Axline's study of Dibs 0.0 / 5 ? PsychologyPsychodynamic approachASEdexcel Created by: CharlotteCollins4Created on: 15-05-15 11:42 What was Axline's profession? A clinical psychologist 1 of 50 Who contacted Axline? Dibs' private school that he was attending 2 of 50 What was the aim of Axline's case study of Dibs? To unlock his personality and find him a way to express himself 3 of 50 How old was Dibs when he was reffered to Axline? 5 years old 4 of 50 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 5 of 50 What was Dibs' father's profession? A scientist 6 of 50 What was Dibs' mother's profession? A surgeon 7 of 50 Why did Dibs' mother resent him? Because he had ruined her carrer as she had to give up her work to look after him 8 of 50 Had Dibs' parents wanted a child? No 9 of 50 What did Dibs' father see him as? An annoyance 10 of 50 Did Dibs have any siblings? Yes- a younger sister 11 of 50 Did Dibs' parents have any trouble with his sibling? No and she was sent away to school at an early age 12 of 50 What did Dibs' parents think the problems with Dibs were caused by? Biological issues such as retardation 13 of 50 How did Axline begin her case study? By conducting observations of him in the classroom 14 of 50 What did Axline do with Dibs after observing him? Gained permission from his mother to conduct weekly play therapy sessions with him 15 of 50 How was data for this study collected? Through notes taken during his play therapy sessions 16 of 50 How did Axline get Dibs to speak? She didn't, she waited for him to speak 17 of 50 Was Dibs allowed to say and do anything? Yes 18 of 50 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 19 of 50 What was one of the main dificulties Axline found? That Dibs didn't want to go home 20 of 50 What did Dibs do with books? Turned pages at a rate which would suggest he could read but the tachers did not know whether Dibs could read 21 of 50 What did the study show of Dibs' intelligence? That he was actually very intelligent and had an extreemely high IQ 22 of 50 How long did it take for Axline to discover Dibs' level of intelligence? The duration of the study 23 of 50 What eventually happened to Dibs? He was moved to a school for gifted and talented children 24 of 50 What did Dibs' mother do that hindered her son's social development? Excessivley tested him and taught his and shouted if he got it wrong 25 of 50 Did Dibs' father demonstrate love towards his son? No 26 of 50 What did Dibs do to a toy soldier during the play therapy sessions? Called it "papa" and buried it in the sand with a mound of sand over the top and often locked this soldier away 27 of 50 Name a phobia of Dibs Being locked inside and walls 28 of 50 What would happen when Axline told Dibs that the play therapy session was over? He would throw a tantrum and hide under her desk 29 of 50 What did Axline do 5 minutes before the end of the play therapy session with Dibs? Told him that soon he would have to leave her to prepare him 30 of 50 What theory could Axline's study of Dibs be applied to? The tripartite personality structure 31 of 50 Was Dibs' fear of being locked away real or symbolic? Real 32 of 50 Why did Dibs have a fear of being locked away? Because his father used to lock him in his room 33 of 50 What did Dibs nickname the three dolls he could play with? Mother, father and sister 34 of 50 Did Dibs exhibit anger towards the dolls that he named mother and sister? Some but not much, he placed them but did not bury them 35 of 50 What symbolised Dibs' family to him? Dolls 36 of 50 Was there any mention of the oedipus complex in this study? Axline didn't suggest this was the case but Hans was around 5 at the time so this could have been the case 37 of 50 What happened to Dibs' parents throughout the study? They began to recognise that they had a role to play in this and so took a more active role 38 of 50 What did Dibs' mother begin to do throughout the study? Started to teach Dibs how to read as she feared he was not able 39 of 50 How did Dibs start to heal? By his mother and father showing that they loved him and listening to him. They stopped testing him. 40 of 50 What does catharsis mean? Bringing repressed ideas into the subconcious 41 of 50 What term can be applied to Dibs? Catharsis 42 of 50 What type of data did this study collect? Qualitative 43 of 50 What is a benefit of qualitative data? It is detailed and in depth 44 of 50 Did Axline use many research methods? Yes 45 of 50 Is the study easily replicable and reliable? No 46 of 50 Is the study generalisable? No 47 of 50 Where were Dibs' problems existing? In his unconcious 48 of 50 What did play therapy offer for Dibs? A way to exert his anger and pain 49 of 50 Can a theory easily be applied to this study? No 50 of 50
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