Browsing Counselling & Psychotherapy by Subject "Developmental psychology"
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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 ... -
An evaluative study outlining the experiences and consequences of four people from residential care - from theory to practice
(Dublin Business School, 2001)This study explores the impact of Residential Care on forming relationships in life. The research was designed to determine what kind of relationship difficulties are experienced by individuals who had been raised in ... -
An Exploration of the Unconscious through the writing of a Play
(Dublin Business School, 2008)The Study of Creativity and the Unconscious has its roots in many disciplines, from Education, Spirituality, to Psychology. 'Imagination is now recognised as an indispensible resource in human life' (Shorr, 1983). Jung ... -
An exploratory study looking at attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and the role that schools play in helping children with ADHD
(Dublin Business School, 2004)Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is believed to have a prevalence rate of between three and six per cent of school going children (APA, 1994). This would make it the most prevalent of childhood behavioural ... -
The importance of positive parenting as the resource for parentally bereaved children and its use as the foundation for a family bereavement program
(Dublin Business School, 2012)This study set out to identify the parental experience and the social support that was offered for a distinct group of parentally bereaved adolescents aged 12-17 in the 1980s working in Ireland. The study will then compare ... -
An investigation of how parents' and their adult children's views of each other converge or diverge
(Dublin Business School, 2007)A person's perception of self and how it is formed, maintained, modified and evaluated has great significance and implications in every area of a person's life. Theorists believe in early childhood parental perception and ... -
An investigation to study if psychotherapists are more securely attached than the general population
(Dublin Business School, 2012)Attachment theory (Bowlby, 1988) holds that the relationship between the child and the primary caregiver strongly influenced the development of the child’s internal working models. As the child develops through adolescence ... -
Midlife : a comparative study of the challenges experienced by homemakers vs women working outside the home and the role of counselling through this life stage
(Dublin Business School, 2009)Midlife is a time of significant physical, psychological and social change for a woman. It heralds a phase of conflicting experiences and emotions and can be seen as a time of transformation and growth but also a time of ... -
Once a twin, always a twin
(Dublin Business School, 2016)Being born a twin provides a ‘soul-mate’ a constant ‘felt-sense’ companion, a mirror and a potential battle for individuation. From before birth two emerging humans have a non-cognitive awareness of one another, a somatic ...