Oedipal dynamics between a male-female co-therapist dyad and a group of adolescent boys with learning difficulties : a case study exploration

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dc.contributor.advisorKaminer, Debbieen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorIsmail, Faldielaen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2015-01-05T07:02:59Z
dc.date.available2015-01-05T07:02:59Z
dc.date.issued2005en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractTheoretical literature indicates that a male-female co-therapist dyad in a psychotherapy adolescent group provides for the opportunity of parental transferences, including Oedipal conflicts, to occur. However, limited empirical data is available regarding male-female co-facilitation in therapeutic groups for adolescent boys with learning difficulties, especially concerning the re-activation of the Oedipal complex. This dissertation explored the usefulness of Oedipal theory for understanding the interactions that emerged between a group of adolescent boys with learning difficulties and a male-female co-therapist dyad. The study was located within a theoretical context of understandings of the re-activation of the Oedipal complex during the developmental stage of adolescence, and the manner in which learning difficulties contribute to and maintain difficulties in children's cognitive, social and emotional development. The research takes the form of a psychoanalytic case study. Vignettes drawn from clinical case material of the psychotherapy adolescent group of the Learning Problem Programme (LPP) at the Child Guidance Clinic of the University of Cape Town were analysed using a psychoanalytic framework. The group members consisted of 10 adolescent boys, mainly from disadvantaged communities in the 'Cape Flats' area of Cape Town. Analysis of the case material indicates that the manner in which Oedipal phenomena unfolded was influenced by multiple factors, and highlights the limitations of an interpretive therapeutic model in group work with adolescent boys who have learning difficulties. Recommendations for the LPP psychotherapy group, and for group work with adolescent boys with learning difficulties in other contexts, are offered.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationIsmail, F. (2005). <i>Oedipal dynamics between a male-female co-therapist dyad and a group of adolescent boys with learning difficulties : a case study exploration</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Psychology. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11381en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationIsmail, Faldiela. <i>"Oedipal dynamics between a male-female co-therapist dyad and a group of adolescent boys with learning difficulties : a case study exploration."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Psychology, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11381en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationIsmail, F. 2005. Oedipal dynamics between a male-female co-therapist dyad and a group of adolescent boys with learning difficulties : a case study exploration. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Ismail, Faldiela AB - Theoretical literature indicates that a male-female co-therapist dyad in a psychotherapy adolescent group provides for the opportunity of parental transferences, including Oedipal conflicts, to occur. However, limited empirical data is available regarding male-female co-facilitation in therapeutic groups for adolescent boys with learning difficulties, especially concerning the re-activation of the Oedipal complex. This dissertation explored the usefulness of Oedipal theory for understanding the interactions that emerged between a group of adolescent boys with learning difficulties and a male-female co-therapist dyad. The study was located within a theoretical context of understandings of the re-activation of the Oedipal complex during the developmental stage of adolescence, and the manner in which learning difficulties contribute to and maintain difficulties in children's cognitive, social and emotional development. The research takes the form of a psychoanalytic case study. Vignettes drawn from clinical case material of the psychotherapy adolescent group of the Learning Problem Programme (LPP) at the Child Guidance Clinic of the University of Cape Town were analysed using a psychoanalytic framework. The group members consisted of 10 adolescent boys, mainly from disadvantaged communities in the 'Cape Flats' area of Cape Town. Analysis of the case material indicates that the manner in which Oedipal phenomena unfolded was influenced by multiple factors, and highlights the limitations of an interpretive therapeutic model in group work with adolescent boys who have learning difficulties. Recommendations for the LPP psychotherapy group, and for group work with adolescent boys with learning difficulties in other contexts, are offered. DA - 2005 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2005 T1 - Oedipal dynamics between a male-female co-therapist dyad and a group of adolescent boys with learning difficulties : a case study exploration TI - Oedipal dynamics between a male-female co-therapist dyad and a group of adolescent boys with learning difficulties : a case study exploration UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11381 ER - en_ZA
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dc.identifier.vancouvercitationIsmail F. Oedipal dynamics between a male-female co-therapist dyad and a group of adolescent boys with learning difficulties : a case study exploration. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Psychology, 2005 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11381en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Psychologyen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Humanitiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherClinical Psychologyen_ZA
dc.titleOedipal dynamics between a male-female co-therapist dyad and a group of adolescent boys with learning difficulties : a case study explorationen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
dc.type.qualificationnameMSocScen_ZA
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