Evaluating the "what color is your hurt?" programme for traumatised preschoolers in South Africa
- Authors: Strydom, Lizelle
- Date: 2008-11-14T14:19:54Z
- Subjects: Psychic trauma in children , Child abuse , Child psychotherapy , Post-traumatic stress disorder in children , Problem solving therapy
- Type: Thesis
- Identifier: uj:14695 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/1688
- Description: M.Cur.
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The effects of a psychoeducational intervention on secondary post-traumatic stress disorder in children in black schools
- Authors: Capellino, Laura
- Date: 2014-03-18
- Subjects: Post-traumatic stress disorder in children , Children, Black - South Africa - Psychology , Educational counseling - South Africa
- Type: Thesis
- Identifier: uj:4410 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/9756
- Description: M.A. (Psychology) , Post-traumatic Stress Disorder has been used to describe an individual's reaction to an event "outside the range of usual human experience". South African society is one fraught with violence, to the point where authors have contended that South Africans have become accustomed to a "culture of violence". Children and Adults are victims of this violence, whether they be directly or indirectly affected by it. In such an unstable society the school can provide children with a setting which offers them stability and a normative influence. In order to make the school effective in the aid it offers its students, teachers have to be assisted in developing and strengthening already existing con-structive ways of detecting and handling of children's problems. Teachers themselves also need to be provided with support in order to assist them with their own personal problems. This study examines the effects of trauma on the teacher-pupil relationship by providing Work, for teachers in order to learn from them and guide them in the assistance they give to children who have been profoundly affected by the violence in their environment being direct or indirect victims thereof. It is my hope that this exploratory study will broaden the understanding of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder and provide useful guidelines in an understanding of the impact violence has on children.
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The effects of post-traumatic stress disorder on teacher-pupil interactions in Black schools
- Authors: Gewer, Anthony
- Date: 2014-04-16
- Subjects: Post-traumatic stress disorder in children , Teacher-student relationships - South Africa , Blacks - Education - South Africa - Psychological aspects
- Type: Thesis
- Identifier: uj:10803 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/10310
- Description: M.A. (Psychology) , Post-traumatic Stress Disorder has been used to describe an individual's reaction to an event "outside the range of usual human experience". South African society is one fraught with violence, to the point where authors have contended that South Africans have become accustomed to a "culture of violence". Children and Adults are victims of this violence, "whether they be directly or indirectly affected by it. In such an unstable society the school can provide children with a setting which offers them stability and a normative influence. In order to make the school effective in the aid it offers its students, teachers have to be assisted in developing and strengthening already existing constructive ways of detecting and handling of children's problems. The teachers themselves also need to be provided with support in order to assist them with their own personal problems. This study examines the effects of trauma on the teacher-pupil relationship by providing workshops for teachers in order to learn from them and guide them in the assistance they give to children who have been profoundly affected by the violence in their environment being direct or indirect victims thereof. It is my hope that this exploratory study will broaden the understanding of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder and provide useful guidelines in an understanding of the impact violence has on children.
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The impact of psychological trauma on neuropsychological functioning in children aged 8-13
- Authors: Hosford, Donna J.
- Date: 2010-05-13T09:27:48Z
- Subjects: Post-traumatic stress disorder in children , Psychic trauma in children , Effect of psychic trauma on children , Neuropsychiatry
- Type: Thesis
- Identifier: http://ujcontent.uj.ac.za8080/10210/381003 , uj:6802 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/3237
- Description: D.Phil. , Profound psychological trauma, which may lead to Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) can continue to negatively impact the lives of its victims for years after its occurrence. Psychological trauma is seen across cultures in people of all ages, the world over, and South Africa’s high levels of crime and violence, HIV and AIDS, and road accidents, make the topic especially pertinent. The symptom clusters of PTSD, included in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders 4th Edition – text revised (DSM-IV-TR; American Psychiatric Association, 2000), namely Re-experiencing, Avoidance and numbing, and Increased Arousal can lead to significant distress and may interfere with all facets of life, including social functioning, career goals, romantic relationships, leisure activities, and mental wellbeing. The effects of trauma in childhood may be different than when it occurs in adulthood, due to developmental processes occurring on physical, emotional, and cognitive levels (e.g. Drell, Siegel, & Gaensbauer, 1993; Perrin, Smith, & Yule, 2000). As such it is clearly important to understand the effects of trauma specific to children. A fair amount of literature is available which discusses the emotional and psychological consequences of trauma in children. Similar studies with regard to PTSD are also available. However, a holistic picture of either psychological trauma, or PTSD in childhood should also include neuropsychological aspects, functions such as attention and concentration, planning, organisation, psychomotor speed, and memory in which dysfunction may interfere with children’s development and futures. Although the field of neuropsychology has traditionally investigated how the brain responds to physical trauma or disease processes, recent decades of technological advancement have made it possible to understand that psychological trauma may actually result in neurobiological abnormalities.
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