Psychodynamic Evaluation Flashcards

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Is the psychodynamic approach deterministic or free will?

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Deterministic - prominent parts of the tripartite personality and effects psychosexual development

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Is determinism a strength or weakness in the psychodynamic approach?

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Weakness - Does not take into account environmental factors on behaviour and the idea we are able to control behaviour which may remove the blame from people who behave in inappropriate ways

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Is the psychodynamic approach reductionist or holistic?

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Reductionist - simplifies behaviour as a result of the id, ego and superego whilst ignoring other factors

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Is reductionism a strength or weakness in the psychodynamic approach?

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Weakness - Oversimplified the reasons for behaviour and ignores other factors such as upbringing and genetics that affect behaviour

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Has the psychodynamic approach been applied to any areas of society?

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Briggs et al (2019) found a significant reduction in suicidal behaviours and self-harm when patients undergo psychoanalytical therapies

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Are the applications of the psychodynamic approach a strength or weakness?

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Strength - applied for many years to help treat disorders through therapy and reduce symptoms

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Is the psychodynamic approach ideographic or nomothetic?

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Both
Nomothetic - tripartite personality model is applied to all
Idiographic - emphasis on individual experience through childhood experience

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Is both being nomothetic and idiographic a strength or weakness in the psychodynamic approach?

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Strength - considers both sides of the argument and includes both throughout the approach in psychology

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Is the psychodynamic approach nature or nurture?

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Interactionist (both) explains innate drives with the personally model however stresses the importance of childhood experiences and the journey through the psychosexual stages

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Is the interactionanism of the psychodynamic approach a strength or a weakness?

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Freud’s theory considers the influence of both nature and nurture on behaviour

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Is the psychodynamic approach scientific or unscientific?

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Unscientific - the existence of the id, ego and superego cannot be proven or disproven (unfalsifiable)
Popper (1934) argues to accept a theory it must be falsifiable therefore cannot be considered scientific

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