Psychodynamic Perspective Flashcards
What are the four defining principles
Unconscious processes
Emotional drives
Psychodynamic conflict
Development
What is the unconscious process principle
Your behaviour is driven by your unconscious mind so you have no control over
What is the psychodynamic conflict principle
Your behaviour is often caused by different parts of the mind being in conflict
What is the emotional drive principle
Behaviour is motivated by sexual and aggressive drives
What is the development principle
Behaviour is shaped by experiences such as relationships and conflicts
What are the three levels of consciousness
Conscious - immediate awareness
Pre-conscious - accessible memories
Unconscious - no awareness
What is free association
Laying on a couch and speaking whatever comes to mind until the unconscious mind starts to reach the surface
What are projective tests
You give people inkblot images and ask them to reveal what they immediately see
What are slips of the tongue
When you say something but meant to say something else
What is concept 1
Levels of consciousness
What is concept 2
Instinctual drive
What are the instinctual drives
Eros - the life instinct
Thanatos - the death instinct
What is concept 3
3 parts of personality
What are the three parts of personality
Super ego - morality principle
Ego - reality principle
Id - impulsive principle
What are strengths of the psychodynamic perspective
Research is useful in explaining why people develop mental health disorders
Useful in developing treatments for mental health disorders
Case studies enable research to get a lot of data on participants
