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Epileptics' perceptions of their conditions

A dissertation submitted to the Faculty of Arts or partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Psychology at the University of Zululand, 2003 / There has been an increasing recognition on the part of physicians and others involved in the welfare of individuals with epilepsy, that seizers may be less disabling than their psychosocial correlates. There exists a lay propensity to discriminate against people with epilepsy, which, in turn, is the paramount source of the psychological and social burden that individuals with epilepsy have to endure. The objective of this study is to ascetain the psychosocial perceptions of epiletics towards their affliction. In essence, it is a study on the impact of epilepsy as astigmatizing condition. The present investigation study on the impact of epilepsy as astigmatizing condition. The present investigation consists of four objectives.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:uzulu/oai:uzspace.unizulu.ac.za:10530/48
Date January 2003
CreatorsRoopnarain, Sonia
ContributorsSibaya, P.T.
Source SetsSouth African National ETD Portal
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis
Formatapplication/pdf

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