Local Knowledge and the Theory of the
Gates of Stress in Ordinary Life
Thabo Sekhesa
2021
, INTRODUCTION
• Mainstream theories of stress
• The Six Gates of Stress: An alternative approach to
understanding stress in Africa
, MAINSTREAM THEORIES OF STRESS
• PHYSICAL PRESSURE PERSPECTIVE (Rice, 1998)
• PSYCHOLOGICAL APPROACH (Rice, 1998)
• PHYSIOLOGICAL MODEL (Selye, 1956, 1974)
• COGNITIVE MODEL (Lazarus & Launier, 1978)
• STRESS AS A PRODUCT OF LOSS (Hobfoll, 2002)
Gates of Stress in Ordinary Life
Thabo Sekhesa
2021
, INTRODUCTION
• Mainstream theories of stress
• The Six Gates of Stress: An alternative approach to
understanding stress in Africa
, MAINSTREAM THEORIES OF STRESS
• PHYSICAL PRESSURE PERSPECTIVE (Rice, 1998)
• PSYCHOLOGICAL APPROACH (Rice, 1998)
• PHYSIOLOGICAL MODEL (Selye, 1956, 1974)
• COGNITIVE MODEL (Lazarus & Launier, 1978)
• STRESS AS A PRODUCT OF LOSS (Hobfoll, 2002)
