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The birthing experience : towards an ecosystemic approachCarpenter, Marisa. 11 1900 (has links)
Clinical Psychology / M.A. (Clinical Psychology)
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Disputed custody and the people involved : an ecosystemic perspectiveDu Plessis, Annelies 06 1900 (has links)
Custody disputes have traditionally been considered a legal matter. More recent trends have
seen the recognition of divorce and custody as both legal and psychological events. This
necessitated the involvement of professionals of the helping services in custody
recommendations. Such a multidisciplinary approach is currently taken by the Office of the
Family Advocate, Pretoria, in disputed custody matters.
It is suggested that the way in which the problem of custody is currently defined, is on a
pragmatic level, and does not include a higher-order awareness as implied by an ecosystemic
epistemology. Such an awareness denotes self-reflexivity, and calls for a more aesthetic
emphasis. The dialectic between aesthetics and pragmatics is maintained by means of a
descriptive look at the various systems involved in a disputed custody case. Adopting an
ecosystemic epistemology is recommended, through the metaphor of mediation, as a further
evolution of an already changing process. / Psychology / M.A. (Clinical Psychology)
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The ecology of stress in work-related human systemsJacobson, Julia Dienes 06 1900 (has links)
Individual distress in the work-place has been cited as the cause of
enormous loss of productivity and income, and has therefore attracted much attention from researchers and therapists alike. However, an extensive literature study reveals that in the field of work-related distress and its management, there appears to be discontinuity, a diversity of opinion and even confusion with
regard to definitions, causes and possible remedies for the problem.
It is suggested that this situation has been brought about and is being
perpetuated by the Newtonian/Cartesian epistemological foundation on which most thinking in the field is based. It is further suggested that an epistemology informed by ecosystemic, constructivist principles could facilitate a way of thinking which would be more useful in this context. A case study was done in accordance with the above-mentioned ideas, which served as an investigation of
their usefulness in a situation of reported work-related stress. On the basis of the information which emerged from the study, it is
concluded that an ecosystemic approach can indeed provide a useful basis for understanding such situations. Furthermore, it is suggested that there are certain commonalities between such situations which are primarily founded in contexts in which the individual finds himself faced with contradictory demands which are not acknowledged as such. Finally, the point is made that if, in accordance with a constructivist viewpoint, "stress" is understood to be a social construction rather than an absolute condition, then the traditional way of thinking provides us with descriptions of man, society and the relationship between them, which are negative and may also be reflexively destructive. However, since constructivism allows for a different construction to be brought forth, we may utilise ecosystemic thinking to provide a more optimistic view. / Psychology / D. Litt. et Phil. (Psychology)
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A psychosocial description of young orphans living in child-headed homesKorevaar, Kim 07 September 2010 (has links)
By 2010, it is projected that there will be 25 million orphans worldwide. It is anticipated that 2.3 million children will be orphaned due to AIDS in South Africa by 2020. Traditionally, the extended family has absorbed most people affected by the disease but there is a growing concern that families are finding it increasingly difficult to cope, perhaps reaching saturation point. In the absence of alternatives, some children end up living alone in child-headed households (CHHs), the numbers of which are rising at an alarming rate. Despite the increase in this living arrangement research is scarce on the psychosocial consequences of AIDS related orphanhood. This is more evident concerning very young orphans living in CHHs. This qualitative study explores psychosocial issues pertaining to young orphans living in CHHs from an ecosystemic perspective. Four participants, who worked in various capacities for two non-governmental organisations, were interviewed in-depth about their experiences of working with young orphans. The conversations were subjected to an interpretive analysis where, in collaboration with the participants, central themes and sub-themes were identified. Eleven main themes emerged from the analysis: why children live in child-headed households; issues surrounding the death of a parent; experiences of a young child living in a child-headed household; the experience of living in a child-headed household; stigma; relationships with relatives; relationships with peers; relationships with crèches and teachers; relationships with the community; relationships with non-governmental organisations; and relationship to government and essential services. Based on an integration of the findings, a model was presented depicting the ecosytemic factors affecting the very young child living in a CHH. Copyright / Dissertation (MA)--University of Pretoria, 2010. / Psychology / unrestricted
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Three men's experience of their journey to and through divorce: the unheard songsHuman, Werner J. 30 November 2006 (has links)
The psychological effects on, and the experience of divorce by women and children are widely researched. However little data is available on how divorce affects men and how they experience a marriage break-up. This study aims to explore and describe the `voices' (experiences) of divorce from three men's perspectives. The randomly selected sample for this study consisted of three participants'. Data was collected in the form of the participants own written testimonials. Out of the written testimonials themes were identified and explored by the researcher. This was done from an ecosystemic epistemological stance within the post-modern paradigm, with the symbolic use of music / popular songs to further `enhance' the exploration and description of the research participants' experiences of divorce. A qualitative methodological design was followed, allowing `unique' and personal `meaning' and experience to emerge. This study's results were presented in the form of `integrative' and descriptive text. Overall the study explicated unique descriptions of men's experiences of divorce with the creative application of music to enhance descriptions and experiences. / Psychology / M.A. (Clinical Psychology)
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A Constructionistic Investigation into the Development of Pre-School Children's Meanings in a Psychotherapeutic Playgroup SettingPearson, Lea Maryna 31 January 2003 (has links)
In this research project the context of a playgroup is used in the exploration of the developing meanings of preschool children living in a community village. Therapeutic goals include the co-construction of a group context where alternative behavioural social skills, and the related meanings thereof, could evolve in relationship with the therapist / researcher and peers. The research process is based on an underlying ecosystemic epistemology, social constructionistic theory and a narrative approach to therapy. A naturalistic research design includes the use of qualitative methods of play as therapeutic tools in the exploration of meanings. Research findings show the emergence of co-constructed meaning categories between all the participants of the research to be those of respect, responsibility and hope. The therapeutic significance of these three themes for this age group of children is discussed, and linked to the further construction of meanings. / PSYCHOLOGY / MA
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Sports coaching as an ecology of ideasMuller, Gene 01 1900 (has links)
In this study an ecosystematic approach to sports coaching is forwarded. This approach is illustrated using the analogy of an ecology of ideas. Ideas informing the life span of a coach within an elite team are explored. The researcher engaged four subjects in conversations the life span of a coach in an elite team. these conversations are viewed as co-constructions of realities. The coach abides within a team for a limited time. he or she enters an existing ecology of ideas, which can contribute to, or detract from, the efficacy of the coach in a team. This ecology of ideas evolves as aold meanings shift and new meanings emerge. These menings are explored in this disertation. An awareness of the ecology of ideas within a team can inform the coach to perturb the ecology of ideas in a direction that is mutually qualified as successful / Psychology / M.A. (Clinical psychology)
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Experiences of child psychiatric nurses : an ecosystemic studyVan Rooyen, Matthys Johannes 08 1900 (has links)
This dissertation reports on the lived experiences of four child psychiatric nurses. The
territory of child psychiatric nursing is explored in this investigation through the
punctuation of many voices within this field of study. The methodology of the
investigation is descriptive phenomenology and Colaizzis’ steps in descriptive
phenomenology (map) are used to discover and describe the different template theories
(the territory) that are unique to each of the four child psychiatric nurses who were
interviewed. Following this, a story is punctuated, which is referred to as the structural
synthesis. It is the heartbeat of the investigation. The dissertation concludes by reflecting
on the paradox of how the invisibility of the child psychiatric nurses allowed for the
visibility of the dissertation and encourages the reader to ask pivotal questions about the
important role of the child psychiatric nurse, working as part of a multidisciplinary team,
in order to improve patient care. / Psychology / M.A. (Clinical psychology)
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Chronic headache : an ecosystemic explorationRawsthorne, Julie Karen 12 1900 (has links)
Chronic headache may be the most frequently reported
somatic symptom, yet it puzzles health experts and poses a
considerable treatment challenge. It was suggested that this
is because conventional views of headache, adhering to a
Newtonian-Cartesian epistemology, focus almost exclusively on
intrapsychic factors ignoring the wider social context in which
the problem is embedded. An overview of the existing body of
knowledge on the most widely researched headache conditions was
presented, and it was argued that a conceptual shift is
required to achieve a more comprehensive understanding of the
problem.
This study was conducted within an holistic, ecosystemic
epistemology. A qualitative approach employing a case study
method was adopted to provide rich descriptions of the contexts
in which two chronic headache sufferers' symptoms were
embedded. The case study presentations also illustrated the
attempts that were made to intervene into the headache contexts
from a second-order cybernetics stance. / Psychology / M.A. (Clinical Psychology)
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The use of horseriding in the lives of children with cerebral palsy : an ecosystemic explorationTredoux, Yolanda 01 1900 (has links)
In the realm of therapeutic horseback riding one becomes aware of the
idiosyncratic way in which each unique individual depicts his or her experience of a
therapeutic riding endeavor. This study focuses on the meanings attributed to
therapeutic riding in the lives of children with cerebral palsy because the complementary
use of horses in therapy with these children may be of great importance to the medical
fraternity. This exploration investigated the influence of the children's relationship with a
horse, and the parents' perception of horseriding as a complementary therapy to
occupational- and physiotherapy. The theoretical background and a literature review on
therapeutic horseback riding and cerebral palsy were presented in this study.
This study followed a holistic, ecosystemic epistemology. Both a qualitative
approach and a quantitative approach were adopted as two complementary sides of a
more encompassing whole and provided rich descriptions of the context and research
process. / Psychology / M.A. (Clinical Psychology)
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