The Approaches: The Psychodynamic Approach Flashcards
The name of the Psychologist who created the Psychodynamic Approach?
Sigmund Freud
Assumption: Behaviour is due to…
Unconscious motives
Assumption: Psychodynamic Approach focuses on which experiences? Give e.g
Past - relationship with parents
Assumption: Childhood conflicts and relationships with parents can create…
Behaviour & Personality
Assumption: Our understanding of ourselves is …
Distorted by defence mechanisms
Assumption: Defence mechanisms…
Distort understanding of ourselves
Assumption: Behaviour & personality is shaped by…
Childhood conflicts & relationships with parents
Assumption: Unconscious motives…
Drive/determine behaviour
Assumption: True or False - psychodynamic approach focuses on present & future relationships?
False - Focus is on past relationships
How many parts of the mind are there according to the psychodynamic approach?
3
The unconscious mind contains?
Info we are not consciously aware of
Info in the unconscious includes…
Repressed memories
The conscious mind is the
part we are aware of
The part of the mind we are aware of is?
The conscious
The preconscious includes…
Thoughts/ideas we only are aware of in dreams
Thoughts/ideas we are only aware of in dreams is the…
Preconscious
The unconscious mind is the part…
we are unaware of
The part of the mind we are unaware of is the …
Unconscious
Unconscious mind contains…
Biological drives & threatening/disturbing memories
Biological drives & disturbing memories are stored in the
unconscious
What does the mind do with threatening/disturbing memories
Represses/locks away in the unconscious
According to the Psychodynamic approach, there are how many parts of personality?
3
Name the 3 Parts of Personality
ID/EGO/SUPEREGO
The ID works on the what principle?
Pleasure
The EGO works on what principle?
Reality
The SUPEREGO works on what principle?
Morality
Which part of personality works on the pleasure principle?
ID
Which part of personality works on the reality principle?
EGO
Which part of personality works on the morality principle?
SUPEREGO
The ID lives in the …
Unconscious part of mind
When is the ID present from?
Birth
Which is the only part of personality present at birth?
ID
What does the ID want?
Immediate Gratification
Immediate gratification drives which part of personality?
ID
If the ID is too overpowering, it can lead to?
Selfish personality
A selfish personality can be explained by?
An overpowering ID
When does the EGO form?
18 months - 3 years
18 months - 3 years is where which part of personality forms?
EGO