Psychodynamic Approach Research Paper

The theory of psychodynamic approach was originated in and supported by psychoanalytic theory. Freud, forefather of psychoanalysis he separated the human mind in 3 parts: the conscious, preconscious and the unconscious mind. However, Freud considered that the unconscious mind is the one that is instructing human behavior. Furthermore, Freudian psychology is based on sexual and aggressive drives produced by the unconscious (Id) and controlled by the ego, which is a set of functions that modifies the direct influences of the external reality (Freud [1923], 1961, p. 25). Above the ego, the superego organizes these energies and impulses from the id and merges them through the values and moral rules of the society. It is well known that Freud’s