evaluation of the psycho-dynamic approach Flashcards
1
Q
does the psycho-dynamic approach have limitations or strengths?
A
both
2
Q
what are the limitation of the psycho-dynamic approach?
A
low temporal validity
falsifiable
3
Q
what are the strengths of of the psycho-dynamic approach?
A
very influential
research support
4
Q
why does the psycho-dynamic approach have low temporal validity?
A
set in 1800s
homosexuality was a crime
misogynistic
5
Q
what was the psycho-dynamic approach unfalisifable?
A
cant be tested
(proven right or wrong)
6
Q
why was the psycho-dynamic approach very influential?
A
first to recognise the role of the mind in causing mental illness