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The addicted subject caught between the ego and the drive : the post-Freudian reduction and simplification of a complex clinical problem
(Psychoanalytische Perspectieven, 2000)Texts by Abraham, Rado, Glover and Gross are explored in order to investigate post-Freudian literature on the question of addiction. The reduction of the Freudian field is analysed in order to produce new foundation stones ... -
Addiction and borderline personality disorder : mixed features of Actualneuroses
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Adolescent substance use and later life outcomes
(Dublin Business School, 2010)CONTEXT: The use and misuse of substances among children and adolescents is, and continues to be, a significant area of interest and concern. While some explain substance use in adolescence as a 'normative behaviour', ... -
Affects of computer game playing on 11 - 14 year olds
(Dublin Business School, 2004)Computer Game Playing has become very much a part of our contemporary society. The objective of this study was to examine the experiences of children, and young adults, playing such games, to ascertain if there are any ... -
The air accident investigator - often the hidden victim?
(Dublin Business School, 2004)A total of 50 Air Accident Investigators (heretofore referred to as AAIs) comprising of 48 males and 2 females from international countries took part in this study. All respondents were self selecting. The aim of this ... -
All changed, changed utterly : a terrible beauty is born. An exploration on the effects of suicidality on the experienced clinician
(Dublin Business School, 2012)PSYCHOTHERAPY IS A LIFE-ENHANCING PURSUIT. The treatment and management of suicidality are considered the most vexing dilemmas a therapist will face in their entire clinical career. Those providing care to suicidal clients ... -
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 ... -
Anti-depressants and the therapeutic relationship: a psychotherapeutic exploration
(Dublin Business School, 2018)In recent times much media attention has been given to the rising rates of depression and the subsequent increase of anti-depressant medications. Given the current statistics, clients presenting for therapy are often ... -
APPI and statutory regulation of the title psychotherapist
(Irish Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, 2005)In the early 1990s, the Association for Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy in Ireland (APPI) formed as a learned society. It drew together graduates of the School of Psychotherapy, St. Vincent's University Hospital, and ... -
Are suicide survivors well served by the justice system as currently instituted?
(Dublin Business School, 2001)This study examines whether suicide survivors are well served by the justice system as currently instituted. While there has been a large amount of research done into why people commit suicide and the occupations most at ... -
Are the post-critical incident supports available to employees working in the cash in transit security industry ineffective?
(Dublin Business School, 2008)This research project questioned if the post trauma supports available to security personnel presently working in the cash in transit industry when involved in a critical incident were ineffective. By means of a questionnaire ... -
Are women different? A study of gender differences in opiate users
(Dublin Business School, 2004)Objectives: In view of the large numbers of female opiate users in Dublin this study examined gender differences among opiate users. Participants were either in treatment, drug-free, using methadone or still using heroin. ... -
Art Therapy and eating disorders: An exploration of the application of Art Therapy in treatment with clients suffering from an eating disorder.
(Dublin Business School, 2013)Aim The aim of this research is to find and highlight the impact art therapy might have in treatment of the client suffering from an eating disorder. This research will try to show that art therapy has a different approach ... -
Assessment in Psychotherapy. Identifying core components in the assessment process
(Dublin Business School, 2008)The concept of assessment in central to psychotherapy. While the majority of therapeutic practitioners are in agreement regarding the importance of the assessment process, a great divide exists in relation to the form ... -
Attachment styles of children in foster care. A phenomenological analysis
(Dublin Business School, 2018)In September 2017 6,230 children were in care in Ireland. A Staggering 92% of those were in foster care. The Children First National Guidance for Protection and Welfare of Children launched in 2017, provide all citizens ... -
Attitudes and myths of suicide in Ireland: an investigation into the prevalence of myths, depth of knowledge and stigmatising attitudes around suicide in a Dublin sample
(Dublin Business School, 2002)This study investigated the prevalence of myths in a small sample (111) in Dublin of mixed gender, age and occupational status. Seven myths were placed on a questionnaire and subj ects chosen at random on the street were ... -
Attitudes to male victims of rape. A study of attitudes among therapists, counsellors and crisis intervention practitioners in dealing with male victims of rape and an investigation of levels of care available to male victims of rape
(Dublin Business School, 2008)Most research on the subject of rape and sexual assault regards the perpetrator as male and the victim as female. Rape is prevalent across all cultures and the reporting of rape tends to be contingent on societal attitudes ... -
Attitudes toward counselling and psychotherapy: A focus on the Arab Muslim population in Dublin
(Dublin Business School, 2008)The purpose of this study is to describe and examine the different attitudes of the Arab Muslim community in Dublin toward seeking psychological help. This community is often misunderstood and stereotyped. But because ... -
Authoritarian parenting and alcohol abuse - a study into the incidence of alcohol abuse and parenting style
(Dublin Business School, 2004)A study was carried out to investigate whether recovering alcoholics experienced more authoritarian parenting during childhood, than non-alcoholic participants did. A group of participants were given a short survey to ... -
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 ...