Thesis (MA)--University of Stellenbosch, 2001. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study reviews the literature regarding psychodynamic therapy with low-income
women. Low-income women are at psychological risk for developing emotional distress
as a result of their deprived living circumstances. They have, however, received little
attention from psychological research and practice. This literature review explores what
psychological interventions are available for low-income women. It is found that
psychodynamic therapy is largely unavailable to low-income women for a variety of
reasons, which range from classism, sexism and ignorance to the cogent feminist and
cross cultural critiques. It is argued that psychodynamic therapy should be more
available to low-income women as it provides a sophisticated understanding of how
oppressive social ideologies are internalized in the unconscious, thus facilitating, through
therapy, a process of deconstruction and political subversion. Suggestions are also
offered as to how to make psychodynamic therapy more accessible to low-income
women. / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Hierdie studie bied 'n oorsig van die beskikbare literatuur aangaande psigodinamiese
terapie vir laer inkomste vrouens. Die groep is tot 'n meerdere mate blootgestel aan die
ontwikkeling van emosionele stress trauma weens hul ontneemde
lewensomstandighede. Laer inkomste vrouens het tot hede min aandag geniet met
betrekking tot psigologiese navorsing en praktyk. Hierdie literatuur oorsig fokus op
gepaste psigologiese ingryping wat beskikbaar is vir die spesifieke groep. Die
ontoeganklikheid van psigodinamiese terapie beskikbaar, vir laer inkomste vrouens, kan
toegeskryf word aan 'n verskeidenheid faktore: die strek van klassisme, seksisme en
onkunde tot oortuigende feministiese en kruis kulturele beoordeling en debat. Hierdie
verhandeling stel voor dat psigodinamiese terapie meer beskikbar moet wees tot laer
inkomste vrouens, want dit stel 'n gesofisikeerde begrip, ten doel van hoe
onderdrukkende sosiale ideologie geinternaliseer word in die onderbewussyn en die
teenwerking daarvan. Die geskrif beredeneer hoe terapie kan fasiliteer in die proses van
de-konstruksie en politieke subversie. Dit word ook voorgestel hoe om
psigodinamiese terapie toeganklik to maak vir laer inkomste vrouens.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:sun/oai:scholar.sun.ac.za:10019.1/52420 |
| Date | January 2001 |
| Creators | Druiff, Philippa |
| Contributors | Kruger, Lou Marie, 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 | 54 p. |
| Rights | Stellenbosch University |
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