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Assessment in Psychotherapy. Identifying core components in the assessment process
(Dublin Business School, 2008)The concept of assessment in central to psychotherapy. While the majority of therapeutic practitioners are in agreement regarding the importance of the assessment process, a great divide exists in relation to the form ... -
Attitudes to male victims of rape. A study of attitudes among therapists, counsellors and crisis intervention practitioners in dealing with male victims of rape and an investigation of levels of care available to male victims of rape
(Dublin Business School, 2008)Most research on the subject of rape and sexual assault regards the perpetrator as male and the victim as female. Rape is prevalent across all cultures and the reporting of rape tends to be contingent on societal attitudes ... -
Bullying, personality traits, and its relationship to psychological distress in the target
(Dublin Business School, 2008)The aim of this study is to see if there is a clear link between the personality of the target of bullying, using the Eysenck Personality Questionnaire Revised - Short Form, our susceptibility to psychological and social ... -
Dysfunctional organisations : a role for the corporate psychotherapist
(Dublin Business School, 2008)That dysfunction is a feature of organisations and where it exists there is a serious impact on performance is a clear, provable, and common occurrence. In a co-existing relationship such as the employment one, dysfunctional ... -
Equine assisted psychotherapy in the treatment of eating disorders from the therapist's perspective
(Dublin Business School, 2008)Background: Equine Assisted Psychotherapy (EAP) is rapidly gaining recognition internationally as an effective therapeutic approach for a number of different client groups. There is limited quality research demonstrating ... -
An Exploration of the Unconscious through the writing of a Play
(Dublin Business School, 2008)The Study of Creativity and the Unconscious has its roots in many disciplines, from Education, Spirituality, to Psychology. 'Imagination is now recognised as an indispensible resource in human life' (Shorr, 1983). Jung ... -
Lack of coping skills in the work environment affect individual workers and increase stress levels
(Dublin Business School, 2008)The research project attempts to ascertain the levels of copings skills stress amongst Community Welfare Officers in the Health Services Executive in the Carlow/Kilkenny region. Coping Skills were measured using the Coping ... -
The percieved effectiveness of the use of cognitive behavioural therapy in the treatment of clients diagnosed with Myalgic Mncephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (also known as ME/CFS)
(Dublin Business School, 2008)The Objectives of the study was to investigate the perceived effectiveness of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy in the treatment of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis Otherwise known as Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS). As CBT is ... -
The psychology of coming out : a study of the difficulties faced by gay men when coming out to parents and an analysis of whether the process has changed in the past twenty years
(Dublin Business School, 2008)What is it like to come out to parents? This project is a look at what it is like for young gay men to reveal their sexual identity to their parents for the first time. It is a study of the psychology of the gay man in the ... -
Social support and cancer care in Ireland. An exploration of the therapeutic value of cancer support groups, and of the perceived levels of satisfaction by cancer patients with medical and personal support networks
(Dublin Business School, 2008)This study examined psychosocial support and cancer care in Ireland, focusing on perceived levels of satisfaction with medical and personal support, and the therapeutic value of cancer support groups. It also examined the ... -
What if any, psychological problems, have affected women in Ireland since being diagnosed with Hepatitis C through contaminated Anti -D?
(Dublin Business School, 2008)The purpose of this research was to examine the psychological affects reported in women who contracted Hepatitis C through contaminated anti-d blood product in Ireland. Two contamination periods were identified, May 1977 ...