EVALUATE PSYCHODYNAMIC VIEW

Question 1

FOR

Answer 1

• Jacob kasanin found evidence of maternal over protection in 33 out of 45 cases he looked at in hospital case records

Question 2

AGAINST

Answer 2

• psycho dominated first half of 20th century psychology
• however later on many dissatisfied with unscientific and unfalsifiable concepts
• cannot produce testable hypotheses which means it’s explanation is viewed as an interesting historical footnote
• due to not being able to demonstrate the existence of basic concepts cannot trust psychodynamic explanations of complex doroders

Question 3

APPLICATION

Answer 3

• Freud believed that schizos were not suitable for psychoanalysis as they lacked insight needed for taking this treatment
• however Jon Rosen suggested that they could be treated with psychoanalytic techniques
• strupp found these techniques could lead to delirious and harmful rather than beneficial
• this can be due to them having to experience memories and insights they are emotionally incapable of dealing with and this distressed them
• therefore effective therapy cannot be established

Question 4

ALTERNATIVE

Answer 4

• by assuming schizo is only caused by this this view is reductionist and ignores other equally plausible explanations for schizo