Psychodynamic
The main figure in psychodynamic theory is Sigmund Freud it is one of the earliest approaches in psychology and is still relevant to this day. This was established after Wundt (a famous psychologist) but was before behaviourism was studied in the 19th century. Freud was a trained neurologist, which is a biological approach to illness. He treated hysteria and applied his findings from abnormal patients to normal development. This was conducted in the late 1800’s. Sigmund Freud looked at the significance of the unconscious mind, which he believed that when we explain our behaviour to yourself and our peers we rarely give true motion.
According to the psychodynamic theory we have an unconscious mind, which influences our behaviour. Our unconscious mind is not aware of what thoughts and emotions occur in the unconscious. However, these unconscious thoughts and feelings can have an effect on our conscious mind. No-one knows what information is held in the unconscious mind, as it contains a lot of information that could be very disturbing or important thoughts. This could include a memory that is very painful for them to remember (e.g. someone being sexually abuse) therefore it is too threating for …show more content…
The conscious mind is the part of our mind that we are aware of. The unconscious mind is a store of our biological drives and instincts. These have a great effect on our behaviour and personality. The pre-conscious includes our ideas and thoughts that we may become aware of during dreams or Para praxes (slips of the tongue). The conscious is the small amount of mental activity we know about. The pre-conscious mind is things we could be aware of it we wanted or tried. The unconscious mind is things we are unaware of and can become aware of. An example of the unconscious mind is if you are a Christian and you have sex before
The main figure in psychodynamic theory is Sigmund Freud it is one of the earliest approaches in psychology and is still relevant to this day. This was established after Wundt (a famous psychologist) but was before behaviourism was studied in the 19th century. Freud was a trained neurologist, which is a biological approach to illness. He treated hysteria and applied his findings from abnormal patients to normal development. This was conducted in the late 1800’s. Sigmund Freud looked at the significance of the unconscious mind, which he believed that when we explain our behaviour to yourself and our peers we rarely give true motion.
According to the psychodynamic theory we have an unconscious mind, which influences our behaviour. Our unconscious mind is not aware of what thoughts and emotions occur in the unconscious. However, these unconscious thoughts and feelings can have an effect on our conscious mind. No-one knows what information is held in the unconscious mind, as it contains a lot of information that could be very disturbing or important thoughts. This could include a memory that is very painful for them to remember (e.g. someone being sexually abuse) therefore it is too threating for …show more content…
The conscious mind is the part of our mind that we are aware of. The unconscious mind is a store of our biological drives and instincts. These have a great effect on our behaviour and personality. The pre-conscious includes our ideas and thoughts that we may become aware of during dreams or Para praxes (slips of the tongue). The conscious is the small amount of mental activity we know about. The pre-conscious mind is things we could be aware of it we wanted or tried. The unconscious mind is things we are unaware of and can become aware of. An example of the unconscious mind is if you are a Christian and you have sex before