Psychodynamic Perspective (Themes in Psychology Explained) #Alevel

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The psychodynamic perspective was originally developed by Sigmund Freud but includes ideas from many other people who have developed Freud’s arguments.

The main assumption of the psychodynamic perspective is that Many important influences on behaviour come from a part of the mind that individuals have no direct awareness of, the unconscious.

The psychodynamic perspective emphasises the role of the unconscious mind, the structure of personality and the influence that childhood experiences have on later life.

Freud believed that the unconscious mind determines much of our behaviour and that we are motivated by unconscious emotional drives. Freud believed that the unconscious contains unresolved conflicts and has a powerful effect on our behaviour and experience. He argued that many of these conflicts will show up in our fantasies and dreams, but the conflicts are so threatening that they appear in disguised forms, in the shape of symbols.
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