Evaulation

Question 1

What is a strength of the Psychodynamic approach?

Answer 1

It takes into account both sides of the nature and nurture debate through the belief in the tripartite personality (nature) and the effects of childhood experiences on development (nurture)

Question 2

What are 3 weaknesses of the Psychodynamic approach?

Answer 2

Its a reductionist and oversimplified approach

Its determinst

It can’t be proven wrong

Question 3

Explain why the Psychodynamic approach is determinst?

Answer 3

Freud saw children as driven by their libido and adults’ behaviour as determined by their childhood experiences , this is determinist as Freud claims that we are never in full control of our behaviour and are always driven by other forces

Question 4

Explain why the Psychodynamic approach is reductionist?

Answer 4

Its reductionist as it simplifies something as complex as personality down to 3 parts (id, ego, superego) and ignores factors such as a patient’s biochemistry and genetics -(e.g) would blame autism on absent mothers

Question 5

Explain why the Psychodynamic approach not being able to be tested a significant weakness?

Answer 5

As the approach makes claims about things such as the unconscious mind and repression , both areas cannot be seen , therfore cant be proven wrong , which is very negative as no proof for the approach can be seen