• Digital objects of contemporary culture and their impact on the earliest social bond 

  Culbert, Deirdre (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, ...

• An exploration of ‘earned-secure’ attachment and the role of attachment-informed psychotherapy 

  White, Meriel (Dublin Business School, 2020)

  It is believed that up to 35% of the global population falls within the insecure categories of attachment, and that these insecurely attached individuals make up the majority of psychotherapy clients. Whilst research ...

• An exploration of the role of creativity in psychotherapy 

  Scanlon, Siobhan (Dublin Business School, 2020)

  This paper explores the role of creativity in psychotherapy with focus on the intrinsic and interpersonal application of creativity in this context. The objective is to understand if there is a need for creative training ...

• The efficacy of interpersonal therapy as a psychotherapeutic intervention in the treatment of postpartum depression 

  Rhattigan, Yvonne (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 ...

• Social media and adolescents: a double-edged sword 

  Bunworth, Tess (Dublin Business School, 2020)

  Social media use has become increasingly prevalent in young people’s lives. It impacts adolescents’ lives both positively and negatively. Therapists must be aware of its impacts, both positive and negative, and be familiar ...

• An exploration of the formation of shame and its treatment in the therapeutic space 

  Gannon, Steven (Dublin Business School, 2020)

  This dissertation set out with two primary aims. Firstly, to outline a theoretical understanding of the development of shame in the individual. The second aim was to develop an understanding of how a shamed client may ...

• On practicing psychotherapy in a socially distant world 

  Parker, Siobhán (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 use of music therapy as a means of identity formation in the treatment of eating disorders 

  Cummins, Sarah (Dublin Business School, 2020)

  Eating disorders are ranked as one of the top ten mental health issues in the world. Statistics released by the American Psychological Association in 2019 reveal that over 70 million people are currently suffering with ...

• An exploration of pathological grief through Freud’s paper Mourning and Melancholia 

  O’Dwyer, Ruth (Dublin Business School, 2020)

  This study aims to explore how grief can become pathological. Specifically, focusing on Freud’s 1917 paper, ‘Mourning and Melancholia’. The paper distinguishes between Freud’s account of the normal path of mourning and ...

• A psychodynamic exploration of the link between childhood trauma and later addiction 

  Murray, Rachel (Dublin Business School, 2020)

  Addiction or substance use disorder is prevalent both nationally and globally and has been throughout history and across cultures. There are numerous theories of addiction including the moral theory, disease theory, genetic ...

• An exploration of the role of psychotherapy for fibromyalgia syndrome, in the context of underlying trauma and insecure attachment 

  Smyth, Orla (Dublin Business School, 2020)

  Fibromyalgia Syndrome (FMS) is the most common cause of chronic, widespread pain in Europe and North America (Ungureanu, 2011). FMS is becoming more widely recognised in the medical community; however, the diagnosis remains ...

• Rupture and repair in the therapeutic alliance: An attachment perspective 

  Carney, Marie Claire (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 ...

• The use of mindfulness in child psychotherapy 

  Skorowska, Magdalena (Dublin Business School, 2020)

  Mindfulness is, according to Semple and Lee (2007, p.17), an individual’s practice of living in the present moment. For many years, mindfulness, has been used by adults as a way of mental health self-care. Mindfulness is ...

• The transparent leader: Exploring the ethics and implications of group therapist self-disclosure 

  Corcoran, Lucie (Dublin Business School, 2020)

  This dissertation focused on therapist self-disclosure in a group therapy setting. Therapist self-disclosure refers to any action on the part of the therapist which reveals personal information about him / herself. It has ...

• An exploration of transference and countertransference in working therapeutically with clients experiencing intimate partner violence within private practice 

  Johnston, Lisa (Dublin Business School, 2020)

  This paper will examine the transference and countertransference that can occur while working therapeutically with clients experiencing Intimate Partner Violence (IPV). The psychodynamics of Intimate Partner Violence will ...

• “At least you have a healthy baby” An overview of perinatal trauma and postpartum posttraumatic stress 

  Burgony, Lilla (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 exploration of nature therapy and the application of ecopsychological ideas in theraputic practice 

  Timoney, Laura (Dublin Business School, 2020)

  According to Jung and others, a changing relationship to the natural world has brought about a loss of connection. The outer disconnection between man and nature is also reflected in man’s disconnection from his own inner ...

• Motherhood and loss – an explorative study 

  Hanney, Katherine (Dublin Business School, 2020)

  This paper will seek to explore how a psychoanalytic understanding of motherhood and loss can inform our response to women experiencing infertility. The first objective is to examine the understanding of motherhood in the ...

• Idiographic assessment in psychotherapy: a review of the use of the integral intake in psychotherapeutic practice 

  Bourke, John (Dublin Business School, 2020)

  This dissertation examines the use of the Integral Intake idiographic assessment methodology in psychotherapeutic practice. Against the background of the history and theoretical foundations of Integral Psychotherapy, this ...

• “The necessary evil”- an exploration into the provision of sign language interpreters in therapy and its effect on the therapeutic relationship 

  O’Donnell, Joanne (Dublin Business School, 2020)

  The author of this dissertation is a sign language interpreter who works closely with the Deaf community and has become interested in exploring the implications of interpretation in therapy. The aim of the study is to ...

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