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An attachment perspective on how the therapeutic relationship can help clients with anxiety
(Dublin Business School, 2018)This dissertation aimed to explore the bases of security provided by the therapeutic relationship for clients with anxiety, considered from the perspective of Bowlby’s attachment theory. Empirical findings were presented ... -
Can an individual get lost in a group? An exploration of group theory and its application in the context of wider society
(Dublin Business School, 2018)The purpose of this research was to investigate group dynamics that may arise at a Travistock-style group relations conference. An attempt has been made to explore the experiences of the individual member and interpersonal ... -
Compelling plights: An exploration of the use of narrative therapy in supporting individuals’ development of self-concept following acquired brain injury.
(Dublin Business School, 2019)There is increasing recognition of the emotional and psychological needs of acquired brain injury survivors, and for psychotherapeutic interventions which support such needs, to be integrated in brain injury rehabilitation. ... -
Digital objects of contemporary culture and their impact on the earliest social bond
(Dublin Business School, 2020)The mother-child bond is the earliest and most important relationship for the developing infant. In this critical phase of development, the interactions between the child and its environment, particularly with the mother, ... -
Dissociation and the traumatic experience from a psychotherapeutic perspective
(Dublin Business School, 2016)This study sets out to examine dissociation as a marker of trauma in the psychotherapeutic environment. It offers some definitions of trauma, post-traumatic stress disorder and dissociation. It examines the neuroscience ... -
Does therapist self-disclosure enhance or distract from the client experience? An exploration of the ethical implications of therapist self-disclosure on therapeutic boundaries
(Dublin Business School, 2015)Therapist self-disclosure and its impact on the client experience has attracted increased attention across the psychotherapeutic literature in recent years. This paper discusses the use of therapist self-disclosure in ... -
The ethical dilemma that is psychotherapy
(Dublin Business School, 2016)Psychotherapy as a practice consists of a multitude of ethical dilemmas. These dilemmas stem from the concept of psychological treatment as a whole and from the therapeutic relationship that is held between therapist and ... -
An exploration of the role of integration in healing developmental trauma
(Dublin Business School, 2020)Developmental trauma occurs at a stage of development when the self is most vulnerable and hence leaves a lasting legacy on the personality. The symptoms associated with developmental trauma are ‘nonverbal iterations’ in ... -
An exploration of the transference in play therapy for children with autism
(Dublin Business School, 2020)The author of this dissertation is a school teacher working with children with autism and became interested in exploring the manner in which a play therapist might approach working with children with autistic spectrum ... -
Exploring a Jungian-oriented approach to the dream in psychotherapy
(Dublin Business School, 2019)Everyone dreams. Dreams are a universal experience and speak in a universal symbolic language that is nonetheless specifically tailored to the individual psyche of the dreamer. The dream offers unique access to the deepest ... -
The gift of death: Congruence and finitude in Carl Rogers’s person-centred therapy
(Dublin Business School, 2020)This thesis will critically explore Carl Rogers’s understanding of human existence, self-formation and his notion of congruence. It will be argued that Rogers’s theory does not sufficiently acknowledge the relevance of ... -
The maternal metaphor: An exploration of Winnicott’s ‘holding’ and Bowlby’s ‘secure base’ in the therapeutic relationship
(Dublin Business School, 2019)This paper is a theoretical study exploring Winnicott’s concept of ‘holding’ and Bowlby’s concept of ‘secure base’ and their implications for the therapeutic relationship. Particular attention is given to the parallel ... -
Mindfulness therapies & recent biological science : What matters amidst the hype, for ineffable me, irreducible you?
(Dublin Business School, 2018)Mindfulness Therapy has become part of the stable of psychotherapy since the 1980s when Jon Kabat-Zinn established Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) as an effective therapeutic intervention. That programme ... -
On practicing psychotherapy in a socially distant world
(Dublin Business School, 2020)The Covid-19 pandemic has modified how psychotherapy is conducted. Accrediting bodies have recommended and sanctioned telephone and video communication for the continuation of therapy sessions during the Coronavirus outbreak ... -
The psychoanalytic understanding of anorexia nervosa and the therapeutic response
(Dublin Business School, 2015)Anorexia Nervosa is a widespread and potentially dangerous condition which affects an ever increasing amount of individuals. This research attempts to give a psychoanalytic understanding of Anorexia Nervosa and the therapeutic ... -
A psychotherapeutic exploration of working with people with dementia: The therapeutic encounter and auxiliary ego - An object relations perspective
(Dublin Business School, 2018)Dementia is increasingly prevalent nationally and globally and is no longer a disease exclusively of old age. In terms of its management medical discourse is preeminent and this dissertation seeks to demonstrate that a ... -
Psychotic symptomatology and the nature of subjective meaning
(Dublin Business School, 2016)The aim of this research is to look at psychotic symptomatology and examine the symptoms subjective nature. The research considered the nature of the symptom in two different ways. Firstly, in relation to Freud’s notion ... -
Revealing the subject behind attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) a psychotherapeutic exploration of the child in a culture of diagnosis
(Dublin Business School, 2020)This dissertation looks initially at the treatment of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) at a national level. It would seem that although a dual treatment of medication and therapy is recommended for those ... -
Rupture and repair in the therapeutic alliance: An attachment perspective
(Dublin Business School, 2020)Research has consistently demonstrated that the quality of the relationship between a therapist and their client, often referred to as the therapeutic alliance, has been shown to be a reliable predictor of positive therapeutic ... -
Transference and the establishment of the therapeutic relationship: A psychoanalytic and psychodynamic exploration
(Dublin Business School, 2020)Most commonly held views suggest the phenomenon of transference is a part of everyday life. Yet for those experiencing distress and seeking help from psychotherapy, the transference of strong emotions onto the therapist ...