M.A. (Clinical Psychology) / The focus of this study centres on the dynamics of psychiatric female acute locked ward. The aim of the thesis is to offer an additional view of a psychiatric locked ward,with the potential of opening new avenues of functioning or change. A systemic theoretical model is utilised in an attempt to reach such an understanding/perspective. The casestudy method was adopted which involved clinical observation by an intern clinical psychologist. The thesis demonstrated that individual behaviour and/or interaction between individuals on a psychiatric locked ward may be further related to the context or unit as a whole. In other words, understanding/perception may be extended to a further level of interpretation, namely, at a systemic or feedback of feedback level.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:uj/uj:12256 |
| Date | 11 September 2014 |
| Creators | Capitani, Gina Maria |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Rights | University of Johannesburg |
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