M.Ed. (Educational Psychology) / The purpose of this study was to determine if family therapy has potential in handling the behaviour problems of children with Tourette syndrome. This study was approached within a system theoretical framework and from an educational psychological perspective. The study was presented as follows: Chapter 1: Conceptualization, formulation of the problem and objectives. Chapter 2: A literature study regarding the spectrum of Tourette syndrome. Chapter 3: A literature study regarding the systemic approach on family therapy. Chapter 4: The methodology used in the study. Chapter 5: A qualitative-idiographic evaluation of the study. Chapter 6: Summary, conclusions and recommendations. Findings: Family therapy has potential for the successful treatment of the behavioral problems of children with Tourette syndrome. Conclusions: According to the literature study and the findings of this research, the behavior problems of children with Tourette syndrome can be treated successfully with family therapy. Family interactions as a whole show improvement, which in tum leads to the better handling of behavioral problems. These findings may be attributed to the small number of families involved in the study - thus more research in this field is needed.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:uj/uj:11783 |
| Date | 23 July 2014 |
| Creators | Bannister, Marinda |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Rights | University of Johannesburg |
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