Pyshcodynamic Aproach Ao3

Question 1

Psychodynamic approach Ao3 strength

Answer 1

Practical applications

Principles of the theory that behaviour is caused by conflict in the unconscious mind has lead to treatment of psychoanalysis

Which can be used to treat abnormalities in the real world

By identifying and resolving unconscious conflicts

Thus psychodynamic explanation of human behaviour is an important part of applied psychology as it help to treat people in the real world

Question 2

Psychodynamic approach Ao3 limitation

Answer 2

Does not use sicietific methods and so does not use scientific enquiry to investigate human behaviour

Because key concepts such as the unconscious and the Id, ego, superego are abstract concepts

Which cannot be objectively and empiricaly tested and falsified - cannot be observed objectively

Thus could be argued that this decreases overall internal validity of psychodynamic approach’s explanation of structure of personality

As well as human behaviour - which could additionally reduce psychology’s scientific status

Question 3

Psychodynamic approach strength

Answer 3

Criticised for psychic determinism

Because feature suggest an individual is controlled by external and internal factors such as fixations occurring at specific stages that inevitably cause behaviour

such as oral fixations resulting to behaviour such as smoking

Neglect role of free will leaving individuals feeling like they have no control over behaviour

Limiting appropriateness of psychodynamic approach to explaining human behaviour

Question 4

Assumption of Humanistic psychology

Answer 4

All humans can determine own behaviour and have free will