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Freud's civilised man... Aristotle's virtuous man questioned
(Dublin Business School, 2008)In this thesis Aristotelian theory has been used to represent the norm of societal thinking in the area of human goodness and morality. Aristotle's theory has been used to illustrate the Freudian view point around civilization. ... -
An invisible man: The phallus dentatus and the atypical end identity of Little Hans
(Dublin Business School, 2018)Herbert Graf died in Switzerland in 1973. In 1972, he gave four interviews in which he stated publicly that he was the Little Hans of Sigmund Freud's famous case study ("Analysis of a Phobia in a Five-Year-Old Boy" [1909]). ... -
A study of neurosis through the lens of scopophilia
(Dublin Business School, 2016)A study of neurosis through the lens of scopophilia – the desire to look - considers Freud’s case of the Rat Man. The Freudian case is examined for scopophilia and taken through to the modern Lacanian clinic of neurosis. ... -
Through a glass darkly. The place of psychoanalysis in the treatment of Anorexia Nervosa in women
(Dublin Business School, 2004)"I look at other girls and I think, they are thinner than me, even if I know that I am really thin, so thin that here I am in hospital being fed through my nose. But they are just thinner and I'll never be as thin as them." ... -
The topic of sexuality within the therapeutic encounter : the therapists experience and viewpoint
(Dublin Business School, 2012)This research study seeks to explore psychotherapists’ management of the topic of sexuality in the therapeutic dyad. Specific interest is directed toward the real, authentic and ‘felt’ experiences of the psychotherapist ... -
What am I now? A psychoanalytic investigation of tattooing
(Dublin Business School, 2015)This paper interrogates the practice of tattooing using a number of psychoanalytic concepts to determine some of the reasons why a subject may choose to become ‘tattooed’, and what some of the psychical consequences of ...