Exam Questions

Question 1

Describe the psychosexual stages as outlined in the psychodynamic approach

Answer 1

-Fraud claimed that child development occurs in 5 stages
-each stage a child must resolve the conflict to progress
1. oral stage = pleasure of the mouth
2. anal stage = pleasure is the anus
3. phallic stage = children experience electra complex
4. latency stage = previous conflicts are resolved
5. genital stage = conscious sexual desires

Question 2

Explain how mediational processes might be involved in the students becoming more active

Answer 2

-mediational processes are cognitive processes which intervene between stimulus and response
-attention, retention, motor reproduction and motivation
-attention = kids notice more active lifestyle
-motivation = students more likely to adopt the demonstrated lifestyle

Question 3

Discuss self actualisation in explaining human behaviour (8 marks)

Answer 3

-self actualisation is the desire to grow psychologically and full fill ones full potential
-represents the uppermost level of maslow’s hierarchy of needs, where you must achieve lowest levels to progress
-Rogers believed that therapists should provide clients with unconditional positive regard to help resolve conditions of worth