Psychodynamic approach
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- Created on: 22-11-14 09:42
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- Psychodynamic approach
- There are five psychosexual stages
- Oral- (0-1 years old) this is fixation with the mouth such as sucking and tasting. If stuck in this stage a person will become fixated with the mouth this could be smoking,nail biting etc.
- Anal (1-3 years old) This is when a child is potty trained. If stuck = OCD, hates mess etc.
- Phallic (3-6 years old) If stuck then the person wil become fixated with sex.
- Latency (age 6)
- Genial (puberty - adulthood) Develop healthy relationship
- If a child is stuck in a stage then the child will become "fixated"
- Freud 1905 believed children were born with libido (sexual "pleasure" urges)
- Our behaviour is driven by our unconscious mind . There are three different area's of the unconscious mind.
- ID - pleasure (selfish) Too strong
- Ego - Reality. Too weak.
- Superego - morality (got from father) Too strong
- Strength and weaknesses
- Strengths
- Treats whole person not just problem.
- Motivating unconscious has a huge impact.
- Weaknesses
- Untitled
- Hard to prove or experiment on this approach.
- Strengths
- There are five psychosexual stages
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