Authoritarianism and Autonomy. 1. Conflicting Value Systems in the Introduction of Psychological Services in a South African Primary Health Care System
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11012556 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Mohamed Seedat (0000-0001-9018-3370, University of South Africa, Health Psychology Unit, Eldorado Park Violence Prevention Programme), Victor Nell (Health Psychology Unit, University of South Africa, Pretoria, Republic of South Africa) |
| Year | 1992 |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 185-193 |
| Publication date | 1992-12-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | South African Journal of Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0081-2463 • E-ISSN: 2078-208X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/008124639202200401 |
| OpenAlex | W2319715582 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 13 |
| References cited | 10 |
Psychology functions within the context of South Africa's ruling ideology, resistance discourse and national health care philosophy. Using a psychological skills training programme in the Soweto Community Health Centre System in Johannesburg as a case study, the authors examine how the introduction of psychological services in primary health care is both enabled and constrained by state ideology, medical hegemony, professional interests and personal perceptions. Nuances underlying the subversion of an empowering concept such as primary health care, and some general rules about the perception of psychology that are likely to apply in South Africa and other developing countries, are discussed. In Part 2 (this issue) this etic perspective is extended into an emic exploration of how these factors impact upon the interpersonal processes and practices of nursing staff in the health care system
Authoritarianism · Autonomy · Context (archaeology) · Democracy · Emic and etic · Health care · Ideology · Interpersonal communication · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Community Health and Development · Law · Medicine · Mental Health Treatment and Access · Nursing · Psychology · Social Psychology
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The “Bantu Clinic”
Xhosa-Speaking Schizophrenic Patients' Experience of Their Condition
A History of Ethical Codes in South African Psychology
Community Psychology is All Theory and No Practice”
Analysis of Records from an Urban African Psychological Service
Historicising the Relevance Debate
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The exploitation of illness in capitalist society
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Patients and Healers in the Context of Culture
Patients and Healers in the Context of Culture
Family therapy in primary health care
Third world or one world
Psychological care by nurses, paramedical and medical staff
The Crisis in South Africa
| Citations per year | 0.43 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1996 - 2023 (28) |
| Highly cited | No |