Psychodynamic perspective

Question 1

Key concepts?

Answer 1

Unconscious mind:
Contains unresolved variables conflicts that we access through dreams (fulfillment of wishes)

Importances of early childhood experiences:
Adult disturbances have roots in early experiences.

Question 2

Application?

Answer 2

Therapy (psychoanalysis, dream analysis):
Unresolved conflicts in the unconscious cause psychological disorders.

Question 3

Links to core studies?

Answer 3

Freud:
Explains little Han’s phobias through his unconscious mind and the events of his childhood.

Hancock: Discuss ego development and suggest that language is likely to be beyond conscious control.

Question 4

Similarities and differences?

Answer 4

Similarities: Individual area.

differences: All area (more ideology than a science)

Question 5

Evaluation?

Answer 5

+ Interactionist
The approach combines nature and nurture (Little Han’s innate urges + life experiences.

-Determinist
People are controlled by their unconscious (Little Han’s unconscious motivations)