Introduction Social workers work in a wide variety of settings with people from diverse backgrounds and cultural experiences. While some of them work mainly with individuals‚ others work with families or groups in therapeutic or community settings. Although theory based practice can seem complicated in such contexts‚ social workers rely on a range of theoretical knowledge to make sense of the context and complexities of the human world and to offer solutions to the same (Greene and Greene‚ 2008)
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Psychodynamic Theory The psychodynamic theorist such as Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung suggest that psychological‚ emotional‚ and motivational forces occur in an unconscious level. Given the diverse cultural backgrounds that exist it is pivotal that professionals in the field develop an understanding of the ethnocentric limitations of the psychodynamic theory. Understanding the psychodynamic theory and multicultural elements coincide‚ but given the ethnocentric limitations discussed in this paper
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PAGE 2 Psychodynamic Theory As a group over the last few weeks we have been dicussing has a group the 3 main theories of counselling and after careful deliberation ive chosen to do my presentation on the psychodynamic theory.Psychodynamics is the theory and systematic study of the psychological forces that underlie human behaviour. It is especially interested in the dynamic relations between conscious and unconscious motivation .Psychodynamic therapies depend upon a theory of inner conflict
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This paper will explore two different theories and explanation of factors that influence behavior according to theory as it relates to anxiety disorder. According‚ to the Anxiety and Depression Association of America “Anxiety disorders‚ are the most common psychiatric illnesses affecting children and adults. An estimated 40 million American adults suffer from anxiety disorders. Only about one-third of those suffering from an anxiety disorder receive treatment‚ even though the disorders are highly
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The “psychodynamic theory” originated with Sigmund Freud; in modern counselling practice‚ this theory is focused on five general concepts: “the unconscious‚ mental processes‚ childhood experiences in personality development‚ mental representations and their impact on social interactions and the regulation of sexual and aggressive feelings” (Westen‚ D.‚ 1998‚ pg. 335). The hypothesis that I will be explaining will be theory that one’s personality can be formed from their exposure and interactions
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Theories‚ models and perspectives - Cheat sheet for field instructors Major Theories – Used in Social Work Practice Systems Theory Psychodynamic Social Learning Conflict Developmental Theories Theories of moral reasoning (Kohlberg‚ Gilligan) Theories of cognition (Piaget) Transpersonal theories of human development (Transpersonal – means beyond or through the persona or mask. Going beyond identity rooted in the individual body or ego to include spiritual experience or higher levels
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humanistic theory Words: 263 Date: 22/05/2013 Criteria 8.1 - Describe the main elements of psychodynamic theory Words: 248 Date: 05/06/2013 Criteria 9.1 - Describe the main elements of cognitive behavioural theory Words: 217 Date: 05/06/2013 Criteria 10.1 – Compare basic differences between the three theories Words: 131 Date: 15/05/2013 – 22/05/2013 – 05/06/2013 Criteria 11.1 – describe how theory might underpin skills * Humanistic – words: 97 * Psychodynamic – words: 107
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Psychodynamic Theory Review In the article “The Future of Psychodynamic Psychotherapy‚” Cortina (2010) reviews past and current issues concerning psychodynamic theory in relation to therapy practices. He describes how and why a once widely accepted and common method of psychological treatment has since suffered a swift weakening in popularity and reliability. Cortina (2010) also speaks about the basic concepts that underlie the psychodynamic theory so that possible interpretations can be drawn as
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JULY 05‚ 2011 Psychodynamics is the theory and systematic study of the psychological forces that underlie human behavior‚ especially the dynamic relations between conscious motivation and unconscious motivation. Psychodynamics also describe the processes of the mind as flows of psychological energy (Libido) in an organically complex brain. The words ‘psychodynamic’ and ‘psychoanalytic’ are often confused. Sigmund Freud’s theories were psychoanalytic‚ whereas the term ‘psychodynamic’ refers to both
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different kinds of theories. In the language of Thomas Kuhn (1970)‚ no single paradigm serves as a theoretical model accepted by the entire field of personality (Cloninger‚ S.‚ 2013). There different perspective theories are psychoanalysis‚ learning theory‚ trait approaches‚ and humanistic psychology; they all work together. Researching these different kinds of perspectives will allow me to understand the perspective better and how they work. Psychodynamic Theories Psychodynamics‚ otherwise called
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