Ilse E Plattner
Biographic Data
| ID | 4196453 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ilse E Plattner |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ilse E |
| FAMILY NAME | Plattner |
| SIGNATURE | PLATTNER I E |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Botswana |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1999 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Poverty in Developing Africa: Overarching Themes
Bridging the Gap in Psychological Service Delivery for a Developing Country: Teaching the Bachelor of Psychology Degree in Botswana
This paper presents a Bachelor of Psychology (B.Psych.) programme as offered in Botswana since 2004. The B.Psych. programme is a relatively new approach and aims to bridge the gap between the country's need for psychological services and its lack of psychologists. The B.Psych. programme teaches students psychological skills and competencies already at the undergraduate level. Practical training and a six months internship are essential parts of t…
Social Support, Self-image, and Future Outlook Among Poverty-stricken Unemployed Men in Namibia: A Phenomenological Study
The study aimed to explore how poverty-stricken job seekers in Namibia felt about their unemployment situation and how they perceived themselves, their social support, and their future. Ten men (aged 18 to 40 years) participated in the study. In-depth interviews were conducted and analysed through Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis. The findings revealed that the lack of a job and the constant shortage of food caused feelings of helplessnes…
A Screening Instrument for Psychological Distress in Botswana: Validation of the Setswana Version of the 28-Item General Health Questionnaire
Objectives: To develop a Setswana version of the 28-item General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-28) for use in Botswana. Methods: A sample of 126 subjects attending primary healthcare clinics completed the GHQ-28, which contains four subscales of seven questions each for the following domains: somatic concerns, anxiety, social function and depression. All subjects were also interviewed with the Clinical Interview Schedule (CIS). Psychiatric casesness …
Students' Views on the Value of Psychological Research: A Contribution to Indigenising Psychology in Botswana
The goal of the study was to explore the value that psychology students accredit to psychological research in a country like Botswana where psychology is a relatively new discipline. Forty-five undergraduate students belonging to the first cohort of psychology students at the University of Botswana participated in the study (males = 7, females = 38, age range 18–23 years). Data were obtained from student essays and evaluated with Qualitative Cont…
Living with HIV: The psychological relevance of meaning making
A qualitative study was carried out in Namibia to explore how people infected with HIV cope psychologically with this life-threatening virus. The study was based on the theoretical concept of meaning making as developed by Park and Folkman (1997; Review of General Psychology, 1, 115-44) within the framework of Lazarus' stress and coping theory (e.g., Lazarus, 1993, Psychosomatic Medicine, 55, 245-54). Ten semi-structured in-depth interviews were …
About the Difficulties of Studying Psychology. A Namibian Case
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About the Difficulties of Studying Psychology. A Namibian Case
Living with HIV: The psychological relevance of meaning making
A qualitative study was carried out in Namibia to explore how people infected with HIV cope psychologically with this life-threatening virus. The study was based on the theoretical concept of meaning making as developed by Park and Folkman (1997; Review of General Psychology, 1, 115-44) within the framework of Lazarus' stress and coping theory (e.g., Lazarus, 1993, Psychosomatic Medicine, 55, 245-54). Ten semi-structured in-depth interviews were …
A Screening Instrument for Psychological Distress in Botswana: Validation of the Setswana Version of the 28-Item General Health Questionnaire
Objectives: To develop a Setswana version of the 28-item General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-28) for use in Botswana. Methods: A sample of 126 subjects attending primary healthcare clinics completed the GHQ-28, which contains four subscales of seven questions each for the following domains: somatic concerns, anxiety, social function and depression. All subjects were also interviewed with the Clinical Interview Schedule (CIS). Psychiatric casesness …
Students' Views on the Value of Psychological Research: A Contribution to Indigenising Psychology in Botswana
The goal of the study was to explore the value that psychology students accredit to psychological research in a country like Botswana where psychology is a relatively new discipline. Forty-five undergraduate students belonging to the first cohort of psychology students at the University of Botswana participated in the study (males = 7, females = 38, age range 18–23 years). Data were obtained from student essays and evaluated with Qualitative Cont…
Poverty in Developing Africa: Overarching Themes
Bridging the Gap in Psychological Service Delivery for a Developing Country: Teaching the Bachelor of Psychology Degree in Botswana
This paper presents a Bachelor of Psychology (B.Psych.) programme as offered in Botswana since 2004. The B.Psych. programme is a relatively new approach and aims to bridge the gap between the country's need for psychological services and its lack of psychologists. The B.Psych. programme teaches students psychological skills and competencies already at the undergraduate level. Practical training and a six months internship are essential parts of t…
Social Support, Self-image, and Future Outlook Among Poverty-stricken Unemployed Men in Namibia: A Phenomenological Study
The study aimed to explore how poverty-stricken job seekers in Namibia felt about their unemployment situation and how they perceived themselves, their social support, and their future. Ten men (aged 18 to 40 years) participated in the study. In-depth interviews were conducted and analysed through Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis. The findings revealed that the lack of a job and the constant shortage of food caused feelings of helplessnes…
Psychology (7 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Medicine (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works) · Applied Psychology (2 works) · Clinical Psychology (2 works) · Counseling Practices and Supervision (2 works) · Developmental psychology (2 works) · Economic growth (2 works) · Economics (2 works)