Psychodynamic Contribution - Psychoanalysis
- Created by: Laura
- Created on: 04-05-13 12:14
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- Psychodynamic-psychoanalysis
- Ideas/Theories
- analyst accesses unconscious
- memories, urges + unresolved conflict cause mental illness
- free association; dream analysis; freudian slips
- transference relationship
- Who/How it's helped
- helps people with neurosis
- helps family + friends to cope
- helps society to accept people with mental illness
- has lead to other 'talking' therapies - counselling
- helps 'normal' clients - work/relationship problems
- reduces institutionalisation + reliance on drug therapy
- Strong
- gets to root cause of problem
- more intensive therapy than behaviour therapy
- credible - still used today
- Little Hans = evidence - cured phobia
- do not become addicted to a substance as in drug therapy
- Bachrach = 60-90% improved
- Anna O = paralysis of arm cured
- gets to root cause of problem
- Weak
- Little Hans = not generalisbale
- abstract ideas = not falsifiable + subjective analysis
- therapist has all the power = unethical
- bringing forward repressed memories = distressing
- long process + expensive
- Ideas/Theories
- Overall it has lead to modern techniques which are more credible as psychoanalysis in its traditional form is outdated
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