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6. What did Dibs' father see him as?
- Costly
- An angel
- An annoyance
- A tricky child
7. What eventually happened to Dibs?
- He was passed onto another therapist
- He was moved to a school for gifted and talented children
- He became a famous scientist
- He was placed into foster care
8. What happened to Dibs' parents throughout the study?
- They decided to put him up for adoption
- They grew gradually more interested in their sons progress
- They began to recognise that they had a role to play in this and so took a more active role
- They grew tired and angry about Dibs' lack of progress
9. How did Axline begin her case study?
- By conducting observations of him in the classroom
- By talking to Dibs' parents
- By using play therapy
- By talking with Dibs
10. Which of these were common behaviours of Dibs?
- Hiding under desks
- All of these
- Crawling around the edge of the classroom
- Didn't communicate with teachers or other students
11. What did Axline do with Dibs after observing him?
- Talked with Dibs
- Met with his parents
- Gained permission from his mother to conduct weekly play therapy sessions with him
- Asked his mother to spend time at their home observing their interactions
12. What type of data did this study collect?
13. What is a benefit of qualitative data?
- It's quick to analyse
- It is detailed and in depth
- It is easy to read
- It's hard to analyse
14. What did Axline do 5 minutes before the end of the play therapy session with Dibs?
- Say goodbye to Dibs and get him to gather his stuff
- Told him that soon he would have to leave her to prepare him
- Nothing
- Left Dibs in the room by himself to talk with his parents
15. How long did it take for Axline to discover Dibs' level of intelligence?
- In the middle of the study
- A few play therapy sessions
- The duration of the study
- On her first observation of Dibs
16. What would happen when Axline told Dibs that the play therapy session was over?
- He would cling onto Axline
- He would scream
- He would throw a tantrum and hide under her desk
- He was happy to leave and showed excitement at seeing his mother
17. What did Dibs' parents think the problems with Dibs were caused by?
- Dislexia
- Biological issues such as retardation
- An inability to connect with others
- Emotional stress
18. Did Axline analyse what Dibs was saying and why?
- No because she wanted him to discover his own personality and not be subjected to any bias or pushed in a certain direction
- Yes because she needed to provide evidence for Freud's theories
- Yes because it saved her time later
19. Where were Dibs' problems existing?
- In his concious
- In his unconcious
- In his preconcious
20. Why were the teachers concerned about Dibs?
- He played by himself and attacked other children that tried to play with him, even attacking teachers that tried to take him home
- He used to cry often to the teachers about his home life and especially his father
- He would not speak
- He refused to do any school work