The psychodynamic approach Flashcards

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Psychodynamic model - Main assumptions

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Psychological disorders are caused by emotional problems in the unconscious mind

Emotional issues traced back to early childhood

Relationship between child and parents

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What did Freud compare the mind too?

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An iceberg, with the unconscious being the part underwater which we cannot see

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What is the conscious mind?

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The small amount of mental activities we know about

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What is the subconscious?

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Things we could become aware of if we wanted to or tried

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What is the unconscious?

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Things that we are unaware of, and cannot become aware of

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What is the id?

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The id is the part of the unconscious mind and comprises the two instincts, Eros and Thanatos

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The psyche

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Id - instincts
Ego - Reality
Superego - Morality

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Defense mechanisms

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Repression - Ego stops disturbing/worrying thoughts entering the conscious mind

Denial - Stops the person from being aware of what has happened

Regression - Returning and behaving like a younger person, e.g. child

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Psychological disorders can…

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Have hidden meanings that can be decoded in dreams

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What are the five psychosexual stages?

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Oral
Anal
Phallic
Latent
Genital
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Freud and dreams

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Protects sleeper from the irrational urges and allows the release of potentially dangerous energy
The id is mainly ‘wish fulfillment

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Dream interpretations

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A coded and or disguised version of ones darkest, deepest desires, fears, and memories of bad things which have happened during childhood

The unconscious mind wants unacceptable/ unthinkable things to happen, e.g. sexual acts and/or violent behaviors which are hidden because they are unacceptable

Dreams try to express them

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Defense mechanisms in dreams latent , manifest

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Unacceptable (latent) motives are changed into more acceptable (manifest) thoughts and actions

Aggression - sport
Sexual desire for parent - Sexual desire for a partner
Masturbation - Guitar playing
Playing with feces - pottery

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What is manifest?

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The experience which contains symbols

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What is latent?

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The meaning behind the symbols

Possibility of having many meanings

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Psychodynamic strengths

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Influential

Therapies

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Psychodynamic weaknesses

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Difficult to test
Accuracy of dream interpretation
Difficulty explaining unpleasant dreams