PPT-Psychodynamic

Theory of Personality Defense Mechanisms The ego must protect you from threatening thoughts in our unconscious Enter defense mechanisms Methods used to reduce or redirect anxiety by distorting reality. . inclusion. of a . natural. setting, . horses. . and. . dogs. , . beneficial. . for. a . client. in . psychodynamic. . psychotherapy. ?. Géza. . Kovács. Heerlen, 6th december 2013. versus. 139 Psychodynamic Psychotherapy Research: Evidence-Based Practice and Practice-Based Evidence , Current Clinical Psychiatry, DOI 10.1007/978-1-60761-792-1_8, Unconscious unresolved conflicts from childhood. By the end of this topic, you should be able to:. Describe. the main assumptions of the psychodynamic approach to psychology. Describe. . the three parts of the mind as proposed by Freud: the id, the ego, and the superego . Sigmund Freud. Freud’s Famous Couch. Psychodynamic Psychology. How well do we know ourselves?. The unconscious mind. How do our parents shape us?. Developmental influences. What do our dreams mean?. I. Trait Theory. Personality. Early attempt: Type-A, Type-B. I. Trait Theory. Personality. I. Trait Theory. -Gordon . Allport. , Raymond . Cattell. , Hans . Eysenck. , etc.. Kind obsequious. Gentle aggressive. Not Dead Yet. Myths in Clinical Psychology. Freud. Sexual Abuse, Hysteria, Women theorists. (Horney, Anna Freud, Mahler, Jacobson). Psychoanalysis is dead. Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy, also known as Psychodynamic Psycho-therapy, is dead. Rusk . • . Psychology. Dissention in the Ranks. While . Sigmund Freud. is considered the father of psychoanalysis, and by many, the father of modern personality theory, he was also very strict and stubborn about his beliefs.  . Unconscious unresolved conflicts from childhood. Assumptions of the Psychodynamic . A. pproach. Much of our behaviour is driven by . unconscious. motives – we are born with a ‘Eros’ . life. (preservation) and ‘Thanatos’ . Not Dead . Yet. Paradigms 1. Viewpoints. Models. Perspectives. Approaches. Paradigms 2. Same behaviour can be viewed in different ways by different paradigms. Determine the causes, treatments, what should be studied. For . one . other disorder . (anorexia nervosa) . describe and evaluate . two . treatments. Students must select one treatment each from two different approaches from the five studied in Units 1 and 2. . Asserts that people’s thoughts and behaviors are motivated by powerful, unconscious drives and inner-conflicts.. Terms you’ll hear. : Sigmund Freud, unconscious, “Freudian slip,” “Oedipus Complex,” sexuality, fears, desires, free association. However. , these defence mechanisms can lead to an unconscious conflict which can manifest in adulthood in the form of schizophrenic symptoms. . Explanation. L.O: Describe and evaluate the . Psychodynamic. . Starter. Reminder of psychodynamic explanation of anorexia. Discuss in small groups/pairs the . 3 explanations . we went through yesterday as well as the . strengths. and . weaknesses. Try . not. Therapeutic Goals. The ultimate goal of psychoanalytic treatment is to increase adaptive functioning, which involves the reduction of symptoms and the resolution of conflicts. The creation of an ability for self-reflection is aimed for, the capacity of the individual mind to take itself as the object of reflection in relation to the behavior of the self with others and of others toward the self. .