A PSYCHOBIOGRAPHICAL STUDY OF HELEN KELLER by Désirée Martina van Genechten Submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree MAGISTER ARTIUM In the Faculty of Health Sciences Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University November 2009 Supervisor: Prof. Christopher Norman Hoelson DECLARATION: I‚ Desiree Martina van Genechten‚ hereby declare that this treatise is my own work and that it has not previously been submitted for assessment to another university or for another
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Bethesda‚ South Africa MISS HELEN Helen Elizabeth Martins (’Miss Helen’) is considered South Africa’s foremost Outsider Artist. Born in December of 1897 in Nieu Bethesda‚ Miss Helen was the youngest of six children. In 1919‚ she moved to the Transvaal to work as a teacher. After her brief marriage to Willem Johannes Pienaar dissolved‚ Miss Helen returned to New Bethesda in 1928 to care for her ailing parents. After her mother’s death in 1941 and her father’s death in 1945‚ Miss Helen became increasingly
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The Road to Mecca (Athol Fugard) In Act 1‚ when Elsa and Helen are discussing Katrina (Helen’s “maid”)‚ Elsa says “There is nothing scared in a marriage that abuses” the woman” (p. 11). Use this statement as a starting point for a discussion of the way the play represents women’s rights to express themselves freely. Write between two and three pages. “There is nothing sacred about a marriage that abuses woman”‚ is a powerful statement made by Elsa‚ a strong feminist who disapproves of Katrina’s
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org/wiki/Climatology For many of the world‚ climate is the main motivation for attracting visitors; any change in climate affect the resources. In the Caribbean region‚ we have a tropical climate with little variation in temperature regardless of the time of the year. Jamaica enjoy sunshine all year round with sunshine divided into dry and wet season with the last six month of the year(June - November) being the wettest and the first six months (Dec – May) being the driest. The Caribbean hurricane season
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shrinkage of the brain‚ too many opiates over a long period of time and severe alcoholism 2. Describe the types of memory impairment commonly experienced by individuals with dementia. - Dementia can cause the sufferer to experience loss of mental ability‚ loss of memory‚ a reduced understanding‚ and judgement. Dementia can also cause problems with language. 3. Explain the way that indivduals process information with reference to the abilities and limitations of indivduals with dementia
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Obsessive Compulsive Disorder is‚ “a mental disorder that causes uncontrollable unwanted thoughts or feelings making the person feel compelled to do something repetitively to reduce the intruding thoughts.” For example‚ a person that obsesses over feeling dirty constantly and not feeling clean even after taking numerous showers will continuously wash themselves. This repetitive act will consumes the person life and interfere with their daily routines creating distress and discomfort for them. The
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Identity-Oranges and Sunshine Essay ‘An individual’s sense of identity can be affected by many factors’. An individual’s sense of identity is exceptionally complex and is quite significantly influenced by many factors. These distinct factors may be desired and appreciated or unwanted and harmful. Each of these factors has consequences that may either nurture or attenuate one’s sense of self. These notions are predominantly evident in the intensely compelling film‚ ‘Oranges and Sunshine’‚ directed by
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Task 3: Internal control 1. What do you think is the primary problem at the Sunshine Center? There where no financial reports or summaries of the cash flows. Probably‚ Barb wasn’t fare about the payments. Because there was no financial report it was not clear where all the money went to. 2. Why is accountability important to the Sunshine Center Committee? The director? Cli ents of the Sunshine Center? Church members? It is so important to the committee so they can check if the
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also has many weaknesses such as it doesn’t explain behavioural differences or take into account that one person’s views of punishment could be another’s person’s view of a reward. This approach also doesn’t take into account people’s physical and mental changes. An example of this could be a smoking awareness as they show images of what it can do to your inside and outside body; also role models can be used to advertise it. Behaviourist perspective. The behaviourist theory is based on the
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The movie “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind” is the story of a guy‚ Joel‚ who discovers that his long-time girlfriend‚ Clementine‚ has undergone a psychiatrist’s experimental procedure in which all of her memory of Joel is removed‚ after the couple has tried for years to get their relationship working right. Frustrated by the idea of still being in love with a woman who doesn’t remember their time together‚ Joel agrees to do the procedure also‚ to erase his memories of Clementine. The movie
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