PPT-Chapter 12: Psychodynamic Approach

Overview Psychodynamic Approach Perspective The Clinical Paradigm History of the Psychodynamic Approach Key Concepts and D ynamics within the Psychodynamic Approach How Does the Psychodynamic Approach Work. What is Personality?. Personality is the sum of characteristics that make a person unique.. Why Do . W. e Study Personality?. The study of personality helps us to work better with students, athletes, and exercisers.. 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 . A Handbook of Critical Approaches to Literature. Chapter 6. I. Aims and Principles. . A. Abuses and misunderstandings of the psychological approach. The approach is abused when it is made an exclusive approach. 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. 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’ . Note: this is a psychological approach. . Summary. : mental illness arises out of unresolved, unconscious conflicts which form in early childhood. Key assumptions. 1) Abnormality results when one part of an individual’s personality (id, ego or superego) is excessively dominant e.g. someone with a very strong id would have extremely impulsive and often immoral behaviour that would not appear in touch with reality. The individual may be delusional.. 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. Lunchtime sessions Session 3 – Unit 2 - Approaches Content – Approaches – Unit 2 Wundt, introspection and the emergence of psychology as a science Learning theory : Behaviourism and SLT, research by Pavlov, Skinner and Bandura April 21, 2014. Today’s Lesson 4/21/2014. Journal prompt: Psychotherapy . Go into Therapy (Chapter 15) . The King’s Speech. Planning: . 4/21 Psychotherapy. 4/23 . Medical approach; Eclectic approach. . 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. .