My essay is on the Psychodynamic theory based on the belief that people’s behaviour and emotions as adults are rooted in their childhood experiences. I will focus on the Psychodynamic concept in relation to the unconscious mind. I will look at the concept of ‘Object relations’ and particularly I will look at what Freud called Transference. I will say how I can relate to these concepts in my own personal relationships with others and give some examples of how these can impact in my client work
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INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHODYNAMIC THEORY The psychodynamic theories that I have been studying this year have been nothing short of fascinating and as a result‚ I now view life in a very different way. I can see many of these concepts in both my own life and in my client work. I was relinquished by my mother and adopted when only a few days old and although my adoptive parents made me aware of my situation from an early age‚ I did not understand or accept the magnitude of this early life experience
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were aware of. His aim was always to create a psychological theory that applied to everybody. Nowadays Freud is known in psychology as the father of psychoanalysis. Freud’s psychodynamic theory focuses on both development and the unconscious mind which is where mental health problems are supposedly formed. Although this theory doesn’t apply to everyone‚ Freud followed it strongly when concerning his various case studies. In Freud’s theory he stated that there were three levels of consciousness‚ the
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such as high level of achievement‚ however‚ it also leads to different negative outcomes. In accordance with previous studies (Horney‚ 1951; Missildine‚ 1963)‚ the perfectionism is a risk factor in causing and maintaining psychopathology‚ with psychodynamic theory highlighting that perfectionism was the expression of maladaptive personality. These findings also supported by other studies‚ for example‚ studies related to the relationship between perfectionism and psychopathology indicate that perfectionism
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With ideas opposite psychodynamic approaches‚ Beck concluded the key to therapy was in a patients’ cognition‚ which is the way we perceive‚ interpret‚ and attribute meaning. Beck’s preliminary focus was on depression and developed a list of "errors" in thinking that he suggested could cause or maintain depression‚ including "arbitrary inference‚ selective abstraction‚ over-generalization‚ and magnification (of negatives) and minimization (of positives)." He later expanded his focus on anxiety disorders
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swimsuit‚ it is habitual for me to have a tank top and shorts on over my suit or a towel wrapped because I feel more comfortable doing so. B) Theory: Psychodynamic Theory C) Theory defined: The Psychodynamic Theory suggests mental or emotional behaviors that are acted upon within the unconscious level‚ developing from early childhood experiences. D) How this theory explains the behavior: As a child growing up‚ I was always overweight for my age. I was continually battling sadness and depression because
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Sigmund Freud’s Psychodynamic Theory do not constiture proper science? Evaluate this claim. Sigmund Freud was the founder of the Psychodynamic theory in the 1800’s. During his lifetime and since his death‚ the scientific world has scrutinized his work and findings. Till this day‚ there is much debate as to whether Sigmund Freud’s theory constitutes proper science. We shall attempt to evaluate this statement by taking a closer look at the definition of what constitutes “proper science”. In order
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predispose us to act violently. We are all valuable to all kinds of influences (Siegel‚ 2015‚ p. 9). In this essay‚ I will demonstrate how two criminal theories (rational choice theory & psychodynamic theory) can explain how crime is committed. These two theories will relate on the summary article below regarding the‚
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Psychodynamic Theory: Freud’s Psychoanalytic Theory of Personality To Freud‚ the mind was a mechanistic energy system that derived mental energy from the physical functioning of the body and constantly attempted to moderate this physical effort or tension by restoring it to a quiet steady (quiescent) state. This energy is not evenly distributed to all human purpose or functioning‚ and if blocked from expression will manifest itself as anxiety‚ which through cathartic release‚ prescribes a least resistant
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Freud. He developed the Psychodynamic or Psychoanalytical perspective to enable better understanding of human behaviour these concepts will be discussed further later in this study. After Freud opened the gateway other perspectives and approaches have been developed‚ now with five main areas of psychology - Cognitive‚ Behaviourist‚ Biopsychology and Humanist approaches. For a comparison with the Psychodynamic theory‚ Behaviourist Theory will be discussed. Psychodynamic theory is referred to in psychological
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