Psychodynamic Theory
KINGSTON, JAMAICA
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 his theories and those of his followers. Freud’s psychoanalysis is both a theory and a therapy. His theory had the main focus that: * Children pass thru a series of age-dependent stages during development * Each stage has a designated “pleasure zone” and “primary activity” ,human motivation is guided by the drive to seek pleasure * Each stage requires resolution of a particular conflict/task * Failure to successfully navigate a stage’s particular conflict/ task is known as Fixation * Leaving some energy in a stage * Specific problems result from Fixation, depending on which stage is involved * Fixation may result from environmental disruption
Important to note that other contributors to the psychodynamic theory include
Carl Jung, Alfred Adler, Harry Stack Sullivan, Theodore Reik, Anna Freud, Melanie Klein, Karen Horney and Eric Fromm. Allyn & Bacon 2004”
Basic Tenets * Id, Ego and Superego: The three parts of the personality. * Unconscious, Conscious ,Preconscious * Stages of Development (Psychosexual stages) Oral, anal, phallic, latency period and genital. * Defense mechanisms: Repression, projection, reaction formation, fixation, regression.
Allyn & Bacon 2004”
According to Freud, the three parts of the personality (id, ego, and superego) are established during our five staged of development * Oral (0–18 months) * Pleasure Zone:
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 his theories and those of his followers. Freud’s psychoanalysis is both a theory and a therapy. His theory had the main focus that: * Children pass thru a series of age-dependent stages during development * Each stage has a designated “pleasure zone” and “primary activity” ,human motivation is guided by the drive to seek pleasure * Each stage requires resolution of a particular conflict/task * Failure to successfully navigate a stage’s particular conflict/ task is known as Fixation * Leaving some energy in a stage * Specific problems result from Fixation, depending on which stage is involved * Fixation may result from environmental disruption
Important to note that other contributors to the psychodynamic theory include
Carl Jung, Alfred Adler, Harry Stack Sullivan, Theodore Reik, Anna Freud, Melanie Klein, Karen Horney and Eric Fromm. Allyn & Bacon 2004”
Basic Tenets * Id, Ego and Superego: The three parts of the personality. * Unconscious, Conscious ,Preconscious * Stages of Development (Psychosexual stages) Oral, anal, phallic, latency period and genital. * Defense mechanisms: Repression, projection, reaction formation, fixation, regression.
Allyn & Bacon 2004”
According to Freud, the three parts of the personality (id, ego, and superego) are established during our five staged of development * Oral (0–18 months) * Pleasure Zone: