Psychodynamic Approach

1. Do you have any phobias? Where do you think that they come from?

2. Do you remember your dreams? What did you dream about in your last dream?

Lesson ObjectivesBy the end of the lesson you …

• Must be able to describe the psychodynamic approach.

• Should be able to describe components of the psychodynamic approach.

• The psychodynamic perspective starts with the pioneering work of Sigmund Freud.

• The key assumption of the psychodynamic approach is that all human behaviour can be explained in terms of inner conflict of the mind.

• The structure of the mind is the conscious and unconscious.

Psychodynamic Approach

ID, Ego & Super Ego• ID: Responsible for our

basic drives (sex, food)• Ego: mediates among

the id and the super ego • Super-Ego: acts as the

conscience, maintaining our sense of morality and the prohibition of taboos

According to Freud, the id is the personality construct that we are born with.

Its energy is called the “libido”.

It operates on the pleasure principle.

The Id Need food... need drink... need

comfort... need burping... need sleep... need it

NOW!

The superego is the 'ideal' force, the civilised, socially acceptable figure the person strives to be.

It operates on the morality principle and includes our understanding of right and wrong.

It opposes the id and is essentially and internalisation of rules passed down from our parents.

The Superego

The ego is the reality principle.

It must balance the drives of the id and the control of the superego.

During toddlerhood, children come to realise that they are individuals.

They recognise that they have their own desires, wants, and needs; the ego forms.

The ego

The MindIn your own words write a description of the this analogy to the mind.

Use all of the terms in the diagram in your answer.

5 mins

Psychosexual Development

Stage Age Range Erogenous ZonesOral 0 - 18 mts. Mouth

Anal 18 - 36 mts. Bowel / bladder

Phallic 3 - 6 yrs Genitals

Latency 6yrs – puberty

Dormant sexual feelings

Genital Beyond Puberty

Sexual interests mature

Using whatever method you choose (mind map, personal notes, bullet points) summarise the main points of the psychodynamic approach.

15 minutes

Describe Freud’s psychosexual theory of development. [5 marks]

• Must be able to describe the psychodynamic approach.

• Should be able to describe components of the psychodynamic approach.

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