Communication can be divied into two broad areas namely, the verbal and nonverbal levels.
While attention has been paid to nonverbal communication in the literature, few studies address
the nonverbal communication that takes place in the natural setting of a therapeutic session. The
present study provides such a naturalistic study, where the verbal content of actual
therapy sessions are integrated with the nonverbal content to yield a holistic view of
the session. An ecosystemic epistemology is adopted in this study, and represents a move away
from more traditional approaches to nonverbal behaviour which are largely confined to a
positivistic framework of thought and design.
Symlog Interaction Scoring is employed as a practical method of assisting observers in
distinguishing nonverbal behaviours, which are usually perceived unconsciously, and lifting them
into consciousness, allowing this infonnation to be integrated with the meanings and hypotheses
generated during therapy. By deliberately including descriptions of nonverbal behaviour,
the descriptions of therapy were broadened, thereby providing a more holistic approach to
therapy. / Psychology / M.A. (Clinical Psychology)
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:unisa/oai:uir.unisa.ac.za:10500/17701 |
| Date | 11 1900 |
| Creators | Scott, Sybil |
| Contributors | Flowers, D. |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Dissertation |
| Format | 1 online resource (x, 133 leaves) |
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