psychodynamic approach Flashcards
whats the ID
pleasure principle innate aggressive, and excel intincts
EGO
REALITY PRINCIPLE
SUPER EGO
MORALS INTO ACCOUNT, INVOLVES GUILT AND HOW TO BEHAVE
5 psychosexual STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT and their years
Oral 0-1 anal 1-3 phallic 3-5 lateny gential ( puberty)
whats a fixation
a conflict within the psychosexual stages that is unresolved and will carry behaviour into adult life such as nail biting or smoking
what is the oedipus complex
an important psychosexual conflict that occurs at the phallic stage
little boys develop incentrous feelings towards mother and murderous hatred for father
girls experience penis envy
what are defence mechanisms and example
these are strategies used to reduce anxiety and keep ID in check for example repression, denial or displacement
what was the little Hans study
Hans had a phobia of horses because of Oedipus complex - the horse was symbolc of his father - he had sexual fantasies about his mother but feared his fathers reaction
He displaced his fear of father onto horse
why is little Hans study important
supports idea that unconscious mind is an important influencer on behaviour such as phobias
why is psychodynamic approach good
applied to real world e.g. psychoanalysis dream analysis.
so can help mental disorders and effective treatment
why is psychodynamic bad
its psychic determinism so has the opinion all behaviour is determined by unconscious conflicts and ignores any other influence
LIMITED EXPLANATION
Why is the little Hans case study unreliable
case study are unique so lack generalisability and limited sample
