Browsing Masters Degrees (Psychology) by Title
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Balancing the role of student and motherhood : the experience of students at the University of KwaZulu-Natal.
(2016)The conceptualisation of a mother’s role is often accompanied by various ideas about how and what should be done. Therefore, paying attention to the subjective experiences of this role in various contexts is of great ... -
Barriers to the retention of Black African students in post graduate psychology.
(2009)No abstract available. -
Becoming a self-harmer : a discourse analysis.
(2011)Self-harm is a behaviour constructed as ostracised and abhorrent in most social discourses. While there is an abundance of available research about self-harm, a distinctive gap in the literature concerns how an individual ... -
Beyond PTSD : a study of distress and subject positions in rural KwaZulu-Natal.
(2005)The PTSD model of trauma encapsulated in the DSM has been subject to numerous challenges concerning the model's appropriateness and applicability in the South African context. These challenges relate specifically to ... -
Black African mothers’ experiences of having their child diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder.
(2019)In recent years there has been an increase in the prevalence of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) around the world yet there has been little research aimed at understanding its implications in African countries. Due to the ... -
Black KwaZulu-Natal students' attitudes towards the use of medical records for research : a qualitative study.
(2016)Medical records are often used in research to provide evidence to help medical researchers improve their understanding of disease, develop potential treatments and improve patient care. However, patient medical information ... -
Boys being boys : psychosocial factors associated with alcohol use among mid-adolescent males in a Durban boys' high school.
(2009)The challenges of adolescence include negotiating risk behaviours such as alcohol use. The high prevalence and frequency of alcohol use among adolescents has been noted with concern, as has the rapidly decreasing age of ... -
Brainwashing in a large group awareness training? : the classical conditioning hypothesis of brainwashing.
(2015)This dissertation provides an analysis of the processes of “death” and “rebirth” employed by Large Group Awareness Trainings (LGATs), and suggests a theory of brainwashing based upon Pavlov’s concept of classical conditioning. ... -
Brief visual memory processes in reading disabled children.
(1980)The information processing approach was used as a basis for studying some brief visual memory processes in reading disabled children. Three aspects of processing were examined, viz. (i) Duration of icon persistence; (ii) ... -
The burden of care : a study of perceived stress factors and social capital among volunteer caregivers of people living with HIV/AIDS in KwaZulu-Natal.
(2010)The burden of caregiving is alarmingly high in South Africa, where one in every three people admitted in hospitals, is HIV positive. A great number of AIDS patients end up being cared for at home by their families, but ... -
Burnout, work engagement and work-related outcomes in the retail sector.
(2019)This study is aimed at determining if a relationship exists between the following constructs, burnout, job satisfaction, work engagement and organisational commitment. In addition to this, the study aims to establish if ... -
The capacity needs of extended family and community members in the care and support of orphans and vulnerable children in uMgungundlovu and uThukela districts.
(2015)The aim of this study was to explore and describe experiences and capacity needs of extended family and community members that care for and support orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) in UMgungundlovu and uThukela ... -
The career development experiences of Black African female psychologists in South Africa : a narrative approach.
(2010)This study investigated Black African female psychologists’ lived experiences of career development. The purpose was to describe the influences of the community on the career development of Black female psychologists. It ... -
Career narratives of single black African mothers : a postmodernist exploration.
(2014)Career counselling with women is not the same as with men because women’s career development is highly intertwined with their roles as mothers and wives (Sharf, 2002). The current study argues that career counselling with ... -
Caregivers’ experiences in accessing health care services for their school-going children in low resource communities of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
(2017)Background: Accessing quality health care services is critical to addressing the different health challenges school-going children especially those in the low resource communities are prone to. The school-based health care ... -
Caring for AIDS patients in a rural hospital setting : nurses' perspectives.
(2009)The aim of the study was to explore nurses' experiences, attitudes and perceptions regarding the care of patients with the Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) before and after the introduction of Anti-Retroviral ... -
A case study to assess participants' perceptions on voluntariness and motivations for participating in a clinical trial in Zimbabwe.
(2012)Introduction: There is little empirical evidence on voluntariness of participation in clinical trials due to absence of acceptable measures and universally accepted conceptual frameworks of voluntariness. Methods: A ... -
Challenges and mental health counsequences [sic] faced by black homosexuals in disclosing sexual orientation.
(2013)This is a study of the mental health status of black homosexuals from LGTBI social organisations who have disclosed their sexual orientation. One hundred participants participated, fifty homosexuals and fifty heterosexuals. ... -
Challenges in the process of HIV/AIDS disclosure: Perspectives of HIV positive students in a South African university.
(2020)From the moment individuals are diagnosed as human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) positive, they are overwhelmed with various emotions. People living with HIV who have recently been diagnosed will usually search for comfort ... -
The challenges of constructing a non-hegemonic masculine identity : a study of isi-Zulu-speaking adolescent boys.
(2008)Hegemonic masculinity (HM) is considered by many boys and men to be the "gold standard" of masculinity to which they are expected to conform (Connell & Messerschmidt, 2005). However, many boys feel that they fall short of ...