Case studies of brain fag syndrome in South Africa

Title: Case studies of brain fag syndrome in South Africa
Creator: Finnemore, Gerard le Cornu
Subject: Brain fag syndrome
Subject: Brain -- Diseases
Date: 2001
Type: Thesis
Type: Masters
Type: MA
Identifier: vital:2977
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1002486
Identifier: Brain fag syndrome
Identifier: Brain -- Diseases
Description: Against the background of culture bound syndromes and the universalism/relativism debate, this research set out to investigate the diagnosis of brain fag syndrome by examining case studies in a South African context. Diagnostic criteria were identified by way of an analysis of the symptoms reported by a convenience sample of 20 black students experiencing problems related to study. In-depth case studies were conducted with three of the participants from the sample who most thoroughly met the criteria for brain fag syndrome. In a comparison between the brain fag diagnoses and the DSM-IV diagnoses, it was established that while the DSM-IV was not without merit in a cross cultural context, cultural differences were found which suggested the usefulness of the brain fag syndrome diagnosis. A speculative statement on the universalism/relativism debate was proposed based on the principle of complementarity derived from Quantum physics.
Format: 158 pages, pdf
Publisher: Rhodes University, Faculty of Humanities, Psychology
Language: English
Rights: Finnemore, Gerard le Cornu

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