Individual Differences-Psychodynamic Approach

Psychodynamic Approach:

Freud- Suggested that mental illness is psychological in origin.

Key features of this approach include:

• Abnormal behaviour can be caused by problems that consist in our unconscious mind.
• Abnormal behaviour can be caused by an imbalance between the 3 aspects of personality. (ID,ego,superego). If the id or superego is too dominant, it can cause abnormal behaviour. 
• ID too strong= aggressive behaviour, eg psychopath. 
• Superego too strong=social anxiety.
• Psycho-sexual stages include oral,anal & phallic.

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