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An incarnational Christology set in the context of narratives of Shona women in present day ZimbabweChimhanda, Francisca Hildegardis January 2002 (has links)
Implicit in the concepts Incarnation, narrative, Christology, Shona women of Zimbabwe today is
the God who acts in human history and in the contemporaneity and particularity of our being. The
Incarnation as the embodiment of God in the world entails seizing the kairos opportunity to expand
the view and to bear the burdens of responsibility. A theanthropocosmic Christo logy that captures
the Shona holistic world-view is explored. The acme for a relational Christology is the imago
Dei!Christi and the baptismal indicative and imperative. God is revealed in various manifestations
of creation. Human identity and dignity is the flipside of God's attributes.
Theanthropocosmic Christology as pluralistic, differential and radical brings about a dialectic
between the whole and its parts, the uniqueness of the individual, communal ontology and
epistemology, the local and the universal, orthodoxy and orthopraxis, Christology and soteriology.
God mediates in the contingency of particularity. Emphasis is on life-affirmation rather than sex
determination of Jesus as indicated by theologies ofliberation and inculturation. At the interface
gender, ethnicity, class and creed, God transcends human limitedness and artificial boundaries in
creating catholic space and advocating all-embracing apostolic action. Difference is appreciated
for the richness it brings both to the individual and the community. Hegemonic structures and
borderless texts are view with suspicion as totalising grand-narratives and exclusivist by using
generic language. The kairos in dialogue with the Incarnation is seizing the moment to expand the
view and to share the burdens, joys and responsibility in a community of equal discipleship.
In a hermeneutic of engagement and suspicion, prophetic witness is the hallmark of Christian
discipleship and of a Christology that culminates in liberative praxis. The Christology that
emerges from Shona women highlights a passionate appropriation that involves the head, gut,
womb and heart and underlies the circle symbolism. The circle is the acme of Shona hospitality
and togetherness in creative dialogue with the Trinitarian koinonia. The Shona Christological
designation Muponesi (Deliverer-Midwife) in dialogue with the Paschal Mystery motif captures
the God-human-cosmos relationship that gives a Christology caught up in the rhythms, dynamism
and drama oflife. / Philosophy, Practical and Systematic Theology
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Factor analysis of the short version of the Young Schema QuestionnaireConnan, Verna Joan 12 1900 (has links)
Thesis (MSc)--Stellenbosch University, 2001. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: In response to increased focus on schemas within cognitive therapy and specifically in the
treatment of personality disorders, Young developed an instrument to measure early
maladaptive schemas, the Young Schema Questionnaire (YSQ). The statistical properties of
this measure have been investigated, and due to its length, a shortened version was developed
(the YSQ-S). In the present study the factor structure of the YSQ-S was investigated in a
group of South African undergraduate psychology students (N = 300). In contrast with the
findings of the studies done on the YSQ, 14 of Young's 15 schemas were identified as
factors in the YSQ-S, corresponding largely with the theoretically underlying structure. A
higher order factor analysis solution was also found to resemble the structure proposed by
Young. / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Die groter fokus op skemas binne die kognitiewe terapie, veral met betrekking tot die
behandeling van persoonlikheidsversteurings, het daartoe gelei dat Young 'n meetmiddel,
naamlik die Young Schema Questionnaire (YSQ), ontwikkel het om vroeë wanaangepaste
skemas ("early maladaptive schemas") te meet. Die statistiese eienskappe van hierdie
meetmiddel is reeds nagevors, en as gevolg van die lengte van hierdie meetmiddel, is 'n
verkorte weergawe daarvan ontwikkel (YSQ-S). In die huidige studie is die faktoriale
struktuur van die YSQ-S by 'n groep Suid Afrikaanse voorgraadse sielkunde studente (N =
300) ondersoek. In teenstelling met die bevindings van vroeëre studies op die YSQ, is 14 van
die 15 van Young se skemas as faktore by die YSQ-S geïdentifiseer, wat grootliks
ooreengestem het met die teoreties gekonseptualiseerde onderligende struktuur. Die
oplossing van 'n hoër-ordefaktorontleding het ook ooreengestem met die struktuur wat deur
Young voorgestel is.
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Player Balancing for FIrst-Person Shooter Games2016 January 1900 (has links)
When player skill levels differ widely in a competitive First-Person Shooter (FPS) game, enjoyment suffers: weaker players become frustrated and stronger players become less engaged. Player balancing techniques attempt to assist the weaker player and make games more competitive, but these techniques have limitations for deployment when skill levels vary substantially. In this thesis, we developed new player balancing schemes to deal with a range of FPS skill difference, and tested these techniques in a series of five studies using a commercial-quality FPS game developed with the UDK engine. Our results showed that our balancing techniques (Combo and Delay) are extremely effective at balancing, even for players with large skill differences. These techniques also led to higher enjoyment of the game by players of all skill levels. Our studies are the first to show that player balancing can work well in realistic FPS games, providing developers with a way to increase the audience for this popular genre. In addition, our results demonstrate the idea that successful balancing is as much about the way the technique is applied as it is about the specific manipulation.
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I belong to the theatre : the play and the processAndrews, Sydney 26 October 2010 (has links)
The purpose of my thesis is to create one-person show lasting approximately
twenty minutes. The following paper contains the step-by-step process of developing this
piece of work, audience reactions to the final performance, and thoughts on continuing
the process in hope of sharing the play with other communities. / text
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Menininkų artimųjų portretai (XVa. – XXI a. pr.) / Portraits of artist‘s close persons (XV century – beginning of XXI century)Kymantė, Mantė 03 July 2014 (has links)
Taikomosios grafikos magistro darbe analizuojami skirtingi 15-20 amžiuose gyvenę menininkai, savitai vaizdavę artimųjų portretus. Šiame darbe artimaisiais laikomi ne tik menininkų šeimos nariai, bet ir žmonės, su kuriais autorius turėjo reikšmingų santykių. Portretų vaizdavimas analizuojamas skirtingais lygmenimis. Skyriuje „Portretas kaip atspindys“ tiriamas Albrechto Dürerio, Rembrandto Harmenszoon van Rijno, Luciano Freudo, Salvadoro Dali, Chucko Close‘o artimųjų portetų vaizdavimas. Emilio Nolde, Egono Schiele, Henry Moore‘o, Francis Bacono kūrybos artimųjų portretai analizuojami skyriuje „Emocionalus portretas: Išraiška svarbesnė už estetinę formą“. Neigiamu lygmeniu artimųjų portretai Louise Josephine Bourgeois, Andy Warholo ir Francesco Clemente kūryboje analizuojami skyriuje „Kritiškas santykis su artimaisiais portrete“. Skyriuje „Artimųjų portretai personifikuotuose įvaizdžiuose“ tiriamas Odilono Redono, Arto Spiegelmano ir Williamo Kentridge‘o personifikuotų artimųjų portretų vaizdavimas. Visi analizuoti menininkai rinkosi skirtingai išreikšti artimųjų portetus bei santykį su jais. Artimųjų portretams vaizduoti šie menininkai naudojo įvairiausias grafikos priemones, kurios atitiko laikmečio kūrybos būdus ir principus, tačiau ir skaitmeniniame amžiuje menininkai naudojo tradicines priemones. Realistinė maniera (tikroviškas artimojo atvaizdo perteikimas) iki šiol yra pats dažniausias menininkų raiškos būdas. / Applied Graphics Master degree's theory work analyzes close persons portraits from different artists who lived from XV century to the beginning of XXI century. This work includes not only family members of the artists, but also people with whom the author had a significant relationship. Portraits are analyzed in different levels. In the „Portrait as a reflection“ chapter, portraits of the close people by such artists as Albrecht Dürer, Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn, Lucian Freud, Salvador Dali, Chuck Close are analyzed. Works of Emil Nolde, Egon Schiele, Henry Moore, Francis Bacon are analyzed in „Emotional portrait: expression is more importaint than aestetic form“ chapter. Negative aspects of Josephine Louise Bourgeois, Andy Warhol and Francesco Clemente close persons portraits are analyzed in „Critical ratio with close person in portrait“ chapter. In chapter „Portraits of close persons in personified images“ works of Odilon Redon, Art Spiegelman and William Kentridge are analyzed. All analyzed artists find different ways to express relation between them and close persons. To depict portraits artists used variety of graphic tools, which correspond to the those days methods of creation. But in the digital age, artists are also using traditional techniques and tools. The realistic style is by far the most common way of expression for artists.
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The meaning and types of friendships among older females in residential care facilities / Carmen NelNel, Carmen January 2007 (has links)
This research explores the meaning that older persons ascribe to the friendships in which
they engage. Previous research mostly focuses on the strain that the older population
places on the self-reliant community. The older person is faced by many challenges, such
as sickness, loss of social and emotional support and death. Friendships serve as a
support for physical and emotional needs which could not always be addressed by the
family. The aim of this research is to explore the type of friendships in which older
persons prefer to engage and the meanings they assign to it. A qualitative study was
identified as the most appropriate method and focus groups and personal interviews were
used as methods of data collection. Data was analysed by means of thematic content
analysis. Findings indicated that different types of friendships exist and that different
meanings were attached to friendships. Meaning in friendships is promoted by
trustworthy friends who are able to form a deepened level of connection through the
support and the compassion they are able to give each other. The experience of
connection in friendships is furthermore enhanced through mobility, proximity and
technology that facilitate better emotional as well as physical support for the older
individual. Informal friendships with younger people ensure that older people are more
mobile and are able to maintain their friendships. It is also a great source of support in
cases where family members are not able to provide support, due to whatever reason.
Further exploration of the value of friendships is recommended, so as to plan more
specific intervention strategies. Some insights have already been gathered in this study
concerning the way in which mobility, proximity and modern technology can make it
possible to sustain a friendship. Further studies could explore ways to empower older
people through providing better mobility, proximity and the use of modem technology.
Such studies may also explore the needs which an old age home fulfils, such as improving the residents' access to one another, for mutual support. Proximity might be a
solution for the immobility experienced in the older community, and when older people
are taught to use modern technology they will be enabled to maintain their friendships
better. / Thesis (M.A. (Psychology))--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2007.
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Positive beginnings? : the role of the Key Person in Early Years adult-child relationshipsLemos, Marcos Theodore January 2012 (has links)
This research project aims to explore the role of the Key Person in Early Years preschool and nursery settings. The Key Person role is specified in the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) guidance, and aims to provide an adult figure with which the children can form a positive and productive learning relationship. The present study originated from previous research conducted in the same authority which looked at the experiences of children in day care settings (Day, 2010). Day (2010) identified children’s attachment needs in day care settings as being an avenue for further research, and it was from this that the present study developed. The current study seeks to understand the role of the Key Person in terms of how relationships are formed with children in Early Years settings, and what those relationships look like on a daily basis. This is an important line of enquiry, as an understanding of Early Years, adult-child relationships can help inform effective future practice for Early Years staff, as well as enable outside professionals (such as Educational Psychologists) to design more effective means of early intervention for the children who may need additional support. The theoretical foundations for this research lie in attachment theory (Bowlby, 1969), following the language used by the Government Guidance on the role of the Key Person. Attachment theory is used here as a basis for understanding early adult-child relationships, and the review of the literature looks at research that has explored the impact of children’s attendance in day care settings. The project is divided into two linked research papers. In the first paper, the role of the Key Person is explored through surveying and interviewing a sample of Early Years staff. In doing this, the following research objectives were addressed: • To examine the approaches that Key Persons use to form relationships with the children in their care. • To explore Key Persons’ perceptions of their role within the setting and the challenges they face. • To examine the awareness and impact of the current government guidance on Key Person practice. • To examine how settings organise and evaluate the Key Person role. In the second paper, the relationships between the Key Persons and the children they care for are explored through a series of case studies. This was in order to address the following research objectives: • To explore the relationships between particular children with adults in Early Years settings through intensive case studies. • To examine the Key Person-child relationship by comparing Key Person-child interactions with interactions with other adults in the setting. • To compare cases of Key Person-child relationships between children who have identified social or emotional needs and those who do not. The findings from paper one indicated that Key Persons do not generally seem to use the Government Guidance as a primary influence on the way they build positive relationships with their Key Children. Key Persons seemed to base their practice on experiential knowledge. Furthermore, the organisation of the role in most settings seemed to indicate a more administrative focus than a focus on building specific relationships. Paper two showed that Key Persons generally had more interactions with their Key Children than other adults had with the same children. Differences were found in the types of interactions children experienced with different adults. Relationships were reported to be close with both groups of children, with Key Persons reporting more conflict with the children identified with social or emotional needs. It is hoped that the findings of the two linked papers will inform EP practice in relation to Early Years settings, particularly in terms of developing early intervention. From professional experience, there seems to be a large amount of diversity in the way EP services work with preschool-aged children and the professionals who support them. Perhaps further uses for the findings in this research could be to inform future collaborative working, as well as areas to which EPs can contribute their body of research knowledge. The following document presents each study separately as individual papers, each with appendices which contain additional information on methods and data analysis. The papers are followed by the literature review, university Ethics form and the bibliography for the entire study.
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An incarnational Christology set in the context of narratives of Shona women in present day ZimbabweChimhanda, Francisca Hildegardis January 2002 (has links)
Implicit in the concepts Incarnation, narrative, Christology, Shona women of Zimbabwe today is
the God who acts in human history and in the contemporaneity and particularity of our being. The
Incarnation as the embodiment of God in the world entails seizing the kairos opportunity to expand
the view and to bear the burdens of responsibility. A theanthropocosmic Christo logy that captures
the Shona holistic world-view is explored. The acme for a relational Christology is the imago
Dei!Christi and the baptismal indicative and imperative. God is revealed in various manifestations
of creation. Human identity and dignity is the flipside of God's attributes.
Theanthropocosmic Christology as pluralistic, differential and radical brings about a dialectic
between the whole and its parts, the uniqueness of the individual, communal ontology and
epistemology, the local and the universal, orthodoxy and orthopraxis, Christology and soteriology.
God mediates in the contingency of particularity. Emphasis is on life-affirmation rather than sex
determination of Jesus as indicated by theologies ofliberation and inculturation. At the interface
gender, ethnicity, class and creed, God transcends human limitedness and artificial boundaries in
creating catholic space and advocating all-embracing apostolic action. Difference is appreciated
for the richness it brings both to the individual and the community. Hegemonic structures and
borderless texts are view with suspicion as totalising grand-narratives and exclusivist by using
generic language. The kairos in dialogue with the Incarnation is seizing the moment to expand the
view and to share the burdens, joys and responsibility in a community of equal discipleship.
In a hermeneutic of engagement and suspicion, prophetic witness is the hallmark of Christian
discipleship and of a Christology that culminates in liberative praxis. The Christology that
emerges from Shona women highlights a passionate appropriation that involves the head, gut,
womb and heart and underlies the circle symbolism. The circle is the acme of Shona hospitality
and togetherness in creative dialogue with the Trinitarian koinonia. The Shona Christological
designation Muponesi (Deliverer-Midwife) in dialogue with the Paschal Mystery motif captures
the God-human-cosmos relationship that gives a Christology caught up in the rhythms, dynamism
and drama oflife. / Philosophy, Practical and Systematic Theology
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Upplevelser av att leva med hjärtsvikt : En litteraturöversikt / Experiences of living with heart failure : A litterature reviewBäckman, Martin, Källman, Daniel January 2017 (has links)
Bakgrund: Hjärtsvikt är ett vanligt förekommande sjukdomstillstånd och diagnosen återfinns hos en kvarts miljon människor i Sverige. Behandlingen främjas av en personcentrerad omvårdnad med delaktighet och följsamhet hos den drabbade personen. Detta bygger på att sjuksköterskan ökar sin förståelse för personens unika situation. Syfte: Att beskriva personers upplevelser av att leva med hjärtsvikt Metod: En litteraturöversikt där 13 kvalitativa artiklar inkluderades. Resultat: Personer med hjärtsvikt upplever sig fysiskt begränsade av sin sjukdom. En försämring i både fysisk och psykisk hälsa visade sig. Resultatet redovisas i katergorierna; begränsningar i vardagen, förändringar i sinnesstämningen och förändringar i det sociala nätverket. Slutsats: Resultatet visar på en stor variation i upplevelserna hos personer drabbade av hjärtsvikt. Det är därför viktigt att sjuksköterskan har en bred kunskap och en omfattande förståelse för sjukdomen, då det främjar en individanpassad vård baserad på rådande förhållanden. Nyckelord: hjärtsvikt, personcentrerad omvårdad, upplevelser / Background: Heart failure is a common disease and the diagnosis is found in a quarter of a million people in Sweden. The treatment promoted by person-centered care with the participation and adherence of the affected person. This is based on that the nurse increase the understanding of the person's unique situation. Aim: To describe people's experiences of living with heart failure Methods: A literature review where thirteen qualitative articles were included. Results: People with heart failure feel physically limited by their disease. A deterioration in both the physical and mental health appeared. The results were divided into following main categories; limitations in everyday life, changes in mood and changes in the social network. Conclusion: It is important that the nurse has a broad knowledge and a comprehensive understanding of heart failure, when it showed a great variation in how people perceive their situation. This promotes an individualized care based on current conditions. Keywords: experiences, heart failure, person-centred care
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In Awesome WonderMcMurtry, William Charlie 08 1900 (has links)
The dissertation is a collection of eighteen short stories. These stories relate the life experiences of the first-person narrator and chronicle a period of twenty years. They are arranged in five thematic groups: Expectations, Questions, Lighter Moments, Answers, and Separation. The focus of each one represents the narrator's experiences with his father, as the narrator attempts to understand a man who exerts such control over his life. Expectations contains three stories, with the first depicting the narrator's earliest association with his father. The other two represent significant growth experiences. The five stories in the Questions portion focus on the youthful narrator as he tries to understand the reasons behind his father's values and moral lessons. In the section, Lighter Moments, there are four stories in which the narrator is in his late teens and recalls four incidents that lacked the usual serious undertones prevalent in most of his experiences with his father. Answers is composed of three stories in which the narrator, nearing manhood, struggles with feelings of disillusionment with the life his father has planned for him, as well as the realization that his father controls every aspect of his life. The final section of three stories, Separation, depicts the narrator, a young man in his twenties with his own family, coping with the need to escape his father's control.
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