One assumption of the psychodynamic approach is that behaviour is influenced by the three parts of the mind (tripartite personality). The id is driven by the pleasure principle, demanding immediate satisfaction and represents irrational desires and wishes. The Superego is our sense of right and wrong and conscience, based on morality and principles. The ego is the rational part of the mind, driven by the reality principle. It is the referee between the id and the superego in order to influence behaviour in a way which is acceptable in society.
Another assumption of the psychodynamic approach is that behaviour is influenced by childhood experiences and relationships. This assumes that experiences in our earliest years can affect our emotions, attitudes and behaviour in later years. Freud saw childhood development as a series of stages, each linked to particular aspects of adult behaviour and particular personality characteristics. Throughout each stage, pleasure is related to a certain part of the body (oral, anal, phallic etc.) Fixation including trauma or excessive pleasure at particular stages can be reflected in adult personality.
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