Unconscious process – many important influences on behaviour come from a part of the mind we have no direct awareness of the unconscious.
Psychodynamic conflict – different parts of the mind are in constant dynamic struggle with each other and the consequence of this struggle is important in understanding human behaviour
Emotional drives – Freud believed behaviour is motivated by sexual and aggressive drives. The drives create psychic energy that will build up and create tension and anxiety if it cannot be replaced
Development – Personality is shaped by relationship experience and conflict over time, particularly during childhood.
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