psychodynamic approach Flashcards
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psychodynamic approach
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more commonly associated with sigmund freud
born in Austria in 1856 but practised in Vienna as a psychoanalyst treating patients on individual basis
other psychologists: Erikson, Jung, Karen Horney
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freud’s iceberg metaphor :
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the conscious mind:
part of the mind we know about and are aware about
preconscious: which contains accessible thoughts /memories which are not currently in conscious awareness but we can access if desired
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freud’s iceberg metaphor :
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most of the mind is unconscious:
biological drives and instincts can influence behaviour and
