The Psychodynamic Model

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The Psychodynamic Model

• By Kirandeep and Satwinder
• Kaniksha

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is based on Conflict

• Abnormality is result of problems in childhood
• Model based on Freuds division of personality
• Stages of development, oral, phallic, genital
• Model suggests conflict anxiety may occur
  because ego not developed enough
• Psychological disorders also come from conflict
  which happens in a certain stage of development
• Anxiety from conflicts repressed into unconscious
  mind
• Stress and trauma in adulthood trigger
  repressed conflicts, leading to psychological
  disorders

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Freud developed the Psychodynamic approach

• Sigmund Freud developed this approach in the late
  1800s/early 1900s
• Psycho refers to mind
• dynamic refers to change or activity
• This approach emphasises active nature of mental
  processes

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This approach assumes

• Human behaviour has unconscious causes
• From birth, humans need to fulfil basic
  biological motivations
• Childhood experiences are important influence on
  development of personality

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Strengths Weaknesses

• Unique approach, childhood experiences important
• Offers method of therapy,
• Psychoanalysis

• Freuds claims based on subjective
  interpretations of patients dreams
• Psycholanalysis takes long time expensive, and
  may be inaccurate depending on patients memory
  and analysts interpretations

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Psychoanalysis

• Psychodynamic therapies such as Freudian
  psychoanalysis attempt to uncover unconscious
  processes
• During psychoanalytic therapy, the aim is to
  create appropriate conditions
• If a person can understand the reasons for the
  current abnormal behaviour, then, according to
  the assumption of this approach to treatment,
  they should be better able to deal with both the
  original problem and the current problems for
  which they sought treatment.

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Evaluation

• Psychoanalysis appears to benefit only certain
  types of patients (particularly those who are
  highly motivated and have a positive attitude to
  therapy) and is less effective in patients with
  severe psychopathological problem.
• Psychoanalysis appears to benefit only certain
  types of patients (particularly those who are
  highly motivated and have a positive attitude to
  therapy) and is less effective in patients with
  severe psychopathological problem.