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The development of psychoanalysis as explored in the anorexic symptom of refusal
(Dublin Business School, 2016)aim of this dissertation is to explore the anorexic symptom of refusal as it is situated within psychoanalytic discourse which has evolved and changed over time. A discourse which begins from an early instinctual drive-based ... -
Do children need fairytales? A psychoanalytic study
(Dublin Business School, 2018)Do children need fairy tales? In 1976, psychoanalyst Bruno Bettelheim published a book entitled The Uses of Enchantment: The Meaning and Importance of Fairy Tales, whose German translation, Kinder brauchen Marchen, ... -
An examination of the significance of the difference between the neurotic symptom and the psychotic sinthome
(Dublin Business School, 2012)This Final Year Project will examine Freud‟s theory of the neurotic symptom and Lacan‟s concept of the psychotic sinthome and will illustrate the significance of the difference between them. In addition, Freud and Lacan‟s ... -
Psychosomatic symptoms: a contemporary psychotherapeutic exploration
(Dublin Business School, 2018)According to the American Psychiatric Association (APA) “somatization disorder is characterised by at least four unexplained pain symptoms, two unexplained non-pain gastrointestinal symptoms, one unexplained sexual or ...