in general, treated any person close to someone with bipolar disorder as a ‘caregiver’, without giving attention to the unique relational dynamics between two people. This is especially true for romantic partners of people with mental illness. This study used a social constructionist approach and a narrative methodology to analyse individual interviews with five people who are or had been in an intimate relationship with someone with bipolar disorder. This study used Bamberg’s (1997) positioning analysis to explore the ways in which the participants constructed important characters, their audience and themselves in their narratives of living with someone with bipolar disorder. It was found that there are many more possibilities for dynamics between a person and his or her partner with bipolar disorder than a simple caregiver-care receiver dynamic. It was also found that for the participants the term ‘caregiver’ is not an appropriate description of their role and position. This research is important as an example of embracing the complexity of family members’ experiences of mental illness, and to open the possibility of narrative intervention for partners of people with bipolar disorder

published_or_final_version / Medical Sciences / Master / Master of Medical Sciences

D.Ed. (Educational Psychology) / Hope builds resiliency and, therefore, as a protective phenomenon has particular relevance to orphans and vulnerable young people who face adversity on a daily basis. The HIV/AIDS pandemic is adding more strain to the already overburdened safety nets of families and communities in South Africa, where the emergence of child-headed households and the rising numbers of vulnerable young people calls for a more comprehensive response to address their needs and to protect their rights. Many are traumatised - suffering abuse or trying to cope with poverty and the pressures of daily living. Hope is unlikely to emerge and be sustained in young people left to fend for themselves. The purpose of this inquiry is to explore the processes of constructing hope in the lived experiences of young people from child-headed households to invite others to join the spaces of conversation in building support for orphans and vulnerable young people - domains that support a discourse of hope. A social constructionist inquiry with a grounded theory research design involving four young people representing the child-headed household was conducted at a secondary school in Soweto in partnership with a non-governmental organisation. Guided by narrative and participatory practices, the data collection process extended over nine months with the participants using the metaphor of a journey. The journey provided an opportunity to work in healing ways as a researcher to thicken stories of hope in their lives, at the same time providing rich data for analysis. The narrative approach seeks to ‘re-author’ problemsaturated stories - stories which are filled with the challenges of orphanhood, abuse, abandonment, poverty and neglect. Methods used included individual and group conversations, expressive art exercises and photo voice to capture their hopeful stories. The co-constructed hopeful stories were then used as data for analysis using a constructionist approach to grounded theory. This in turn helped to develop a conceptual framework to understand the processes of nurturing hope in the lives of orphans and vulnerable young people - based on their own voices. By identifying what helps young people to nurture hope in their lives, support structures that provide opportunities for growth rather than merely helping them to cope, invite us to challenge more conventional understandings of support for vulnerable young people. The v story of our journey provides a broader understanding of the processes of nurturing hope in the context of vulnerable young people. Findings offer an alternative view of hope from generally accepted Western understandings that are essentially individualistic. A 4-D understanding of hope is presented which recognises the importance of hope as a practice and the role of possibilities in empowering young people to transcend adversity in seeking a better future. Recommendations advocate raising standards in the support of vulnerable young people from a preoccupation with ‘coping’ strategies to an awareness of ‘hoping’ schemata – a repositioning that seeks to protect young people; to strengthen them to cope with adversity; to support them to meet their needs and protect their rights; and to find opportunities to transcend their adversities and realise their future aspirations.

published_or_final_version / abstract / Clinical Psychology / Master / Master of Social Sciences

by Wong Fu Keung. / Thesis (M.S.W.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1991. / Includes bibliographical references. / Acknowledgement / Abstract / Chapter Chapter 1 --- Introduction --- p.1-3 / Chapter Chapter 2 --- Circumstances Leading to Problems and Stress Experienced by Caregivers of Mentally Ill --- p.4 -15 / Chapter Chapter 3 --- Literature Review of the Concepts of this Study --- p.16 -45 / Chapter Chapter 4 --- Literature Review of the Interrelationships of Variables Under Study --- p.46 -53 / Chapter Chapter 5 --- Research Methodology --- p.54-57 / Chapter Chapter 6 --- Results --- p.68 -149 / Chapter Chapter 7 --- Discussions --- p.150-155 / Chapter Chapter 8 --- Recommendations --- p.167 -171 / References / Chapter Appendix A --- Questionnaire (Chinese Version) / Chapter Appendix B --- Questionnaire (English Version)