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131	Divorce as bifurcation: redefining a nuclear system Ferreira Da Costa, Talita Maria 30 April 2007 (has links) The purpose of this study is to explore the nature of dynamic relationships within families, and indicating how the decision to divorce may result from a family's difficulty in adjusting to new changes and stressors. Thus, divorce results in the redefinition of a nuclear system. This study made use of social constructionism as its epistemological framework. By means of in-depth one-on-one interviews, the researcher was able to hear the narratives of all six participants. Hermeneutics was used to analyze the data. The participants' stories were reencountered through the researcher's own frame of reference in which common themes of the divorce process were co-constructed. These themes were later elaborated on and a comparative analysis was undertaken to link them to the available literature. The information gained from the study could contribute to existing research on the impact of divorce, family reorganization following a divorce, and offer a new perspective in understanding family systems. / Clinical Psychology / M.A. (Clinical Psychology) Divorce Family system Family reorganization Relationships Couples Consequences and adjustment Resilience Chaos theory Change Bifurcation Methodology Post Modernism Social Constructionism Qualitative research Hermeneutics Ethics 155.93 Divorce Family systems Systemic therapy (Family therapy) Spouses -- Interpersonal relationships Family reconstitution Social constructionism Postmodernism Qualitative research
132	The effect of a child with a cleft lip and palate on family functioning Rich, Eileen Patricia 31 October 2003 (has links) The present study explored the effect of the birth of a child with a cleft lip and palate on family functioning within the context of family systems theory. Five families, each with a child who was born with a cleft lip and palate, were included in the study. The five couples were all married and they were the biological parents of their children whose ages ranged from two months to five years. All five sets of parents were initially interviewed together and then had separate individual interviews where the Family Assessment Measure-III was administered. The results reflected each family's distinctive patterns of interaction and how they adapted to the birth of a child with an orofacial cleft. Factors found to affect family functioning included: External support systems, individual coping skills, family rules and boundaries, open communication and cohesion among family members. / Psychology / M. A. (Psychology) Family functioning Family structure Family systems theory Coping behaviour Task Accomplishment Role Performance Communication Involvement Orofacial cleft Cleft lip and palate Cleft lip Cleft palate children Systemic therapy (Family therapy) Cleft palate -- Psychological aspects Family Assessment Measure-III Family counseling Family assessment Life skills
133	A family systems analysis of child murderers Pillay, Karolyn 03 1900 (has links) For decades there has been growing interest into the crime of child murders. Emphasis was placed on victims and those at risk. Not much focus was placed on perpetrators and their families. Evidence suggests that the family and social systems play a vital role in determining adult violent behaviour. This qualitative study aims to explore the experiences of convicted child murderers in their family and social system. Data was collected and analysed, using genogram interviews and analysis. Themes were highlighted using hermeneutic thematic analysis, within a post-modern paradigm. Results were presented in the form of genogram analysis and thematic content analysis. Prominent themes that arose were separation, rejection, abuse, neglect and substance abuse. These life experiences together with poor education are some of the characteristics that may have contributed to the child murderers actions towards children. / Psychology / M. A. (Clinical Psychology) Family systems Post-modernism Child murder Qualitative research Genograms 364.15230968 Murder -- South Africa Murder -- Investigation -- South Africa Families -- South Africa Behavioural assessment System theory System analysis Family psychotherapy -- South Africa Behavioral assessment -- South Africa Genograms -- South Africa
134	Foster care : the experiences of birth children Van der Riet, Karin Ernestine 06 1900 (has links) Family foster care is the main resource of alternative care for children in South Africa. The researcher is of the opinion, and is supported in this by literature, that very little is known about the dynamics within the foster family and its effects on the different family members. Of special interest to the researcher is to understand what happens in the lives of birth children of foster parents when they have to share their “world” with a foster child. Up till now little attention has been given to the children who are directly involved in the fostering process. The purpose of this study was to explore and describe the experiences of birth children in the foster care system within the context of the family systems theory. The qualitative method implemented in the research made it possible to come to an understanding of the effects of fostering on these children and to give a true description to their voices. / Social Work / M.A. (Social Work) Birth children Experiences Family systems theory Foster care Foster parents 362.7330968 Family services -- South Africa Foster parents -- South Africa Family social work -- South Africa
135	Congenital facial deformity : experiences of mothers of twins Fernihough, Melissa 06 1900 (has links) The topic of cleft lip and/or palate is widely researched in literature. However no research to date has focused on mothers' experiences raising twins when one twin is born with a cleft lip and/or palate. This qualitative study aims to explore the unigue experiences of these mothers. The epistemological foundations of this study are postmodern, social constructionist and systemic. In accordance with a gualitative methodology data was collected in the form of the participants' personal written stories. This was done from a post-modern paradigm, from a systemic perspective. Themes that were extracted from the stories according to thematic content analysis, not only reflect the experiences of mothers raising twins when one twin is born with a cleft lip and/or palate, they also provide an in-depth understanding of these mothers' experiences and unique situations. Recommendations for future research are offered. / Psychology / M.A. (Clinical Psychology) Congenital facial deformity Post modernism Qualitative research Family systems Cleft lip and/or palate Twins Mothers 616.89156 Cleft palate children -- Psychology Twins -- Psychology Twins -- Family relationships Parent-infant psychotherapy
136	'n Ekosistemiese herbeskouing van pleegsorgdienste Diederiks, Amanda Magrietha 01 1900 (has links) Text in Afrikaans / In die studie word die ontwikkelingspad van 'n Newtoniaanse benadering na 'n ekosistemiese benadering in die denke van die navorser en lewering van pleegsorgdienste deur die maatskaplike werker/navorser, beskryf. In die beskrywing is gefokus op drie beginsels elk van die Newtoniaanse - en die ekosistemiese benaderings. Die gekose beginsels is met 'n gevallestudie geillustreer. Aan die ha d van die beginsels van die ekosistemiese benadering word 'n konsepsuele raamwerk gebied waardeur die outonomie van mense en sisteme in stand gehou en gebruik kan word. Volgens tweede orde kubernetika, is die studie die konstruksie van die navorser. Pleegsorg is 'n komplekse alternatiewe versorgingsposisie vir 'n kind en die lewering van begeleidingsdienste stel besondere eise aan die professionele persone betrokke. Hierdie studie suggereer dat pleegsorgdienste wat aan die hand van die ekosistemiese benadering gelewer word, 'n konstruksie van gedeelde verantwoordelikheid tussen al die betrokke partye voorstel. / Social Work / M. A. (Social Science: Mental Health) Ekosistemies Konstruktivisme Outonomie Struktuurdeterrninisme Strukturele koppeling Kubernetika Tweede orde Kubernetika Pleegsorg Pleegsorgdienste Ecosystemic Constructivism Autonomy Structure determinism Structural coupling Cybernetics Second order cybernetics Foster care Foster care accompaniment 362.733 Foster home care Social workers Social case work Family social work Group homes for children Children -- Institutional care Child welfare Cybernetics Family systems Social constructionism Ecosystemic approach Relationships Recursion theory
137	Differentiation and intimate partner violence Likcani, Adriatik January 1900 (has links) Doctor of Philosophy / Department of Family Studies and Human Services / Sandra Stith / Farrell Webb / This study explored the impact of differentiation of self on Intimate Partner Violence (IPV). First, the study determined if differentiation of self in a relationship added to the variance accounted for by the known risk factors including relational satisfaction, marital conflict, romantic jealousy, depression, anxiety, and attitude about violence towards women. Second, it examined the moderating effect of gender on the relationship between differentiation of self and IPV. Results indicated that differentiation of self in a relationship is a predictor of perpetration of intimate partner violence in relationships even after controlling for other known risk factors. Results also indicated that gender did not moderate the relationship between differentiation of self and perpetration of violence. Differentiation Intimate partner violence IPV Domestic violence Family systems theory Behavioral Sciences (0602) Clinical Psychology (0622) Cognitive Psychology (0633) Counseling Psychology (0603) Individual & Family Studies (0628) Psychology (0621) Psychology, Behavioral (0384) Social Psychology (0451) Social Research (0344) Social Sciences Education (0534) Social Work (0452) Sociology (0626)
138	Divorce as bifurcation: redefining a nuclear system Ferreira Da Costa, Talita Maria 30 April 2007 (has links) The purpose of this study is to explore the nature of dynamic relationships within families, and indicating how the decision to divorce may result from a family's difficulty in adjusting to new changes and stressors. Thus, divorce results in the redefinition of a nuclear system. This study made use of social constructionism as its epistemological framework. By means of in-depth one-on-one interviews, the researcher was able to hear the narratives of all six participants. Hermeneutics was used to analyze the data. The participants' stories were reencountered through the researcher's own frame of reference in which common themes of the divorce process were co-constructed. These themes were later elaborated on and a comparative analysis was undertaken to link them to the available literature. The information gained from the study could contribute to existing research on the impact of divorce, family reorganization following a divorce, and offer a new perspective in understanding family systems. / Clinical Psychology / M.A. (Clinical Psychology) Divorce Family system Family reorganization Relationships Couples Consequences and adjustment Resilience Chaos theory Change Bifurcation Methodology Post Modernism Social Constructionism Qualitative research Hermeneutics Ethics 155.93 Divorce Family systems Systemic therapy (Family therapy) Spouses -- Interpersonal relationships Family reconstitution Social constructionism Postmodernism Qualitative research
139	The interaction between paediatric asthma and family functioning Jones, Sylvia Lynn 01 January 2002 (has links) The present study explored the interaction between paediatric asthma and family functioning, within the context of family systems theory. Eight families, each with an asthmatic child between the ages of 8 and 15, were included in this study. In each case, the parents were interviewed and completed a quantitative measure, the Family Assessment Device, The results indicated that each family has a unique way of functioning and of integrating the child's asthma into its lifestyle. Factors found to be involved in the mutual impact of paediatric asthma and family functioning were the size of the family, the severity of the child's condition, the ways in which the family copes with the stress of asthma, communication patterns between parents, compliance with family rules and boundaries, and the affective responsiveness and involvement of family members. / Psychology / M.A. (Psychology) Paediatric asthma Family functioning Family structure Family systems theory Family Assessment Device (FAD) Parental attitudes Severe asthma Circulatory Feedback Healthy families 362.82 Family psychotherapy Family counseling Behavioral assessment Asthma in children -- Social aspects Parent and child Family assessment Child care -- Psychological aspects Adjustment (Psychology)
140	The effect of a child with a cleft lip and palate on family functioning Rich, Eileen Patricia 31 October 2003 (has links) The present study explored the effect of the birth of a child with a cleft lip and palate on family functioning within the context of family systems theory. Five families, each with a child who was born with a cleft lip and palate, were included in the study. The five couples were all married and they were the biological parents of their children whose ages ranged from two months to five years. All five sets of parents were initially interviewed together and then had separate individual interviews where the Family Assessment Measure-III was administered. The results reflected each family's distinctive patterns of interaction and how they adapted to the birth of a child with an orofacial cleft. Factors found to affect family functioning included: External support systems, individual coping skills, family rules and boundaries, open communication and cohesion among family members. / Psychology / M. A. (Psychology) Family functioning Family structure Family systems theory Coping behaviour Task Accomplishment Role Performance Communication Involvement Orofacial cleft Cleft lip and palate Cleft lip Cleft palate children Systemic therapy (Family therapy) Cleft palate -- Psychological aspects Family Assessment Measure-III Family counseling Family assessment Life skills

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