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The ambivalence of the suicidal act : a psychoanalytic exploration
(Dublin Business School, 2016)Suicide is an immense human tragedy, which is responsible for the deaths of thousands of people on a global scale every year. In this dissertation the author seeks to uncover the unconscious constructs that characterize ... -
“At least you have a healthy baby” An overview of perinatal trauma and postpartum posttraumatic stress
(Dublin Business School, 2020)Childbirth is a complex, multidimensional, and subjective experience that effects the individual, their family unit and society. This study explores the nature of birth trauma and postnatal posttraumatic stress symptoms ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Buddhist meditation and psychotherapy – points of comparison examined
(Dublin Business School, 2018)The aim of this research is to examine potential points of comparison between contemporary Western Buddhist practice, on one side, and psychodynamic and person-centred psychotherapy on the other. The research selected a ... -
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. ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 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 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 efficacy of interpersonal therapy as a psychotherapeutic intervention in the treatment of postpartum depression
(Dublin Business School, 2020)Postpartum Depression (PPD) is a serious depressive disorder that negatively affects some women, challenging their sense of identity in their newly altered reality, leaving them distraught and anxious, while they care ... -
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 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, ... -
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 ... -
An exploration into the psychotherapeutic treatment of orthorexia nervosa from a feminine perspective
(Dublin Business School, 2019)The aim of this dissertation is not only to investigate the presenting symptoms of the condition known as orthorexia nervosa (ON). It also seeks to understand the underlying structures that may be sustaining this form ...