Psychodynamics

Sigmund Freud suggests that one’s psychodynamic complex directs his conduct in the world (Freud). The protagonist in Shakespeare’s play Hamlet is precisely a character whose actions and thoughts are guided by a sophisticated psychodynamic complex. Hamlet’s personality development is a manifest of the Oedipus complex because his conduct reveals the impact of Oedipus complex in human’s unconsciousness. I will first examine how Oedipus complex shapes Hamlet’s personality development by drawing…

every mental illness. This qualifies it to be a model drift. For example, a study that included four randomized trials and 528 patients compared psychoanalysis or psychodynamic therapy, medication, and other types of therapy in their treatment of schizophrenia (Malmberg, Fenton, &Rathbone, 2001). Malmberg found that patients in psychodynamic therapy tended to remain unqualified to be discharged compared to a group that only received medication. Moreover, he did not find a difference between…

depends on self-understanding. Psychodynamic therapies are psychotherapies that attempt to uncover repressed childhood experiences that are thought to cause the patient's current problems. Psychoanalysis is a technique developed by Freud. Transference is an emotional reaction that occurs during the psychoanalysis, in which the patient displays feelings and attitudes toward the analyst that were present in another significant relationship. A basic technique of psychodynamic therapies is the…

Psychodynamic Theories Sigmund Freud believed that human personality is a reflection of the emotions and thoughts that we are unaware of, known as the unconscious. He theorized that the personality is made of the id, ego and superego. This id is present at birth and consists of sexual and aggressive instincts driven by the pleasure principle which demands immediate fulfilment of desires without pain. The ego tries to pleasure this id, but through the reality principle which acts on reasoning and…

sadness, lack of energy, low self-worth, guilt, or related symptoms” (Comer, 2014, pg. 172). There are six types of theoretical models and each would explain why depression occurs in people in a different way. The psychodynamic explanation focuses on loss and dependence. A psychodynamic theorist would say that part of the reason Ashley developed…

Introduction of the Survey and Rating Scale Northouse (2004) states, “the psychodynamic approach, personality types are emphasized, and evidence is presented that suggests that various personality types are better suited to particular leadership positions or situations” (p. 272). The psychodynamic survey includes eight sentences and I rate the degree to which I believe it describes me. The sentences used a 6- point Likert type scale: 1= never true, 2= rarely true, 3= sometimes true, 4=usually…

of psychology which is the psychodynamic approach; to start with this perspective was studied and conducted by the popular and known psychologist Freud Sigmund (1856-1939). Freud was the founder of psychoanalysis and this is the theory which highlights our unconscious thoughts and behaviour. Freud believed that what someone may experience in childhood could have a massive impact on certain aspects of the human behaviour especially the adulthood stage. The psychodynamic approach consisted that…

people and for others it may not. I believe people should seek all forms of therapy since the six assessments overlap and complete our understanding of one's behaviors and perspectives. If I was seeking therapy, I would prefer psychodynamic therapy. According to Freud, Psychodynamic therapy is when the person's behavior is determined by the underlying dynamic psychological forces which he or she isn't aware of. Freud also believes that therapists should make the unconscious conscious in order…

I once dated this guy who was diagnosed with schizophrenia. Our time together was very trying and scary for myself most of the time. We lived in a one room efficiency apartment and he would spend most of his time sitting under a window. Every time a motorcycle would go by he would accuse me of sending “my family” after him. My family is a group of bikers here in Lincoln, Ne. He also had his own views on everything and would get angry if I disagreed. I believe he had many delusions. He would be…

The psychodynamics theory of personality comes from Sigmund Freud’s findings. His findings made him think that people had three levels of awareness; the conscious, preconscious, and unconscious. The most important out of these three would be the unconscious because it contains thought, feelings, memories, and desires that influence over the day- to day aspects of people's lives without being aware of it. He believed that the personality is split into three; the ID( this is the most primitive,…