psychodynamic

Question 1

issues and debates

Answer 1

Psychic determinism
Mostly nature
Interactionism
Nomothetic + Idiographic
Not scientific

Question 2

Psychic determinism

Answer 2

The psychodynamic approach suggests that behaviour is caused by innate drives (e.g. ID), although early childhood experiences also shape our behaviour.

Question 3

Mostly nature

Answer 3

The psychodynamic approach suggests that behaviour is caused by innate drives (e.g. ID), although early childhood experiences also shape our behaviour.

Question 4

Interactionism

Answer 4

The psychodynamic approach suggests that behaviour is reduced to innate drives (e.g. ID); however, the approach also takes into account all aspects of human behaviour.

Question 5

Nomothetic + Idiographic

Answer 5

The psychodynamic approach uses nomothetic approaches to create general laws about innate drives however; it also takes into account the unique experience of early childhood experiences (idiographic).

Question 6

Not scientific

Answer 6

The psychodynamic approach uses many concepts/theories which cannot be empirically tested (e.g. ID). Therefore, an idiographic approach is often taken and there is a large element of subjective interpretation.