Browsing by Author "Rabinowitz, Stanley"

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    A multidimensional study of male transvestite homosexuals and male homosexuals
    (1972) Rabinowitz, Stanley; Lambley, Peter
    A sample of 12 males, 7 transvestites and 5 homosexuals, obtained mainly from a non-psychiatric population underwent a variety of tests in order to investigate: (1) Early developmental patterns (through the use of an unstructured clinical interview, an Interview Schedule of Money and Primrose 1969 and a questionnaire of early childhood relationships of Evans 1969); (2) The phenomenon of alienation (through the use of Rotter's I-E scale 1966 and Nettler's Alienation Scale 1957); (3) The amount of heterosexual activity (through the use of Bentler's Heterosexual Behaviour Assessment Questionnaire 1968); and (4) Personality dynamics (through the use of the Rorschach, MMPI and CPI). Mention should be made that early developmental patterns were studied only with the transvestite sample. A multi-dimensional approach was used which aimed at obtaining a comprehensive, overall picture of personality. No significant differences were obtained between .the groups on the tests measuring alienation and heterosexual activity. However on all the tests of personality the transvestite sample clearly showed themselves to be more psychologically and socially disturbed than did the homosexuals. The grossly retarded personalities of the transvestites was assumed to have been a result of their grossly disturbed early developmental patterns especially their pathologically dependent relationship with their mothers. A schizophrenic process was clearly evident in the transvestite sample, but was markedly absent from the homosexual sample.
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    Selection criteria and psychological adaptations to the ongoing dialysis and renal transplant programme
    (1974) Rabinowitz, Stanley; Van der Spuy, H I J
    The aims of the study were: - (1) to investigate the criteria of selection for an ongoing dialysis and transplant programme; and (2) to study psychological changes made by patients at various phases of the programme. A total sample of forty-five patients being treated at the Renal Department of Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, were psychologically assessed. In studying the selection process, intellectual factors, social class, educational measures and personality factors were contrasted between a sample of patients accepted and rejected for the programme. In the investigation of the psychological changes occurring within the programme, total and directional hostility, intelligence, anxiety, dependency and self-control measures were contrasted between a predialysis, short-term dialysis, long-term dialysis and transplant sample. Results revealed!( 1) that the accepted sample had significantly higher verbal intelligence, educational and social class scores than the rejected group; (2) no significant differences in general hostility, anxiety, dependency and self-control measures between the patients at the various ongoing phases. However the long-term dialysis sample showed significantly more extra-punitiveness than the transplant sample while the transplant sample showed a significantly higher level of intellectual functioning than the predialysis and long-term dialysis groups. These results show that (1) selection is possibly based on superficial characteristics, with which the selection team can identify; (2) projection of hostility is a possible important defence mechanism used in coping with the rigorous demands of the programme; (3) due to the possible absence of toxic substances after transplantation, the transplant sample showed a higher level of intellectual functioning. Other possible explanations for the findings were provided.