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Keeping the chaos in : the application of self psychology in the treatment of childhood functional faecal retention

Thesis (MA (Psychology))--University of Stellenbosch, 2005. / This study presents the possible contribution that self psychology might make to understanding, and guiding the treatment of; childhood functional faecal retention. A
discussion of self psychology's theoretical perspective on childhood development is
provided, including specific reference to the central theoretical issues 0 f optimal
responsiveness and mutual- and self-regulation and how these manifest within the
psychotherapeutic process. A case study provides the vehicle for the discussion ofthe
applicability and relevance of the central self psychological tenets to the
psychotherapeutic treatment of functional faecal retention in childhood. It tentatively
concludes that self psychological theory may be useful in informing and structuring
the treatment of children with retentive encopresis, and may be especially useful in
conjunction with potentially invasive medically and surgically based interventions

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:sun/oai:scholar.sun.ac.za:10019.1/3348
Date03 1900
CreatorsCotterell, Angela
ContributorsPetty, Christopher, University of Stellenbosch. Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. Dept. of Psychology.
PublisherStellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch
Source SetsSouth African National ETD Portal
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis
RightsUniversity of Stellenbosch

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