The Psychodynamic And Humanistic Perspective

Freud believed human behavior was not consciously controlled, and credited three parts in the mind to any psychological activity. These are called the unconscious, the preconscious and the conscious. Personality too was given three parts, the id, the super ego and the ego. Freud believed these parts in our mind have their individual parts to play in the way we go about life. He also stated the only way to work through conflicts that arise from our subconscious and unconscious mind is through dream analysis and psychoanalysis. Other key concepts in psychodynamic theory are the psychosexual stages of development, anxiety, defence mechanisms, and free association.

ID, ego and superego. He said you were born with ID which was in your

The psychodynamic approach was proposed by Freud. This approach towards personality is based on the notion of underlying forces such as the id, ego and superego which are either present from birth or develop during childhood shape our behaviour and personality as such. Experiences in childhood are proposed to be the basis of human personality, according to Freud and as such Psychodynamic theory proposes that some undesirable unbalances between the id and superego can create the arising of ego defence mechanisms which explain individual differences in behaviour. Freudian theory has been adapted by neo-Freudians, however while psychodynamic

As Sigmund Freud’s (1915) theory stated, the conscious mind includes sensations, perceptions, memories and feeling inside of people’s current awareness. According to Martin, N. (2008), he stated out that the unconscious mind has impact on people’s behaviors and habits. People will be driven by their unconscious mind instead

Biological Perspective In a biological perspective, a psychologist would view alcoholism as something problematic. It's high side effects can often affect our moods and certain urges. However, because our brains have various ways of coping; being in an intoxicated stage can be different for everyone, some people may experience sadness, others may experience rage and anger, or pure bliss and happiness. Furthermore, genetics can play a significant role in alcoholism.

In the following, the author will discuss and analyze the biological and humanistic approaches to personality. Maslow’s hierarchy of needs will be discussed and examined. The author will describe biological factors that influence the formation of personality. The author will examine the relationship of biological factors to Maslow’s theory of personality. The author will explain the basic aspects of humanistic theory that is incompatible with biological explanations of personality. In conclusion, this paper will describe biological

The first assumption of this approach is of the importance of the unconscious mind and motivation. Freud believed that much of what determines our behaviour is on a mental level that is hidden to us, and that there are three levels of consciousness:

Freud, the organiser of therapy, clarified the human personality as like an icy mass, with just a little measure of it being noticeable, that is human’s perceptible behaviour; however it is the oblivious, submerged personality that has the most, fundamental impact on human behaviour. Still, it is important to understand the role of unconsciousness in regards of psychological approach (Blatt & Luyten, 2009). Some of the fact related to psychodynamic approach includes,

Freud created the Psychodynamic Approach to explain behaviour. Within it, he describes that there are 3 components of the human mind: The conscious, Pre-conscious and Unconscious. The conscious is the part of the mind which is in our awareness; it contains behaviours and desires which we are aware of. The pre-conscious is the part of the mind between the conscious and unconscious, it contains items such as memories and desires which we are not currently thinking about but can easily bring to conscious awareness. Lastly is the unconscious. This part of the mind is

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

“Personality refers to individual differences in characteristic patterns of thinking, feeling and behaving” (American Psychological Association, 2017) and is both socially and culturally constructed. The psychology of personality deals with how and why people differ. There is no unifying theory to describe personality, although many descriptions and structures have been proposed. Theories of personality specify the central elements of personality and these are the characteristics by which people differ. Such theories include the psychodynamic, humanistic and trait perspectives.

The limitation for this research proposal was not using the two other therapeutic perspectives. These two other perspective are humanistic approach and socio psychological perspective. The humanistic approach highlights individual’s capacity to make rational choices and develop to their maximum potential. Ideally, the humanistic identity stands in opposition to extreme forms of national, religious, racial, and gender identity. Though the socio psychological is an interesting proposal stresses the importance of social norms and culture. Also, proposes that individual learn from problem-solving interactions, and they learn the values and norms of their

The psychoanalytic perspective, is the outlook that behavior and personality are effected by the conflict between one’s inner dreams n and expectation of society. Most of this conflict occurs in unconscious, which is outside the knowledge of an individual. Renowned psychologist, Freud established the psychoanalytic theory as an explanation for perplexed phenomena such as the meaning behind dreams, slips of the tongue, and behavioral reflex reactions to stressful situations. The unconscious is a primary focus in psychoanalytic theory due to its typical development in childhood and the ways in which it influences nearly every detail of an individual’s life. The unconscious mind also holds unvented memories and unexpressed urges that make their process into the conscious mind through a variety of different means. However, topographical theory of the mind states that conscious, preconscious, and unconscious serve as motivating forces in human behavior. Corsin & Wedding (2011) define the conscious as mental activity which individuals are fully aware of, preconscious as thoughts and feelings that could be easily brought to mind and unconscious as thoughts, feelings, and desires of which one is unaware of.

Freud’s psychoanalytical approach emphasized the unconscious workings of the mind when explaining human behavior. Freud divided personality into three areas: conscious, preconscious, and unconscious. This became the topographical model. He explained that the conscious portion is made up of the thoughts a person is aware of. The preconscious portion is made of accessible and retrievable information, and the unconscious is made up of information that has no immediate

Freud compartmentalized our levels of consciousness as consisting of three layers. The first layer is our conscious thought which makes up a small portion of our overall consciousness. The second layer is precociousness, which is comprised of thoughts that are near the threshold of consciousness. The third layer is the unconscious and based on Freud’s perspective, comprises most thoughts and motivations. It’s been said, “The third and most significant