1
Q
WHOSE STUDY ?
A
AXLINE
2
Q
WHAT YEAR
A
1964
3
Q
WHICH APPROACH
A
PSYCHODYNAMIC
4
Q
AIM ?
A
TO HELP 5 YEAR OLD BOY UNLOCK WHAT WAS TROUBLING HIM AS WOULDN’T SPEAK OR INTERACT WITH OTHERS
5
Q
TYPE OF THERAPY
A
PLAY THERAPY
6
Q
DESCRIBE STUDY
A
- AXLINE CARRIED OUT SEVERAL SESSIONS OF THERAPY
- OBSERVED HIM PLAYING THROUGH ONE WAY MIRROR IN PLAY ROOM
- PLAYED WITH DOLLS HOUSE, TOYS SOLDIERS AND SAND PIT TO ACT OUT FAMILY SITUATIONS
-BURIED A TOY SOLDIER IN SAND CALLING IT PAPA - MOTHER TESTING DIBS FROM EARLY AGE, PARENTS VERY STRICT
- LOCKED HIM IN ROOMS IN HOUSE, HE UNLOCKED DOLLS HOUSE
- DIBS ABLE TO WORK OUT HIS ANGER AND BECAME HAPPIER AND COMMUNICATIVE AFTER THE THERAPY
-POSSIBLE CAUSE OF BEHAVIOUR IS HE HAD STRONG SUPEREGO THAT COULD NOT BE CONTROLLED BY EGO
PLAY TERAPY ALLOWED HIM TO FIND A BALANCE BETWEEN EGO, ID AND SUPERGO
7
Q
EVALUATE STRENGTHS OF STUDY
A
+ PLAY THERAPY CAN ALLOW CHILDREN TO EXPRESS UNCONSCIOUS
+ ETHICAL, PARENTS GAVE CONSENT
+ ETHICAL, DIBS FREE TO DO WHAT HE WANTED WHEN PLAYING EG. GOING INTO AXLINE’S OFFICE
+ HIGH ECOLOGICAL VALIDITY, NATURAL PLAY ENVIRONMENT
8
Q
EVALUATE WEAKNESSES OF STUDY
A
- STUDY ON ONE CHILD SO NOT GENERALISABLE
- AXLINE HAD TO OFFER SOME INTERPRETATION WHICH IS SUBJECTIVE SO MAY NOT HAVE HIGH VALIDITY
- MAY NOT HAVE BEEN PLAY THERAPY THAT LED TO DIBS IMPROVEMENT BUT JUST HAVING ONE TO ONE TIME WITH ADULT WHO LISTENED
- UNIQUE CASE SO HARD TO REPLICATE STUDY, REDUCING RELIABILITY
