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Axline’s case study of Dibs (1964)

Axline’s case study of Dibs (1964). 1. . How old was Dibs? . 2. . Who contacted Axline to help Dibs? . 3. . What problems did Dibs’ parents and schools encounter with him? . 4. . How often did Axline see Dibs?. 5. . What methods did Axline use with Dibs? Why?. 6. .

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Axline’s case study of Dibs (1964)

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  1. Axline’s case study of Dibs (1964)

  2. 1. How old was Dibs?

  3. 2. Who contacted Axline to help Dibs?

  4. 3. What problems did Dibs’ parents and schools encounter with him?

  5. 4. How often did Axline see Dibs?

  6. 5. What methods did Axline use with Dibs? Why?

  7. 6. Dibs’ mother had been … His father seemed to …

  8. 7. How does Axline’s case study of Dibs link to Freud’s ideas?

  9. 8. What was concluded?

  10. 9. What is a strength of this case study?

  11. 10. What is a weakness of this case study?

  12. Answers • 5 years old • Dibs’ school • He rarely spoke, was uncooperative, did not want to go home from school, did not interact with other children, hid under desks, did not speak and did not join in with activities • Once a week • Play therapy – played and spoke freely. Observations and interviews (with parents and the school). Axline wanted the information to come from Dibs himself, to reduce the amount of subjectivity.

  13. Answers 6. Testing him from a young age, to make sure there was nothing wrong with him and expected him to get everything right. His father appeared to not love him, he would tell him he was stupid and criticise him. 7. Fixation and unconscious feelings – ID’s demands – SUPEREGO being too over controlling due to parents expectations, the ID’s desires had been repressed and needed to be released. Oedipus complex – wanting to get rid of his father, desire for mother 8. Shows how there can be problems if the three parts of the personality are not balanced, and how these can be resolved if they acted out, for example through role play 9. Qualitative, detailed, rich data OR different research methods used, increasing validity 10. Difficult to test for reliability as Dibs will never be the same again, so can not be repeated OR difficult to apply theory to the study, although there are links to the psychodynamic theory

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