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Exploration of the integration of hypnosis and psychodynamic psychotherapy
(Dublin Business School, 2014)This paper aims to explore the dimensions of hypnosis other than direct suggestions and review techniques which employ the Theta state and can enhance the explorative journey into the psychodynamics. Although Freud abandoned ... -
An exploration into the impact on the trainee therapist of a client's death by suicide
(Dublin Business School, 2014)A client's suicide has a deep emotional and physical effect on the therapist. Feelings that frequently surface for the therapist can include guilt over one's failure to identify the warning signs and embarrassment that one ... -
Substance dependency and the family : an exploration of the efficacy of systemic family therapy and integrative approaches to treatment
(Dublin Business School, 2014)This paper aims to explore the use of systemic family therapy in the treatment of substance dependency. The impact that substance misuse has on the extended family’s physical, emotional and psychological well-being emphasises ... -
An exploration of the role of attachment theory in emotionally focused therapy for couples
(Dublin Business School, 2014)Advocates of Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) for couples present it as a clearly-defined, effective approach to resolving couple distress. Grounded in attachment theory, a nine-step process is used to facilitate corrective ... -
Oedipal guilt, punishment and criminal behaviour
(Dublin Business School, 2014)The successful negotiation of the Oedipus complex is vital for our psychical development as it provides us with the means to form relationships and integrate into society. Resolution of the Oedipus complex requires the ... -
A psychotherapeutic exploration of the narrative of trauma transmission from vulnerability to resilience in grandchildren of Holocaust Survivors
(Dublin Business School, 2014)Next year will mark 70 years since the liberation of the concentration camps from the Nazis. Extensive research has covered the effects of the trauma on the survivors and their children. Clinical research on survivors, ... -
What is the impact of psychotherapy on cancer patient's survival?
(Dublin Business School, 2014)Cancer is considered as one of the top causes of deaths around the world with 8.2 million deaths in 2012, its global burden has more than doubled during the last 30 years. The WHO predicts that cancer deaths will increase ... -
Complexities of mandated psychotherapeutic treatment with specific focus on drug treatment and prison rehabilitation
(Dublin Business School, 2015)Desk based research paper examining some of the complexities mandated therapy provokes. Significant research suggests mandated psychotherapy is effective in bringing positive change to clients as long as treatment is ... -
An exploration of psychoanalytic and psychodynamic psychotherapy with homeless people
(Dublin Business School, 2015)Homelessness is a multidimensional reality with political, socio-economic, familial, psychological and health aspects. How homelessness is thought of shapes how it is responded to. The aim of this study is to explore ... -
An investigation into the therapeutic alliance in online counselling
(Dublin Business School, 2015)This paper reviews current literature in relation to online counselling and presents the various mediums through which remote mental health services can be delivered. It considers the role of the online therapist and ... -
Bad therapy : it's not you it's me. An exploration into what contributes to unsuccessful psychotherapy, with an additional inquiry into the trainee therapist’s experiences of personal therapy
(Dublin Business School, 2015)This thesis will explore research done to date on ‘Bad Therapy’, in an attempt to identify what are the common causes of therapy failure and typical therapy mistakes. There is a wide body of literature and research that ... -
Going beyond ones reach. Exploring boundaries and dual relationships in the therapeutic relationship
(Dublin Business School, 2015)The basis of this thesis is to study the relationships between both client and therapist. More importantly it is to study the ‘dual relationships’ between the therapist and client that exist in the therapeutic relationship. ... -
An examination of the use of psychoanalytic approaches in treating dementia therapeutically
(Dublin Business School, 2015)In the psychoanalytic tradition Sigmund Freud’s work centred around the gaps in memory and the repressed unconscious. Resistance on the part of the patient in Psychoanalysis was, he said, a violent and tenacious resistance, ... -
Does psychotherapy have anything to offer the current paradigm shift occurring within clinical psychiatry?
(Dublin Business School, 2015)This body of research seeks to examine the current debate calling for a paradigm shift within clinical psychiatry. A group known as the Critical Psychiatrists are at the centre of this debate; formed out of a recognition ... -
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 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 ... -
Trichotillomania - a psychotherapeutic understanding of the symptoms
(Dublin Business School, 2015)The aim of this thesis is to explore Trichotillomania (TTM), its aetiology and treatment from a psychotherapeutic perspective. A broad overview explaining Trichotillomania is provided, the various symptoms of TTM are ... -
The effects of touch in the psychotherapeutic relationship. Should physical contact be used in therapy?
(Dublin Business School, 2015)Touch can be used as a form of communication. Especially in an intense situation such as therapy, touch can have a profound effect on the course of treatment. The significance of touch will differ depending on each individual. ... -
The body and identity – an explorative study
(Dublin Business School, 2015)Using a desk based research approach to this study; it contains secondary resources taken from library books, and online academic journals. The study aims to illustrate how we come to identify with our body which in turn ... -
Complicated grief as a psychological disorder and implications to psychotherapy
(Dublin Business School, 2015)The main concept of this thesis is complicated grief as a disorder. Complicated grief is a pathological grieving process that needs attention. The research focuses on the high risk group of family carers who are involved ...