Describe and discuss at least two features of the psychodynamic approach. One of the main assumptions of the psychodynamic approach to psychology is that the personality consists of three separate divisions; the id‚ the ego and the superego. The id represents all of your selfish needs and wishes‚ and your desire to have them satisfied immediately. The superego is your morality‚ the part of your brain which conflicts with the id‚ for example if your id tells you that you need a new X-Box game
Premium
progress and growth of the individual. Both the psychodynamic and the person-centred models are accepted to be therapeutic procedures the aim of which is to bring to the client a better insight and a clearer understanding of their life. Although classed as being different they are both efficient approaches if practised with efficacy. There are numerous differences between the two models but despite this‚ there are many similarities too. The psychodynamic approach represents the traditional way of counselling
Premium Humanistic psychology Sigmund Freud Emotion
Critical Analysis of Three Psychotherapy Approaches: Client-Centered Therapy‚ Cognitive Therapy‚ and Psychodynamic Therapy Midterm SWG 598 Bridge I Introduction As social workers‚ it is our responsibility to use the most effective method of practice to engage our clients‚ assess their situation‚ and help them create goals that will produce positive outcomes. Every client will present a unique set of challenges; therefore‚ the social worker must be careful in choosing an approach that
Premium Psychology Sociology Cognition
Compare and contrast the cognitive behavioural and psychodynamic approaches to counselling focusing particularly on loss and bereavement Coping with the death of a loved one often means that the bereaved must develop a new way of viewing themselves and the world around them without the presence or influence of the deceased. In general‚ reactions to the loss of a loved one are considered intense in the initial period following the death‚ but on average‚ these feelings lessen over time (Parkes‚
Premium
psychology: psychodynamic‚ behaviouristic‚ humanistic and cognitive. This essay focuses on psychodynamic and cognitive approach. Psychodynamic approach was started by Sigmund Freud. In 1900 he published psychoanalist theory of personality‚ in which he had noticed a relation between mental disease and mind (not demons or supernatural forces). Moreover he had undrestood that unconcious mind can treat some forms od mental illnesses (for example hysteria). The main issue of psychodynamic approach
Premium Mind Psychology Philosophy
Describe the development of gender as explained by the biological approach and compare it to the psychodynamic and learning explanation of gender development (12 Marks) The Biological approach states that gender development arises from biological processes. Gender differences are seen as resulting from sex differences. In other words‚ women and men act‚ think and feel differently because of differences in how their brains work. These brain differences result from chromosomal differences and hormonal
Premium
The biological explanation of gender development enforces the idea that the role of genes and hormones are the main contributors towards the development of a child’s gender. Both of the parents pass down 50% of their genetic makeup to their off-spring‚ where the mother provides the X chromosome and the father providing X or Y chromosome. Therefore‚ it is the father who determines the sex of the off-spring. If the father passes on the X chromosome then the child will be female and if he passes on
Premium
Contents Introduction In this essay I ’m going to describe and evaluate the core theoretical perspectives in counselling‚ behavioural‚ cognitive behavioural‚ humanistic and psychodynamic theories‚ the view of the person in therapy‚ the blocks to functioning of the person in therapy and the goals and techniques of each theory. I will compare and contrast the approaches looking at the similarities and differences between the counselling perspectives and how the counsellor in each theory differ
Free Psychology Cognitive behavioral therapy Psychotherapy
AGGRESSION What is aggression? During my research‚ I have noted various definitions of aggression and have often found it to be coupled with violence. This human trait is so complex that it is difficult to pinpoint any one description‚ but I believe that for the purpose of this essay‚ this extremely loose term will have to suffice‚ as aggression is viewed differently according to the different approaches. "Aggression - a wide variety of acts that involve attack" (The Penguin Dictionary of Psychology-Third
Premium Psychology
‘Brief psychodynamic therapy aims at relief of the patient’s major current conflicts rather than at change of his/her personality structure.’ Evaluate this statement using theoretical perspectives that take into account traditional psychodynamic beliefs. Psychodynamic therapy addresses a person’s unconscious processes and how they are demonstrated in their present behaviour. The goals of such therapies are self-awareness and understanding of preceding erroneous influences‚ in order to change
Premium Psychotherapy Psychoanalysis