Psychodynamic Theory

However, despite the fact that these approaches look to the conscious mind to explain behaviours, they do bear similarities with the psychodynamic approach. Social learning theorists stress that behaviours are learnt from role models, and claim that they tend to be people that children can relate to (E.g. people of the same sex). Freud would demonstrate similarities in the Oedipus and Electra complexes during the phallic stage, in which children adopt the attitudes and behaviours of their same sex parents. Meanwhile, the psychodynamic approach relates to the cognitive approach, in the way that it studies the human mind extensively, to understand how thoughts and feelings, whether conscious or unconscious, influence outcome behaviours; although Freud sees the mind as influencing types of behaviour more permanently throughout adult life, yet cognitive psychologists see the mind as more malleable with internal processes being shaped at any time, completely changing behavioural responses.

The history of Psychodynamic psychology originated with Sigmund Freud in the late 19th century. Freud proposed a psychodynamic theory to which personality consists of the id. The Id is present at birth and it resides in the world of unconsciousness. Freud also said that the unconscious is also a place where human instinctual biological drives reside. The drives direct our behaviour towards choices that promise to satisfy our basic human needs. The drives ensure our survival like drinking water and eating food, the desire for reproduction and the necessity for aggression.

Psychodynamics is a field in psychology focused on psychological forces that plays a role in determining human behavior. It explores how early experiences by individuals may affect how they currently behave and carry out their activities. Sigmund Freud's work in psychoanalysis provided insights on how the conscious and unconscious parts of the human mind functions. Sigmund Freud's psychodynamic theory of personality asserts that human psyche is as a result of the interaction between id, ego and superego, which are parts of the mind. The id is triggered by external motivation. It is the kind of personality that craves for instant satisfaction, for instant sexual drive and violent behavior. Superego is the human conscience.

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.

The psychodynamic approach to psychology is the study of human behaviour from the point of view of motivation and drives. The original beliefs of this approach were created by Sigmund Freud in the 1800s. Although it is now generally seen negatively in the common view, sometimes comically, it has provided the inspiration for a few of the current leading approaches to psychology.

My practice is driven by and laden with traces of the values of capacity for change and growth, the voice of the individual, and curiosity. The belief in the capacity for change and growth motivates me to sit with some clients that others consider difficult and attempt to assist them in seeing the prospect of change while maintaining a respect for their decision. The value of the voice of the individual drives me to open myself to the many possibilities that the client considers and hear things from their perspective. This value causes me to be invested in the client voicing whatever they deem necessary and working through what they voice to build the solutions they have created. The value of the voice of the individual also inspires me to

Psychodynamic theorists believe that demanding parents might play a role in the development in this disorder. People with this disorder might consider their environment to be hostile because of their parents consistent and unreasonable demands. Some cognitive theorists believe that people with this disorder have broad maladaptive thoughts of people, such as “people will harm you if given the chance.” Biological theorists suggest that this disorder might have genetic causes.

During casual conversations I have often been quoted as stating” We are all a bunch of big kids”. This comment stems from my personal belief that adults are influenced during childhood experiences and these experiences greatly impact their adulthood. To elaborate in depth regarding my personal beliefs; I will examine the psychodynamic and developmental perspectives, how they relate to my personal life and reflect on how each perspective is been used in my professional life.

In my opinion, the psychodynamic theory makes most sense because it gives the background of sexual drive as far as the id, ego, and superego. Freud came up with a theory which explained the desire to want to do something and having balance. With this theory, most child molesters use their id and not their ego. They think about their wants and needs and not what is morally right. Also, cognitive distortion makes sense too because it breaks down the thoughts of a child molester. According to the research, molesters think if a person did not resist, then they wanted it and a lot of sexual offenders think like that by taking it as consent sex when it is not. For example, if a child just lays there and do not say stop they think the child must want

I believe that every person develops a unique personality influenced by relationships and experiences established during childhood, adolescence, and adulthood. For instance, parents, caregivers, and guardians are responsible to help a child develop a personality through the boundaries that are set, the communication that is established, and the social support received. What we are exposed to as children and throughout our life will influence our behavior and feelings as adults. For example, an abused child is likely to develop an inferiority complex and can acquire a self-concept of inadequacy. Psychodynamic theory focuses on childhood experiences to help understand the client and make sense of their relationships, experiences, and how they

Amongst all psychodynamic approaches, object relations theory fitted like a puzzle for me. I have an integrated style with a mix of some humanistic and psychodynamic approaches like Freud’s free association or Jung’s dream analysis but Object Relations stand out for me. I relate to it at a deep personal level where my poor relationship with my mother affected my married life and in my client work a common thread that ran through was how faulty infantile object relations have an impact on adult relationships. Object relations theory follows a model that believes that children are driven by the need for attachment with primary caregivers especially the mother and it is paramount for the development of a ‘free functioning’ psychic structure.

The psychodynamic methodology incorporates every one of the speculations in psychology that see human functioning based upon the cooperation of drives and forces within the individual, especially unconscious, and between the diverse structures of the identity.

Carl Jung was a pioneer of psychoanalytic theory along with his former partner and mentor, Sigmund Freud. Though Jung split from Freud and diverged onto his own unbeaten trail of psychoanalysis two years before his decease, they are both highly revered for the myriad of ways in which they developed the understanding of the mind. Parallel to this period, Joseph Conrad penned and published the novella Heart of Darkness, which tackled much of what Jung had found about the psyche and its inner workings. In Heart of Darkness, both Marlow and Kurtz are representations of strong reoccurring archetypes within human myth, religion, and folklore. They work together to epitomize one of Jung’s Cores of Personality: the Principle of Opposites. The

5. Shifts from instinct to early relationships Emphasize environmental influences Weight is given to how the infant develops a ‘self’ through relationships within family and how this self relates toward others