A Phenomenological Analysis of Victimization. The Experience of Having One's House Attacked and Damaged

Cleaver, Glenda

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“…In general, most South African studies of the consequences of children's exposure to political violence during the apartheid era were qualitative in nature, including anecdotal evidence (Malepa, 1990), case studies (Gibson, 1990), and small-group interviews (Cleaver, 1988). Although these studies have been fruitful in developing theory and in-depth understanding, they are incomplete because they have tended to be initiated after an acute traumatic event and to focus primarily on subsequent responses.…”

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The Contributions of Political Life Events to Psychological Distress Among South African

Slone

Kaminer

Durrheim³

2000

Political Psychology

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The psychological consequences of adverse political experiences among South African youth were studied in a sample of 540 black and white adolescents from two age groups, evenly divided by gender. Three questionnaires were administered, measuring exposure to political life events, the presence of symptoms of psychopathology, and stressful personal life events during the previous 5 years. The first hypothesis, predicting a substantial contribution of stressful political experiences to psychopathology, was strongly supported; when stressful personal life events were partialed out, a significant effect for political life events remained both on general distress and symptomatology indices. The second hypothesis of a linear relation between exposure to political life events and severity of distress was also confirmed. The findings underscore the enduring impact on children's mental health of past apartheid policies in South Africa specifically, and adverse political environments in general.

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The Contributions of Political Life Events to Psychological Distress Among South African

Slone

Kaminer

Durrheim³

2000

Political Psychology

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“…The operative word in phenomenological research is 'describe'. The researcher aims to describe as accurately as possible particular lived experiences and does not attempt to fit them within a predetermined theoretical framework (Cleaver, 1988;De Vos & Fouché, 1998).…”

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Adventure-Based Experiences during Professional Training in Psychology

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2006

South African Journal of Psychology

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This article considers the use of an adventure-based medium, known as 'ropes courses', to enhance the personal growth and professional development of Counselling Psychology students. Six students who completed their Master's degree in Counselling Psychology at the University of Pretoria, South Africa, between 1999 and 2000 participated in a ropes course day. Each student was asked to reflect, in writing, on four questions relating to his or her experience. Their reflections were analysed in terms of analytic guidelines proposed by Giorgi. Five main themes emerged from the analysis, namely: boundaries, anxiety, roles, cohesion and trust. It was concluded that the ropes course day contributed to the personal growth and professional development of these students and that an adventure-based medium, such as 'ropes courses', can be a valuable component of Counselling Psychology training. offers three Master's degrees (i.e., Clinical, Counselling and Research Psychology) that enable students to register as psychologists with the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA). The MA degree in Counselling Psychology runs over a two-year period and focuses on three facets.The first facet is psychological theory. Students receive theoretical training in the following subjects: Fundamental Psychology (

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“…Formulating a general description for each situated description may not be necessary if the essence of the meaning of the phenomenon for each individual is grasped in the situated structure. Both Wertz (cited in Cleaver, 1988) and Fisher (1973) have employed Giorgi's method with slight variations. They offer a general or extended description based on all the situated descriptions, rather than on each situated description.…”

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Diabetes Mellitus: Experiencing a Chronic Illness

Cleaver

Pallourios

1994

South African Journal of Psychology

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Diabetes is a chronic, complex disease involving numerous pathophysiological features. There is a paucity of studies relating to psychological factors. The available research is not conclusive and in addition is largely quantitative in nature. The aim of this investigation was to gain an understanding of the life-world of people with diabetes and to acquire insight into the demanding aspects of their lives. The research procedure involved interviewing subjects who suffer from diabetes. A pilot study was conducted in order to test a number of openended questions. On the basis of these results, a set of semi-structured questions was formulated for the main study. The main study involved interviews with 13 subjects aged between 20 and 45 years who belonged to a diabetic organization and who volunteered for the investigation. The interviews were recorded on audiotape and later transcribed. Five of the protocols obtained were analyzed according to the method outlined by Giorgi and they produced an encompassing description of the life-world of a diabetic. The themes which emerged included the appearance of the first symptoms and their effect on people with diabetes, the impact of the diagnosis, the emerging pattern of the life-world of people with diabetes and the prospects for the future. The phenomenological approach proved valuable in highlighting many aspects of diabetes. Recommendations are made which may be of benefit to people with diabetes and their families.Diabetes is 'n chroniese, komplekse siekte waarby verskeie patofisiologiese verskynsels betrokke is. Daar is baie min studies in verband met psigologiese faktore. Beskikbare navorsing lewer nie afdoende antwoorde nie en is boonop meestal kwantitatief van aard. As prosedure vir die huidige navorsing is onderhoude met mense met diabetes gevoer. Nadat 'n reeks loodsvrae vooraf getoets is, is 'n stel oop vrae gebaseer op die resultate van die toetsvrae vir die hoofstudie geformuleer. Die hoofstudie het onderhoude behels met 13 Iyers, tussen die ouderdomme van 20 en 45 jaar, en wat aan 'n organisasie vir diabete behoort en wat vrywillig aan die studie deelgeneem het. Die onderhoude is op oudioband opgeneem en later oorgetik. Die protokolle is ontleed volgens Giorgi se metode en het 'n omvattende beskrywing van die leet-wereld van 'n diabeet daargestel. Temas wat duidelik opval, sluit in die verskyning van die eerste simptome en die effek daarvan op die persoon, die skok wat met die diagnose gepaard gaan, die nuwe lewenspatroon wat die persoon moet volg en die vooruitsigte vir die toekoms. Die fenomenologiese benadering het waardevolle lig gewerp op baie van die aspekte van die siekte. Aanbevelings word gedoen wat moontlik vir persone met diabetes en hul gesinne van waarde kan wees.

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A Phenomenological Analysis of Victimization. The Experience of Having One's House Attacked and Damaged

Cited by 7 publications

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The Contributions of Political Life Events to Psychological Distress Among South African

The Contributions of Political Life Events to Psychological Distress Among South African

Adventure-Based Experiences during Professional Training in Psychology

Diabetes Mellitus: Experiencing a Chronic Illness

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