Thesis (MA)--University of Stellenbosch, 2002. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This assignment uses the theory of deconstruction to reflect on some discourses
that underlie the practices of psychology and psychiatry. The language of the
psychological professions is analysed in terms of its political implications. A
number of linguistic power hierarchies that are central to the practice of
psychology are deconstructed: the individual and the social, reason and
unreason, normality and pathology, form and content, theoretical categories and
real life, professional and lay views, and non-psychotic and psychotic language.
The concepts of justice (as understood within the Derridian paradigm) and care
are analysed, with specific emphasis on their practical implications in the
interactions between therapists and patients in real life psychotherapeutic
situations. This deconstructive process takes place in the intersection of my own
story as an intern clinical psychologist with the stories of some of the patients I '
have worked with during this year. The outcome of this process is a deepening
and broadening of the meaning of providing just and respectful mental health .'
care to every patient. / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Hierdie werkstuk benut die teorie van dekonstruksie om te reflekteer oor
sommige van die diskoerse onderliggend in sielkundige en psigiatriese praktyk.
Die taal van die sielkundige professies word ontleed in terme van moontlike
politieke implikasies. Daar is 'n dekonstruksie van 'n paar magshiërargieë wat
sentraal staan tot die taal van die sielkunde: die individu en die samelewing,
rasionaliteit en irrasionaliteit, normaliteit en patologie, vorm en inhoud, teoretiese
kategorieë en "die regte lewe", professionele en leke-posisies, en die taal van
nie-psigotiese en psigotiese pasiënte. Die konsepte van geregtigheid (soos
verstaan binne 'n Derridiaanse paradigma) en sorg word ontleed, met spesifieke
klem op die praktiese implikasies hiervan in die psigoterapeutiese interaksies
tussen sielkundige en pasiënt. Hierdie proses van dekonstruksie vind plaas in die
kruising tussen my eie storie as intern kliniese sielkundige en die stories van
sommige van die pasiënte saam met wie ek hierdie jaar gewerk het. Die gevolg
van hierdie proses is 'n verdieping en verbreding van die betekenis van
geregtigheid en respek in die sisteem van geestesgesondheidsorg.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:sun/oai:scholar.sun.ac.za:10019.1/53194 |
| Date | 12 1900 |
| Creators | Cloete, Lindie Beatrix |
| Contributors | Petty, C., Stellenbosch University. Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. Dept. of Psychology. |
| Publisher | Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | en_ZA |
| Detected Language | Unknown |
| Type | Thesis |
| Format | 55 p. |
| Rights | Stellenbosch University |
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