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L Swartz

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PubMed1983

Anorexia nervosa-like disorders--some suggestions.

Some variants of anorexia nervosa are described. It is emphasized that disorders not leading to severe weight loss may easily be missed. The need for careful assessment in each case is stressed, particularly in view of potential physical damage and poor prognosis. The apparently high incidence of anorexia nervosa-like disorders raises issues relating to diagnosis and theory about anorexia nervosa itself, and points to the possible implication of sociocultural factors.

Anorexia Nervosa↗
PubMed1983

Life events in Xhosas in Cape Town.

A life events scale for research into Xhosa speaking people of Cape Town was developed. It was standardised on 131 residents of Cape Town's three major Black suburbs. Measures of perceived impact and rate of occurrence were elicited. The Spearman Rank correlation between prevalence and impact scores was not significant (r = 0.04). Items were ranked according to composite impact scores. Cultural and social factors were considered to play a part in explaining differences between the present findings and those of other studies. Limitations on the applicability of the scale and methodological issues were discussed. The problems in direct comparison between different cultural groups were emphasized, with particular stress on constraints on life events research in an African setting.

Adaptation, Psychological↗
PubMed1978

Role of kinaesthesia in arousal and learning behavior.

This article presents a rationale of the significance of kinaesthesia. The development of arousal in the central nervous system is primarily peripheral and based on kinaesthesia. Consistent adaptive behavior results from adequate kinaesthetic perception and is the foundation for intersensory integration. Without kinaesthesia learning develops unevenly, as in children with learning disabilities. Inconsistent, bizarre behavior evident in psychopathology may result from inadequate, distorted kinaesthetic perception. Visual and auditory perceptual processes have been researched but the essential role of kinaesthetic perception has been neglected. The implications of adequate kinaesthesia are relevant to teaching and to psychotherapy.

Arousal↗
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The cultural construction of healing in the Truth and Reconciliation Commission: implications for mental health practice.

The Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) has been widely hailed by mental health practitioners and others as a source of psychological healing. In this article we consider this claim and its relevance to clinical practice. Recent research in anthropology and related disciplines in South Africa and elsewhere raises questions about the cultural construction of traumatic memory and healing. We argue that these questions have bearing on how we understand the role of mental health practitioners and mental health institutions in the post-TRC period. Case material is be used to illustrate our view that it is important to distinguish between individual and collective healing.

Crime Victims↗