Psychodynamic Approach by Jonah Pankow

Definition of Psychodynamics

pankowjonah — 2015-01-16 15:34:01 UTC

"The interaction of various conscious and unconscious mental or emotional processes, especially as they influence personality, behavior, and attitudes."

Emily Miller/History

milleremi10 — 2015-01-16 15:41:24 UTC

Psychodynamics was founded by Sigmund Freud. He focused more on the unconscious mind. He created new ways to treat patients with unconscious minds. Also, Freud interpreted dreams, created desires, and resolved conflicts. Freud was the original founder of psychodynamics but Jung (1964), Alder (1927), and Erikson (1950) based their ideas of psychodynamics off our Freud's.

McLeod, Saul. "Psychodynamic Approach." Simple Psychology. N.p., 2007. Web. 19
Jan. 2015.

Therese Rasch/ The study of human behavior and mental processes

therese_rasch — 2015-01-16 15:43:22 UTC

Focus on the inner forces, conflicts, or instincts of the

unconscious that may affect behavior.

"Examples of Psychodynamic Perspective." YourDictionary, n.d. Web. 19 January 2015.

Martina Ricciardi-Freud's theory

martina_ricciar — 2015-01-16 15:47:24 UTC

Sigmund Freud emphasized the importance of the unconscious mind, and a primary assumption of Freudian theory is that the unconscious mind governs behavior to a greater degree than people suspect. Indeed, the goal of psychoanalysis is to make the unconscious conscious.

Stephen P. Thornton. "Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy." Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy. N.p., n.d. Web. 17 Jan. 2015

Jonah Pankow/ Methods

pankowjonah — 2015-01-16 15:51:35 UTC

Many people use psychodynamic approaches as a form of therapy. Psychologists use case studies, parapraxis, hypnosis, and dream analysis to better-understand how people are behaving based on their conscious and unconscious mind.

Krawford, Karyn. "Counseling Methods - Case Study." (n.d.): 1-18. Web.

Martina Ricciardi

martina_ricciar — 2015-01-16 15:52:10 UTC

Freud proposed a vertical and hierarchical architecture of human consciousness: the conscious mind, the preconscious, and the unconscious mind. He believed that significant psychic events take place "below the surface" in the unconscious mind, like hidden messages from the unconscious. He interpreted such events as having both symbolic and actual significance.

Stephen P. Thornton. "Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy." Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy. University of Limerick, n.d. Web. 17 Jan. 2015.

Martina Ricciardi-the division of the unconscious mind

martina_ricciar — 2015-01-16 18:06:20 UTC

The personal unconscious is a reservoir of material that was once conscious but has been forgotten or suppressed.

The collective unconscious is the deepest level of the psyche, containing the accumulation of inherited psychic structures and original experiences.

Martina Ricciardi-stages of psychoanalysis

martina_ricciar — 2015-01-16 18:19:36 UTC

Sigmund Freud then started the psychoanalysis as a therapy

4 stages: initial stage (Therapist should learn about the problems that visitor need to solve), transference stage (visitor transfer his or her feelings for a significant person in the childhood to the therapist), consolidation stage (therapist make explanation and reveal the relation between the inner unconscious conflicts or desires and disease), resolution stage.

"Psychoanalysis." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web. 19 Jan. 2015.

Martina Ricciardi-Theory of the dreams

martina_ricciar — 2015-01-16 19:44:21 UTC

Therese Rasch/ The study of human behavior and mental processes

therese_rasch — 2015-01-18 21:25:08 UTC

The basis of the psychodynamic perspective is to understand what is

going on in the mind of an individual or "to get in the head" of a patient

to see what is going on in the unconscious part of the mind. This will provide insight

into how the patient views his relationships, experiences, and the world and how that

affects his preferences, behaviors, and drives, and therefore personality.

McLeod, S. A. "Psychodynamic Approach." Psychodynamic Approach | Simply Psychology. N.p., 2007. Web. 19 Jan. 2015.

Emily Miller/Background

milleremi10 — 2015-01-19 15:26:49 UTC

"The psychodynamic approach includes all the theories in psychology that see human functioning based upon the interaction of drives and forces within the person, particularly unconscious, and between the different structures of the personality." -Saul McLeod

McLeod, Saul. "Psychodynamic Approach." Simple Psychology. N.p., 2007. Web. 19
Jan. 2015.