The effect of depression and learned helplessness in early and asymptomatic HIV infected subjects.
- Authors: Jordaan, Elsabe
- Date: 2014-02-20
- Subjects: HIV infections - Psychological aspects. , HIV-positive persons - Psychology - Research. , Depression, Mental - Psychological aspects - Case studies. , Helplessness (Psychology)
- Type: Thesis
- Identifier: uj:4185 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/9532
- Description: M.A. (Psychology) , The present study was undertaken in an attempt to understand and ascertain the nature and influence of psychological variables on the longevity of people who are infected withHN. The specific postulate of this study was that depression is the most important psychological variable that influences the longevity of people with my, either directly or indirectly. A number of variables were hypothesized to playa concomitant role with depression as factors that mediate longevity in people with my. These factors include learned helplessness, self-efficacy, sickness impact, sexual risk behaviors and substance use. The testing of these hypotheses involved an experimental group consisting ofHN positive, gay men who suffered from depression and a control group that consisted ofmv positive gay men who did not suffer from depression. None of the subjects had previously been diagnosed with depression. The subjects were subjected to testing of the mentioned psychological variables by means of the Hamilton-Depression Scale, the Attributional Style Questionnaire, the Coping Self-Efficacy Scale, the Biweekly Record of Sexual Behavior, the Substance Use Behavior Questionnaire and the Sickness Impact Profile. It was found that the experimental group differed significantly from the control group in terms of self-efficacy, sexual risk behavior, substance use and sickness impact. It has been speculated that the lack of significant difference between the experimental and control groups on learned helplessness could imply that equal amounts of learned helplessness was present in both groups.
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A grounded theory of cotherapy
- Authors: Jordaan, Elsabe
- Date: 2017
- Language: English
- Type: Doctoral (Thesis)
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/265131 , uj:28069
- Description: Abstract: Cotherapy is a widely used modality for intervening in group and family therapy contexts, as well as for training psychotherapists. Despite wide application the practice is poorly understood and available theorizing relies on anecdotal accounts and individualistic conceptualizations. This study explored and described the cotherapist subsystem as a unit within the overall aim to construct a theory of cotherapy. Four cotherapy teams were recruited from public and private healthcare settings in a large city in South Africa. Data were gathered through joint interviewing and solicited participant diaries. Interview transcripts and participant diaries were analyzed using an abbreviated version of social constructionist grounded theory (SCGT). Analysis resulted in the creation of three main categories from active interaction with the data. From these categories a core category was developed. The core category “The recursive construction of a shared therapeutic healing process” revealed that cotherapists intersubjectively construct a therapeutic mind while simultaneously facilitating a curative relationship with their clients. The findings indicated that there is a need for cotherapy training and supervision by competent cotherapy supervisors in public and private healthcare settings. Self-reflective practice is recommended for cotherapists, cotherapy teams, and cotherapy supervisors. , D.Litt. et Phil. (Psychology)
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