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Psychodynamic ApproachMonday, 7 January 2019 09:57
Definitions:
- Psychodynamic: focusing on the past, role of the unconscious. Any theory that p
unconscious (motivation and drives that derive from the unconscious level)
- Psychoanalysis: the first psychodynamic theory. Following Freud's school of tho
Sigmund Freud (1856-1939):
- Born in Freiberg.
- Qualified as doctor of medicine at University of Vienna in 1881- specialised in n
- Went to Paris in 1885 to study with neurologist Jean Martin Charcot, who was r
- Set up private practise in 1886. Moved out of public medicines/hospitals.
- Collaborator Josef Breuer discovered that physical symptoms of hysteria could
and verbalised unpleasant forgotten memories under hypnosis- 'catharsis'.
- Replaced hypnosis with 'free association' which became a standard means of bri
material that had been pushed into the unconscious mind.
- 1892-8: Freud used free association to study unconscious processes and develop
development and neurosis.
- Theories explained how intrapsychic conflicts in childhood could lead to neuroti
these conflicts being pushed into the unconscious mind by the ego as aa way of
- 1902: attracted serious following.
- 1910: psychoanalysis has developed into an international movement.
- 1938: leaves Austria to escape Nazis.
- 1939: dies in London.
Psychoanalysis and psychoanalytic concepts:
- Image of the person: person is seen not in control of the conscious mind but as d
sexual/aggressive impulses that seek gratification and must be tamed.
Three phases of Freud's work:
1) Affect trauma model (mid 1880's-1897).
2) Instinctual drives and the defences against them (1897-1923).
3) Structural theory (id, ego and superego) and the conflicts and compromises amo
Affect-trauma model:
- Argued that the symptoms of the hysteric had psychological meaning.
- Hysterics had experienced a major emotional trauma that created feelings that co
repressed.
- Affects (emotions) continued to press for discharge into consciousness.
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