Adrian Perkel
Biographic Data
| ID | 7119165 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Adrian Perkel |
| GIVEN NAMES | Adrian |
| FAMILY NAME | Perkel |
| SIGNATURE | PERKEL A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of the Western Cape |
| ORCID | 0009-0001-9083-8282 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 10 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1990 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1992 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Development and Testing of the Aids Psychosocial Scale
The dramatic spread of AIDS globally has placed it high on the world health agenda. Since no medical or technological solution to the problem is near at hand and given the fact that the HIV virus is heavily reliant on human sexual behaviours for transmission, tackling the problem of AIDS rests on addressing change of sexual behaviour. Various psychosocial factors have been implicated as mediating between adequate knowledge and behaviour change, g…
The Psychology of Aids Transmission — Issues for Intervention
In this study various aspects of AIDS amongst a sample of students at the University of the Western Cape in South Africa are examined. A modified version of the World Health Organisation Survey on knowledge, attitudes, beliefs and practices, together with a survey of psychological dimensions considered important in mediating between knowledge and behaviour change, were used. Included were psychological defences of denial, rationalization and repr…
Development and Testing of a Scale to Measure Locus of Control in South African Political Detainees
Political detention in South Africa has characteristically involved a process of systematised abuse aimed at breaking down individuals and gaining information from them. The inherent characteristics of detention have been documented as particularly pathogenic and inducing of psychological and psychiatric sequelae. Generalised perceived locus of control has played a mediating role in determining individuals' responses to particular stressors. A sp…
Mediation of Detention Trauma via Perceived Locus of Control
Political detention in South Africa has been documented to contain conditions inherently detrimental to psychological health. Reports indicate high levels of stress reponses associated with conditions of solitary confinement, and physical and psychological abuse — particularly in the form of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. Amongst the moderating variables that may mediate between detention stress and post-detention trauma is perceived locus of co…
The Psychology of Aids Transmission — Issues for Intervention
In this study various aspects of AIDS amongst a sample of students at the University of the Western Cape in South Africa are examined. A modified version of the World Health Organisation Survey on knowledge, attitudes, beliefs and practices, together with a survey of psychological dimensions considered important in mediating between knowledge and behaviour change, were used. Included were psychological defences of denial, rationalization and repr…
Mediation of Detention Trauma via Perceived Locus of Control
Political detention in South Africa has been documented to contain conditions inherently detrimental to psychological health. Reports indicate high levels of stress reponses associated with conditions of solitary confinement, and physical and psychological abuse — particularly in the form of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. Amongst the moderating variables that may mediate between detention stress and post-detention trauma is perceived locus of co…
Development and Testing of a Scale to Measure Locus of Control in South African Political Detainees
Political detention in South Africa has characteristically involved a process of systematised abuse aimed at breaking down individuals and gaining information from them. The inherent characteristics of detention have been documented as particularly pathogenic and inducing of psychological and psychiatric sequelae. Generalised perceived locus of control has played a mediating role in determining individuals' responses to particular stressors. A sp…
Mediation of Detention Trauma via Perceived Locus of Control
Political detention in South Africa has been documented to contain conditions inherently detrimental to psychological health. Reports indicate high levels of stress reponses associated with conditions of solitary confinement, and physical and psychological abuse — particularly in the form of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. Amongst the moderating variables that may mediate between detention stress and post-detention trauma is perceived locus of co…
The Psychology of Aids Transmission — Issues for Intervention
In this study various aspects of AIDS amongst a sample of students at the University of the Western Cape in South Africa are examined. A modified version of the World Health Organisation Survey on knowledge, attitudes, beliefs and practices, together with a survey of psychological dimensions considered important in mediating between knowledge and behaviour change, were used. Included were psychological defences of denial, rationalization and repr…
Development and Testing of the Aids Psychosocial Scale
The dramatic spread of AIDS globally has placed it high on the world health agenda. Since no medical or technological solution to the problem is near at hand and given the fact that the HIV virus is heavily reliant on human sexual behaviours for transmission, tackling the problem of AIDS rests on addressing change of sexual behaviour. Various psychosocial factors have been implicated as mediating between adequate knowledge and behaviour change, g…
Clinical Psychology (4 works) · Developmental psychology (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Locus of control (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works) · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (2 works) · Child Abuse and Trauma (2 works) · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (2 works) · Clinical Psychology (2 works) · Denial (2 works)