Psychodynamic Perspective

Introversion is defined as a person who is exhausted with community encounter and choose to energize themselves by solitary. They are often confused with being shy, but they recommend having their alone time. In my opinion introversion is something that is learned about a person at an early age. It cannot be taught or learn once you get older. The psychodynamic perspectives consist in early childhood experiences and are referred as the unconscious mind that defines an individual personality. Referring back to the video, as an introvert she found herself wanting to read book instead of interacting with the fellow campers. Sigmung Fred believe that thing hidden in the unconscious mind of a child helps develop personality. The humanistic perspective is the belief that

I primarily believe in the behavioral perspective. However, on the topic of obsessive compulsive disorder I find that I favor the psychodynamic perspective. OCD is classified as a long lasting disorder, in which a person has recurring thoughts and behaviors they feel need to be completed repetitively. I tend to favor the behavioral perspective because I agree with the idea that outside factors influence a persons responses and behaviors. Throughout childhood and even more on, one is constantly taught about their environment and they learn everything they need to know in life through this perspective. Whether that be conditioning a child as they grow, so that they are able to learn and differentiate good from bad through reward and punishment. To understanding why an individual acts a certain way and what

This perspective involves examining the physical aspects that affect a living thing’s behavior such as the brain, nervous system, and genetics.

They are many theories in psychology that can be used to “understand” behaviour, two theories I am going to look at are; Psychodynamic approach and the humanistic approach. I will discuss these 2 psychological theories of development and explain how it accounts for the psychological development, health and behaviour of the individual.

Dylan’s has been diagnosed with depression. As with all mental health problem, the psychological explanations have contrasting views within different perspectives. The proposed causes involve the biological, psychodynamic, humanistic, behaviourist and cognitive models. All the perspectives have their own methods of treatment, but also come with strengths and weaknesses. Throughout this essay I will be evaluating Dylan’s behaviour from three different approaches which are the cognitive, psychodynamic and biological model.

Focus is on the unconscious mind and its influence over conscious behavior (such as nail biting, nervous rituals)

First, I believe the object relations theory places less importance on biologically based drives and

From the neurobiological perspective, outside factors mentioned may have affected the way her brain functions, factors such as the death of her father and the departure of her only child. These events may have lead to her developing a sense of loneliness and depression, and which may have led to other disorders that caused her to not function the same as she has before. The “variety” of life changes may have caused a change in routine or other, making her feel disorganized in her life, which may have translated into the way that she teaches.

According to the 2014 U.S. census there are approximately 318 million people residing in the United States and 1 in 5 people are diagnosed with a mental condition. As a society we have continued to evolve physically, mentally, and emotionally. With this growth, we have become better equipped to handle many situations that we once found difficult to understand and treat, such as mental conditions. With the rise in the number of people diagnosed with a mental condition, society has become more interested in studying the causes and possible treatments of these conditions. Not only are mental conditions widely studied by scientists, the entertainment industry has capitalized on our fascination and has made many others aware of the mental conditions

Sigmund Freud created strong theories in science and medicine that are still studied today. Freud was a neurologist who proposed many distinctive theories in psychiatry, all based upon the method of psychoanalysis. Some of his key concepts include the ego/superego/id, free association, trauma/fantasy, dream interpretation, and jokes and the unconscious. “Freud remained a determinist throughout his life, believing that all vital phenomena, including psychological phenomena like thoughts, feelings and phantasies, are rigidly determined by the principle of cause and effect” (Storr, 1989, p. 2). Through the discussion of those central concepts, Freud’s theory of psychoanalysis becomes clear as to how he construed human character.

Freud looked to comprehend the nature and assortment of this disease by remembering the sexual history of his patients. This was not principally an examination of sexual encounters in that capacity. Much more essential were the patient's desires and wishes, their experience of affection, despise, disgrace, blame and dread, and how they took care of these capable feelings.

Freud interprets Dora’s dream using the method of free association. According to MacMillan “Within limits like those of experimental error, the data obtained with free association were valid, that is, true.”(114). Regardless of Macmillan’s validation of the technique, there are still some arguable aspects about it. The first being the possibility that Dora was biased by previous ideas put into her head from previous sessions with Freud. It is natural to human nature to be influenced by someone’s words even if that was not the purpose, and this influence becomes even greater when the ideas come from a recognized and specialized person. Although Freud argues that:

Psychoanalysis began with a dream. When he was a boy, Freud dreamt of his mother’s death and how she was “carried into a room by people with bird’s beaks” (Kitcher,1995 p.104). Later, Freud determined the significance of his dream, which was the desire of having a sexual relationship with his mother, also known as the Oedipus complex. The Oedipus complex is defined by Freud as “a boy’s sexual desires toward his mother and feeling of jealousy for the father” (Dwell and Myers, 2015). Freud developed psychoanalysis to be the “cure to mental illness” (McLeod, 1970). It is defining as a personality theory that “attributes thoughts and actions to unconscious motives and conflicts; the techniques used in treating psychological disorders” (Myers and Dewall, 2015). Freud believed every dream was important, and should be analyzed. This started with his most famous case study Anna O. With studying cases, Freud developed two primary procedures, free association and the

Sigmund Freud was the discoverer and inventor of psychoanalysis and coined the term in 1896 after publishing studies on Hysteria with Joseph Breuer in 1895. Psychoanalysis still remains unsurpassed in its approach to understanding human motivation, character development, and psychopathology. Freud’s insights and analyses of psychic determinism, early childhood sexual development, and unconscious processes have left an indelible mark on psychology (Korchin, 1983).

One of Freud’s first cases was about Dora, and eighteen year old girl, who went to see Freud due to her father urging her to. However, the case of Anna O marked a turning point for Freud, and it even went on to influence psychology as a whole. Both Dora and Anna O. suffered from hysteria, a condition in which the patient shows physical symptoms without an apparent physical cause. For example, paralysis, loss of speech, and convulsions. Her doctor Josef Breuer went on in treating Anna by helping her recall forgotten memories of traumatic events. During discussions with her, it became apparent that she had developed a fear of drinking when a dog she hated drank from her glass. As soon as she had the chance to make these unconscious thoughts conscious her paralysis