Describe and Evaluate the Psychodynamic Approach to psychology. 10 Marks The psychodynamic approach was proposed by Freud‚ an Austrian neurologist turned psychologist. It focuses on the unconscious mind‚ and states that our behaviour is determined by instincts‚ such as the aggressive (Thanatos) and sex (libidinal) drives‚ which energise the unconscious mind. Many people will ask ‘What is the unconscious?’ The psychodynamic approach suggests that when people make important decisions in life‚ instinctive
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A psychodynamic viewpoint would look at Mary’s case with interest vested in Mary’s mother and the aunt in the sense that the aunt provided little support and comfort to Mary during her childhood. From this‚ Mary’s depression can be related to the poor quality
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We currently have four different theories of how personality forms. These are the psychodynamic perspective‚ behaviorist perspective‚ trait perspective‚ and the humanistic perspective. Our personality is very complex and each on these theories serve as a good base for grasping its concept. Each of the four are unique. They each also present some advantages and disadvantages. The psychodynamic perspective theory ideas was pioneered by Sigmund Freud. He believes that much of the behavior
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If we consider the topic of therapy in a general sense‚ the two most popular approaches are Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Psychodynamic Therapy (PDT). CBT is a form of therapy which deals with the conscious mind within the present moment. It focuses on a person’s current issues and problems such as generalised anxiety. The techniques of this therapy aim to change the way a person thinks and behaves in order to reduce symptoms of worry‚ panic‚ fear or inner conflict. Traditional CBT is generally
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Introduction Humanistic therapy is a multi-faceted perspective that embraces a diverse collection of practical approaches: existential‚ constructivist‚ and transpersonal. The existential approach emphasises freedom‚ experiential reflection‚ and responsibility; the constructivist approach focuses on personal and social constructions of psychological growth processes; and transpersonal approach emphasises spiritual and transcendent dimensions of psychological wellness. Despite its multifarious perspective
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The psychodynamic approach of leadership places emphasis on the relationship between the leaders and the followers‚ plus individual personality characteristics of the leader and the followers. It also‚ emphasised that leaders should encourage followers to gain insight into their own personalities so that they could understand their reactions to the leader and each other. An important assumption in this approach of leadership is that the personality characteristics of individuals are deeply rooted
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PSY 101 4/7/13 “William James and Functionalism” I. Introduction William James (January 11‚ 1842 – August 26‚ 1910) was an American philosopher and psychologist who had trained as a physician. He was the first educator to offer a psychology course in the United States. James wrote influential books on pragmatism‚ psychology‚ educational psychology‚ the psychology of religious experience‚ and mysticism. He was the brother
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Functionalism is the perspective that social events are best explained as the contributions they make toward society. Functionalism interprets each part of society and determines its contribution to the society as a whole. Functionalism originated from the works of Emile Durkheim who was mainly interested in the idea of what held society together. Conflict theory is the idea that society tends to reinforce inequality and give power to the dominant groups; it emphasizes division of society. Conflict
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attain self-actualization unless his basic physiological and psychological needs are fulfilled‚ would very well influence the eventual success of urban land reform and housing development plan project for the urban poor. Thus‚ this study is premised on the theory that people can be expected to show the fullest and healthiest creativeness‚ if this psychological‚ safety‚ love and esteem needs are satisfied. The present study will focus on the physiological needs‚ particularly‚ the needs for shelter
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Structural Functionalism vs Conflict Theory Structural functionalism and conflict theory have some different points of view. One of them is that structural functionalism sees society as a complex system‚ that permit it to interact cohesively‚ and looks society as a macro-level orientation; while the conflict theory focuses on the social system that only work for a select few of society and is known because the struggle for dominance among social groups that compete for scarce resources. Knowing
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