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    History of The Psychodynamic Approach * Anna O a patient of Dr. Joseph Breuer (Freud’s mentor and friend) from 1800 to 1882 suffered from hysteria. * In 1895 Breuer and his assistant‚ Sigmund Freud‚ wrote a book‚ Studies on Hysteria. In it they explained their theory: Every hysteria is the result of a traumatic experience‚ one that cannot be integrated into the person’s understanding of the world. The publication establishes Freud as “the father of psychoanalysis.” * By 1896 Freud had found

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    Outline two assumptions of the psychodynamic approach. [4] Outline two assumptions of the biological approach. [4] Outline two assumptions of the cognitive approach. [4] Outline two assumptions of the behaviourist approach. [4] Question 1b – Theory:- B) Describe Freud’s theory of personality development. [8] Describe Selye’s GAS Model. [8] Describe the Attribution Theory. [8] Describe the Social Theory of Aggression. [8] Question 2 – Therapy:- Describe how the psychodynamic approach

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    HRT6570.E1 ASSIGNMENT 4 Chapter 12 Explain how the Psychodynamic Approach differs from other leadership theories. What is Freud’s contribution to the Psychodynamic Approach? What is the main function of leaders under the Psychodynamic Approach? What are the differences of this approach from those we have studied in previous chapters? The  psychodynamic  approach  places  emphasis  on  leaders  obtaining insight  into  their  personality characteristics and understanding the responses

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    human existence‚ included Abraham Maslow‚ Carl Rogers‚ and Clark Moustakas‚ who were interested in founding a professional association dedicated to a psychology focused on these features of human capital demanded by post-industrial society. The humanistic psychology perspective is summarized by five core principles or postulates of humanistic psychology first articulated in an article written

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    Psychodynamic Approach What is it? The psychodynamic approach includes all the theories in psychology that see human functioning based upon the interaction of drives and forces within the person‚ particularly unconscious‚ and between the different structures of the personality. The Psychodynamic Approach Assumptions Our behaviour and feelings are powerfully affected by unconscious problems The causes of these emotional problems can usually be traced back to early childhood. All behaviour

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    The Psychodynamic Approach was developed by Sigmund Freud in the 1900. Freud main assumption is our behaviour is influenced by our unconscious mind and we are unaware of this‚ therefore Freud argued that we should focus on the unconscious mind rather than the conscious. Freud suggested that personality was split into three parts; the id‚ ego and superego. Freud suggested to have a healthy personality there had to be a balance between this three parts. Freud also suggested that childhood experiences

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    psychoanalytic‚ based primarily on the work of Freud (1856 - 939)‚ behaviourism (Pavlov 1849 – 1936) and the more recent humanistic approach (Rogers 1902 – 1987 and Maslow 1908 – 1970). The aim of this assignment is to explain the theory behind the approaches‚ their similarities and differences and also to describe an integrative approach. Psychoanalysis Freud’s psychodynamic approach examines the

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    everything starts to make sense for Irene and that sense this theory has been very helpful for Irene (Lin Travis 2013). One of the weaknesses of the Psychodynamic Approach is that it is not scientifically proven as according to Freud the personality is made of three parts and so scientists are yet to see proof of that theory. This counselling approach is quite limited as it only concentrates on the past and earlier life experiences and does not take nurture‚ e.g. the environment and biological factors

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    Describe and evaluate the Behaviourist Approach The basic assumption of the behaviourist approach is that all behaviour is learned through experiences a person has in their environment. From this we know that behaviourists are on the side of nature in the “nature vs. nurture” debate. In comparison bio psychologists will be firmly on the side of nurture. There is also the argument between behaviourists to whether behaviour is learnt better through positive or negative reinforcement. Positive

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    the main assumptions of the psychodynamic approach The psychodynamic approach to psychology is the study of human behaviour from the point of view of motivation and drives. The original beliefs of this approach were created by Sigmund Freud in the 1800s. Although it is now generally seen negatively in the common view‚ sometimes comically‚ it has provided the inspiration for a few of the current leading approaches to psychology. The first assumption of this approach is of the importance of the

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