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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Psychodynamic Theory: According to this theory‚ what is in the unconscious plays a prominent role in mental health. The basis for developing a personality according to Freud are to have the id‚ ego‚ and the superego. The characteristic that the individual has to show for falling into the antisocial personality disorder according to the psychodynamic theory is that the individual has a strong id‚ but a much weakened superego. This can result in having no conscious behavior. According to this theory
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Psychodynamic Theorist Paper Angie Widman-Anderson PSYCH 645 January 19‚ 2014 Denise Wiseman Psychodynamic Theorist Paper Sigmund Freud was a critical influence on the psychodynamic theory. This article will explain why Freud’s work is so influential. This article will also discuss two analysts that dissent from Freud’s viewpoint and why. And lastly this paper will discuss a few psychoanalytic concepts that are relevant to today’s culture. Freud Background Freud had training in medical sciences
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t in psychology. Sigmund Freud is one of the most famous name in psychology.Many expressions of our daily life come from Freud’s theories of psychoanalysis: unconscious‚ denial and control. Freud believes that there are three level of consciousness: unconscious which exists outside of your awareness‚ next is pre conscious one which includes all information that you are not currently aware of it‚ finally the conscious one which is your current state of awareness. He believed that events in our
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There is a variety of psychological theories that could explain Tanya’s case‚ one being the psychoanalytic theory which is a subdivision of the psychodynamic theory. Freud established psychoanalysis where he based this theory on the principal of all behaviours being stemmed from the unconscious. Freud defined this phenomenon as a person’s defence mechanisms no longer being useful as they become harmful to the individual‚ this is known as the neurotic paradox. Freudians would argue that Tanya suffers
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Defence Mechanisms in Psychodynamic Theory Anxiety comes from realistic sources in the external world and conflict within one’s own mind. A common conflict is when the id desires something that ego and/or superego don’t agree with. An important function of the ego is to operate defense mechanisms. Psychological defenses are the way we deal with anxiety: Denial Denies source of anxiety exists (I didn’t fail my exam‚ it must be a mistake. Man keeps setting the table after his wife has left
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Q: Compare and contrast the approaches of Carl Rogers and Sigmund Freud to understanding people and to helping them. Which approach do you think is more useful in a social care setting? This essay will compare and contrast the differences between the works of Sigmund Freud and Carl Rogers and their approaches to understand people and to help them. It will look at the factors of Client centred therapy. It will also argue that Rogers’ humanistic approach is more useful in a social care setting
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The first theory will be the family emotional structured theory. In order for me to develop a plan of intervention‚ I need to work and understand Precious’s story‚ by understanding her family history‚ the people involved in her life and knowing the origin of her problems. The second theory is the psychodynamic theory since this theory is concerned with individuals in the context of their psychosocial environment. The third theory will be‚ the person-centered theory; this theory incorporates a
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A reflection on two approaches Both psychodynamic and Focusing-oriented therapies regard trauma as a painful and challenging experience. They understand trauma as something that can alter a person’s sense of self. They both acknowledge the survivor’s attempts to avoid the pain. Also‚ both approaches note that there is an adaptive aspect to the survivor’s responses (as they attempt to avoid the pain) (see Mackay‚ 2002; Vantarakis‚ 2014). These approaches aim to help the clients to integrate their
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