psychodynamic approach evaluations

Question 1

what scout do we use

Answer 1

opposing theory, usefulness (pete), testability

Question 2

testability pet

Answer 2

p-not empirically testable so it is unfalsifiable
e-it is not possible to dissect human mind into revealing the id, superego and ego
t-not scientific to explain human behaviour, it relies on subjective interpretation from psychoanalysts, it is a pseudoscience rather than an established fact

Question 3

pet opposing theory

Answer 3

p-opposing theory behaviourist approach
e-psychodynamic emphasises unconscious processes, early childhood experiences and internal conflicts which shapes our behaviour (assumptive). b.approach is based on observable and measurable behaviour and has empirical evidence into how we learn through conditioning, with studies like little albert
t- b is mors scientific and objective

Question 4

pete usefulness

Answer 4

p-useful into explaining human behaviour
e-explains wide range of phenomenons such as personality development, abnormal behaviour and gender identity, it explains how our childhood experiences can shape our behaviour through the psychosexual stages of development.
t-can explain behaviour an individual might not consciously understand or be able to control
e-freud’s overfocus on oedipus complex is androcentric, so his theory is irrelevant into understanding women
all of his patients came from the vienesse middle class, his generalisations were based on a highly unrepresentative sample