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Helen Suzman: a psychobiographical — psychosocial developmental trajectory study
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Paul Fouchè --- University of the Free State, South Africa Carla Nel --- University of the Free State, South Africa Roelf van Niekerk --- Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, South AfricaThe primary aim of this study was to describe Helen Suzman's (1917–2009) psychosocial developmental trajectory within her socio-historical context through the application of the stage based description of psychosocial development by Erikson. Two methodological strategies were used. Alexander's psychobiographical model... -
Roald Dahl: A psychosexual developmental trajectory study illustrated within psychobiography
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Paul Fouché --- Department of Psychology, Faculty of the Humanities, South Africa Tania Holz --- Department of Psychology, Faculty of the Humanities, South AfricaThis study applies analytical psychobiography, particularly Freud's psychoanalytic apporoach, to the study of the psychosexual development of Roald Dahl (1916–1990), a renowned children's author, gentleman spy, connoisseur, and philanthropist of his time. Data sources for the analysis included primary and... -
The spiritual wellness of Beyers Naudé: A psychobiographical study of a South African anti-apartheid theologian
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Paul Fouché --- Department of Psychology, Faculty of Humanities, South Africa Barbara Burnell --- Department of Psychology, Faculty of Humanities, South Africa Roelf van Niekerk --- Department of Industrial and Organisational Psychology, South AfricaThe study explores and describes Beyers Naudé's (1915–2004) spiritual wellness across his lifespan. Naudé's life history was uncovered through the systematic collection and analyses of life history materials. Data were interpreted applying the Wheel of Wellness model (WoW) by Sweeney... -
Psychobiography in psychology: Past, present, and future
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Joseph G. Ponterotto --- Division of Psychological and Educational Services, USAThe present article reviews the history and emerging trends in the field of psychobiography. Five historical periods are highlighted: hagiography and pre-19th century study of lives; Freud and applied psychoanalysis; psychodynamic extensions and personology; modern multi-theoretical models; and psychobiography as... -
Hagiography: Current and prospective contributions
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Gregory Mitchell --- Department of Psychology, South Africa Greg Howcroft --- Department of Psychology, South AfricaThis study considers the historical development of hagiographic research, including its antecedents and contemporary motivations and intentions. As a sub-approach of psychobiographical research, hagiography's defining qualities include the venerability of the subject, the aim of edifying the reader and illustrating... -
A psychobiographical study of Temujin’s (Genghis Khan) personality
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Bao Xiaohong --- , China Dong Jia --- , China Zheng Jianhong --- , ChinaThis psychobiography study of Temujin employed the Personality Adjective Evaluation Scale, the Personality Adjective Classification Survey, and the Delphi method to characterise Temujin’s personality traits and probable influences. One hundred and thirty-two participants rated Temujin’s personality on 248 evaluation words,... -
A psychobiography of Oliver Reginald Tambo from an African psychology perspective
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Sunitha Swanepoel --- , South Africa Paul J. P. Fouché --- , South Africa Pravani Naidoo --- , South AfricaThe objective of this study was to psychologically reconstruct the life of Oliver Reginald Tambo (1917-1993), using integrated African-centred psychological approaches. The researchers applied a constructivist, single-case psychobiographical approach and Alexander’s (1988) principal identifiers of salience to analyse primary and...