An explorative study of social workers' knowledge, experience and approach to factitious disorder

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dc.contributor.advisorAddinall, Ronalden_ZA
dc.contributor.authorOosthuysen, Dina Mariaen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2015-05-26T14:08:05Z
dc.date.available2015-05-26T14:08:05Z
dc.date.issued2014en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractFactitious disorder is characterised by a compulsion with an unconscious motivation to intentionally fabricate signs and symptoms of physical or psychological illness. Factitious disorder by proxy is a form of abuse which usually presents as a parent portraying their child as being ill. Factitious behaviour indicates severe psychological dysfunction, and these clients could pose a danger to themselves as well as their families. There is limited research on factitious disorder in social work practice. This study aimed to explore social workers’ knowledge of factitious disorder, the presentation and prevalence of factitious disorder in social work practice, the experience of social workers with clients with factitious behaviour, and social workers’ approach to the assessment and treatment of factitious disorder. This study used a qualitative exploratory research approach with a phenomenograpy design that enabled the researcher to explore the variation in social workers’ knowledge, experience and approach to factitious disorder.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationOosthuysen, D. M. (2014). <i>An explorative study of social workers' knowledge, experience and approach to factitious disorder</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Social Development. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/12848en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationOosthuysen, Dina Maria. <i>"An explorative study of social workers' knowledge, experience and approach to factitious disorder."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Social Development, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/12848en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationOosthuysen, D. 2014. An explorative study of social workers' knowledge, experience and approach to factitious disorder. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Oosthuysen, Dina Maria AB - Factitious disorder is characterised by a compulsion with an unconscious motivation to intentionally fabricate signs and symptoms of physical or psychological illness. Factitious disorder by proxy is a form of abuse which usually presents as a parent portraying their child as being ill. Factitious behaviour indicates severe psychological dysfunction, and these clients could pose a danger to themselves as well as their families. There is limited research on factitious disorder in social work practice. This study aimed to explore social workers’ knowledge of factitious disorder, the presentation and prevalence of factitious disorder in social work practice, the experience of social workers with clients with factitious behaviour, and social workers’ approach to the assessment and treatment of factitious disorder. This study used a qualitative exploratory research approach with a phenomenograpy design that enabled the researcher to explore the variation in social workers’ knowledge, experience and approach to factitious disorder. DA - 2014 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2014 T1 - An explorative study of social workers' knowledge, experience and approach to factitious disorder TI - An explorative study of social workers' knowledge, experience and approach to factitious disorder UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/12848 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/12848
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationOosthuysen DM. An explorative study of social workers' knowledge, experience and approach to factitious disorder. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Social Development, 2014 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/12848en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Social Developmenten_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Humanitiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherClinical Social Worken_ZA
dc.titleAn explorative study of social workers' knowledge, experience and approach to factitious disorderen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
dc.type.qualificationnameMSocScen_ZA
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