Psychodynamic

Question 1

Key assumptions

Answer 1

The unconscious of which we are unaware of determines our behaviour , personality has three parts and early childhood experience determine adults behaviours

Question 2

Conscious, pre conscious and unconscious

Answer 2

Conscious- small amount of mental activity we know about (environment)
Pre-conscious- things we can become aware of if we wanted ( memories )
Unconscious- things we are unaware of and can’t become aware of (biological drive (sex) )

Question 3

Id, ego and super ego

Answer 3

Id - instant gratification
Ego - delayed gratification
Super ego - right thing/moral decisions and developed later in life

Question 4

Defence mechanisms

Answer 4

Repression - forcing a distressing or threatening memories (trauma)
Denial - failing or refusing to acknowledge some aspect of reality
Displacement- transferring feelings from the true object of anxiety onto a substitue tragedy - slamming a door

Question 5

Psychosexual development

Answer 5

Oral - 0-1years 
Anal - 1-3years
Phalic- 3-5/6years
Latent- 6-11 years 
Genital - 12+