Psychodynamic Flashcards
1
Q
Assumptions?
A
All behaviour has an unconscious drive.
2
Q
Features?
A
Con/pre-con/uncon
Id/Ego/S.Ego
Psychosexual stages, oral/anal/phallic/latency/genital
Def. mech., denial/repression/displacement
3
Q
Research methods?
A
Little Hans
4
Q
Strengths?
A
IRL application= counselling
5
Q
Limitations?
A
Subj Not including bio All theories from Freud Untestable Can't be falsified bc. not open to empirical testing
6
Q
Similar approaches?
A
Humanism- subjective
7
Q
Different approaches?
A
Bio/Behav./Cog.- obj. vs subj
8
Q
Relevant debate?
A
Nurture vs nature, it is in the middle… innate drives AND childhood xp.
Free will vs determinism, psychic determinism bc. all adult behaviour is determined by childhood