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Eating the apple : the impact of becoming a clinical psychologitst on personal relationships
Dissertation (MA (Clinical Psychology))--University of Pretoria, 2006.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/25050 Eating the apple : the impact of becoming a clinical psychologitst on personal relationships Strauss, L. upetd@ais.up.ac.za Hall, Jocelyn, E M No keywords available UCTD Dissertation (MA (Clinical Psychology))--University of Pretoria, 2006. This study represents an examination of the impact of becoming a clinical psychologist on personal relationships from a social constructionist perspective. The research is qualitative as befits the epistemology. Unstructured interviews were conducted with five becoming-psychologists at the end of their internship year, and the resulting data were submitted to a process of thematic analysis. A study of relevant literature revealed very little information on the personal relationships of clinical psychologists per se. Available literature pertained to training of clinical psychologists and to intimate relationships in general. Themes emerged from the research that reflected themes present in the literature. There is a common theme of unacknowledged needs in relationships, the consequences of expressing those needs and the consequent renegotiation of roles in existing relationships. A theme of desire for greater emotional connection is present, connected to a feeling of no longer fitting into contexts where the becoming-psychologist used to be comfortable prior to training, and consequent feelings of isolation and loneliness become pertinent. Another common theme involves a feeling of being simultaneously observer and observed in interactions, which is evident in a tendency to watch oneself from a third-person perspective and is perceived to involve a concomitant loss of the spontaneous response. This study represents an examination of the impact of becoming a clinical psychologist on personal relationships from a social constructionist perspective. The research is qualitative as befits the epistemology. Unstructured interviews were conducted with five becoming-psychologists at the end of their internship year, and the resulting data were submitted to a process of thematic analysis. A study of relevant literature revealed very little information on the personal relationships of clinical psychologists per se. Available literature pertained to training of clinical psychologists and to intimate relationships in general. Themes emerged from the research that reflected themes present in the literature. There is a common theme of unacknowledged needs in relationships, the consequences of expressing those needs and the consequent renegotiation of roles in existing relationships. A theme of desire for greater emotional connection is present, connected to a feeling of no longer fitting into contexts where the becoming-psychologist used to be comfortable prior to training, and consequent feelings of isolation and loneliness become pertinent. Another common theme involves a feeling of being simultaneously observer and observed in interactions, which is evident in a tendency to watch oneself from a third-person perspective and is perceived to involve a concomitant loss of the spontaneous response. In addition to that which was suggested in the literature, the study suggested that psychologists language needs more readily; relationships with others outside psychology were more successful if the other person was able to language their own experiences and overtly negotiate roles. There seems to be a tendency in the psychologists interviewed to be involved in constant self-examination and examination of relationships, as well as a tendency to take responsibility in intimate relationships. They also demonstrate a conflict between responding with or without awareness (connected to the theme in the literature of constant awareness of process and consequent inability to react spontaneously), a feeling of being compelled to dialogue around that which was perceived in this state of awareness, and a sense of emotional overload during training that contributed to the sense of isolation alluded to above. Linked to these feelings of isolation there is a tendency to connect most readily with other psychologists. Psychology unrestricted 2013-09-06T19:04:07Z 2005-01-25 2013-09-06T19:04:07Z 2004-05-31 2006-01-25 2005-01-25 Dissertation Hall, J 2004, Eating the apple : the impact of becoming a clinical psychologitst on personal relationships, MA dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd < http://hdl.handle.net/2263/25050 > http://hdl.handle.net/2263/25050 http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-01252005-103918/ © 2004, University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria |
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| title | Eating the apple : the impact of becoming a clinical psychologitst on personal relationships |
| title_full | Eating the apple : the impact of becoming a clinical psychologitst on personal relationships |
| title_fullStr | Eating the apple : the impact of becoming a clinical psychologitst on personal relationships |
| title_full_unstemmed | Eating the apple : the impact of becoming a clinical psychologitst on personal relationships |
| title_short | Eating the apple : the impact of becoming a clinical psychologitst on personal relationships |
| title_sort | eating the apple the impact of becoming a clinical psychologitst on personal relationships |
| topic | No keywords available UCTD |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/25050 http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-01252005-103918/ |