The psychodynamic approach to psychopathology
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- Created on: 03-04-15 16:39
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- The Psycho-dynamic Approach
- Freud
- Mental illnesses the result of unresolved childhood conflict
- ID - Irrational Primitive (at birth) demands immediate satisfaction
- Conscious rational (age 1) childs personality developed by reality e.g compromise
- Superego - conscience (age 3-6) sense of right and wrong
- The Oedipus Complex
- Boys feelings of desire towards his mother
- Conflicts between the id, ego, superego create anxiety
- This can relieved by the use of ego defences such as repression and projection.
- These unconscious defences can be the cause of disturbed behaviour if they are overused
- This can relieved by the use of ego defences such as repression and projection.
- Limitations
- Lack of research support
- The theory is difficult to prove or disprove using scientific methodology
- Much of the support is from case studies
- e.g. Little Hans, Anna O
- Much of the support is from case studies
- The theory is difficult to prove or disprove using scientific methodology
- Sexism
- Freuds theory focuses on boys (The Oedipus Complex)
- This limits the relevance of this approach when understanding mental disorders in women
- Freuds theory focuses on boys (The Oedipus Complex)
- Lack of research support
- Freud
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