Browsing Masters Dissertations by Title
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The role of sports brands in niche sport subcultures
(Auckland University of Technology, 2011)This research investigates the role of sports brands in niche sport subcultures, athletes’ perception of brands and the role of brands in building group identity. The dissertation examines theory on ‘subcultures of ... -
The role of the Newton Predication Test in the tax avoidance methodology
(Auckland University of Technology, 2009)The anti-avoidance provisions of the Income Tax Act 2007 are of immense concern to tax practitioners and the Commissioner of Inland Revenue alike. This is indicated by the huge volume of litigation in this complex area ... -
The therapeutic relationship: a modified systematic literature review with clinical illustrations: hope: therapeutic friend or foe? Psychoanalytic perspectives on the development and transformation of hopes within the therapeutic relationship
(Auckland University of Technology, 2007)How should hope be perceived in psychoanalytic psychotherapy? Using a modified systematic review, this dissertation explores the contrasting and conflicting views that alternatively depict hope as a therapeutic ally and ... -
The user's sense of control in Word Processing applications: the user’s experience
(Auckland University of Technology, 2007)This dissertational research focused on the user’s sense of control while interacting with a word processing application, namely Microsoft Word. The topic was initially motivated by the researcher’s interest in Csiksentmihalyi's ... -
Themes in the countertransference when envy is experienced by the client in psychotherapeutic work: a thematic analysis
(Auckland University of Technology, 2014)Psychotherapists are familiar with the powerful and destructive forces of envy and with the benefits of examining and reflecting on countertransference experiences. This dissertation is an analysis of the clinical material ... -
The therapeutic relationship: A literature review with clinical illustrations: A Foucaultian view of power within masculinity and psychotherapy
(Auckland University of Technology, 2004)This dissertation investigates the low participation of men in psychotherapy. It is a literature review focusing on power, masculinity and therapy, illustrated by clinical work to shed light on this phenomenon. A ... -
The therapist's difficult emotional experience and racism: A modified systematic literature review
(Auckland University of Technology, 2004)This dissertation is a modified systematic literature review on the topic of difficult countertransferential feelings and racism in the therapeutic dyad. This paper explores and synthesizes the literature relating to the ... -
The therapist's experience of disbelief in working with dissociative identity disorder
(Auckland University of Technology, 2018)Disbelief of patients with Dissociative Identity Disorder remains a common, yet relatively unexplored phenomenon within psychotherapeutic literature. In treating DID, therapists and healthcare professionals alike are subject ... -
The therapist's experience of working with the anorexic client
(Auckland University of Technology, 2016)The anorexic client is often seen as difficult to engage and as evoking intense negative feelings, including anger, frustration, helplessness and hopelessness, in those trying to help (Satir et al, 2009). This can interfere ... -
A Therapist's Journey from Naivete to Knowing
(Auckland University of Technology, 2017)Using a heuristic method, this dissertation develops a personal narrative of my experiences of emotional contact with trauma and my post-traumatic growth while doing volunteer work. Through the lens of this personal ... -
The therapist's love
(Auckland University of Technology, 2006)This dissertation explores the ways in which the therapist’s love is described in psychoanalytic literature and the value of this for clinical work. The methodology used is a modified systematic literature review with ... -
The Therapist’s Experience and Understanding of Their Client’s Secrets: A Hermeneutic Phenomenological Inquiry
(Auckland University of Technology, 2017)Secrets and secrecy are ubiquitous phenomena that are also encountered in therapeutic relationships, with some studies indicating that over half of all clients have kept secrets from their psychological therapists. Despite ... -
Things fall apart, the centre cannot hold: an exploration of depression in infancy
(Auckland University of Technology, 2008)This dissertation explores the impact of the mother-infant relationship on the development of depression in infancy. The challenges of defining and identifying depression in this age group, covering 0–3 years have been ... -
Tipping in top Auckland restaurants: does it help?
(Auckland University of Technology, 2010)The practice of tipping in restaurants or the addition of service charges onto the bill at the end of the dining experience is the norm in many countries throughout the world. It is not normal to tip in New Zealand, however ... -
To Be Seen and Heard: The Lived Experience of Pasifika Students Participating in Psychotherapy Training in Aotearoa, New Zealand an Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis
(Auckland University of Technology, 2017)The focus of this research was the lived experience of self-identified Pasifika students; exploring their ethnic identity and experience of psychotherapy training. Interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA) was used ... -
To disclose or not to disclose: is that the question? Therapist self-disclosure – understandings, types and influences
(Auckland University of Technology, 2007)To disclose or not to disclose: Is that the question? This dissertation suggests that the question is in fact far more complicated, as therapist self-disclosure challenges therapists to consider what will be most beneficial ... -
To self-service or not to self-service? That is the question for hotels. An exploratory study of Senior Hotel Managers' perspectives
(Auckland University of Technology, 2011)Abstract/ Summary Customer self-service technology such as self-check-in kiosks has been implemented successfully at airports. Travellers seem to have accepted this technology and have become familiar with the concept. ... -
To Speak or Not to Speak: The Experience of Disclosing and Concealing My Obsessive-compulsive Disorder – a Heuristic Enquiry
(Auckland University of Technology, 2019)There is a tendency among those living with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and other mental illnesses to conceal their experience and to delay or avoid seeking help, which can lead to negative mental health outcomes. ... -
To the analyzing instrument and beyond: reconstructing evenly hovering attention
(Auckland University of Technology, 2008)This dissertation explores the attentional processes by which the psychotherapist arrives at clinical inferences in his work with clients. In particular, the focus is on one of the early tenets of psychoanalytic technique, ... -
Tourism Infrastructure Construction Under the Belt and Road Initiative Along Indochina: An Analysis of Cambodia’s State-level Policy; And Policy Recommendations for Vietnam and Laos
(Auckland University of Technology, 2019)Officially introduced in 2013 by Chinese President Xi Jinping, the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has gained much attention and response from the international community due to its massive geographic and economic scope. ...