Browsing by Author "Srubisky, Catherine Filippa"

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    An analysis of therapeutic failure in psychotherapy with a deaf client : a training psychologist's experience
    (2011) Srubisky, Catherine Filippa; Kaminer, Debbie
    This mini dissertation attempts to understand the early stages of a psychotherapeutic process between a trainee psychologist and a Deaf client. Both a social constructionist perspective of the experience of being disabled/Deaf, and an intersubjective lens, have been utilized in order to understand the nature of the therapeutic failures that occurred and how they functioned. A psychoanalytic case methodology was used to analyse the first eight sessions in the psychotherapeutic process with a Deaf client and members of her family.
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    Association between depression and perceived parental traits : results from a nationally representative South African survey
    (2011) Srubisky, Catherine Filippa; Myer, Landon
    With a growing burden of disease and disability stemming from mental disorders in South Africa, additional research into this area may be justified, with specific reference to depression. The effects of parental influences have been explored in the literature as a relevant and valid risk factor in the development and presence of depression. The literature has suggested two main underlying themes of parental styles that included parental overprotection and care. The concept of overprotection has been associated with depression. This thesis explored these constructs in their association with depression whilst highlighting the influence of control. Furthermore the influences of parental depression were also included.