the psychodynamic approach

outline the psychodynamic approach

a perspective that describes the different forces most of which are unconscious that operate on the mind and direct human behaviour and experience

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what is the structure of personality

the id - the primate part that operates on the pleasure principle
the ego- the reality principle, acts as a meditator between the id and superego, develops at around age 2
the superego- formed at the end of the phalic stage and is based on the morality pr

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what are the psycho sexual stages

oral-0-1
anal-1-1
phalic-3-6
latency
genital

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what did freud say about the psycho sexual stages

each stage is marked by a different conflict that the Child must resolve in order to progress onto the next stage
an unresolved conflict leads to fixation where the child carries certain behaviours and conflicts associated with the stage through to adult

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what are defence mechanisms

unconscious strategies that the ego uses to manage the conflict between the id and superego

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what real world application does this theory

frued brought to the world a new form of therapy - psychoanalysis
psychoanalysis
psychoanalysis is the forerunner to many modern day 'talking therapies' such as counselling

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what is a further strength of this theory

it has has huge influence on psychology and contemporary thought
the approach is significant in drawing attention to the connection between childhood experiences and our later development

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a limitation of freud's theory

much of it is untestable
the psychodynamic approach does not meet the scientific area and cannot be falsified
many of freud's concepts are unconscious making them difficult to test
Freuds theory was not pseudoscientific

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