“Evaluate the extent to which Freud’s theory of Psychosexual Development can help us to understand a client’s presenting issue?” In this essay I am asked to evaluate one aspect of Freudian theory. I will begin by first describing Freud’s psychosexual theory and demonstrate an understanding of its relationship to adult neurotic behaviour. Having done this I will examine some of the criticisms that have been levelled at Freudian theory in order to evaluate it. In 1905 Freud published ‘Three Essays on the theory of Sexuality and other Works’, one of those essays was titled ‘Infantile Sexuality’. In this essay Freud sets out his theory of psychosexual development.
Evaluate 3 Approaches to treating Mental Disorders: Psychodynamic, Biological and Behavioural Approach. When looking at the treatment of people with mental health issues there have been various methods tried, some having limited success and some having long term success, in this essay I shall discuss the three listed in the title along with the benefits and weaknesses of each. Psychodynamic Approach: The concept of the psychodynamic approach is to explain behaviour in terms of the forces that drive it. The best known example of this approach is Freud’s theory of personality, although there are many other psychodynamic theories based on Freud’s ideas. Sigmund Freud was the first to challenge the view that mental disorders were caused by physical illness and proposed that psychological factors were responsible for the illness.
Last the discussion turns to Sigmund Freud (1856-1939). At the turn of the 20th century psychoanalysis emerged from Sigmund Freud. Freud approach was based on an individuals unconscious, which is the thoughts, attitudes, impulses, wishes, motivations, and emotions, which individuals are unaware of. Freud believed the human mind has three elements, such as id, ego, and superego. Psychodynamic understanding meanings to indicate underlying wishes, fears, and patterns of thought from individuals conscious, verbalized thought, and behavior (Kowalski, & Westen,
The personal construct theory is a critical social approach, a protest theory in reaction to psychometric and the experimental tradition (Butt, 2007). My proposal is that the personal construct theory was able to produce knowledge of individual differences in people’s lived experience that psychometric tests and scientific tradition were unable to excess. Since personal construct theory’s is a reaction to the scientific methodologies on individual differences, it is important for this study to firstly discuss cognitive social, trait theories and psychometric testing. The experimental tradition was
From this Moore claimed that it is impossible to derive an ‘is from an ought’. This criticism became known as the naturalistic fallacy. In addition to this G.E Moore claimed that naturalism was not able to stand up to the open question argument. ethical naturalism claims to be based on moral facts, it would therefore seem logical that these facts should stand up to scrutiny. Yet, if we observe that pleasure is good, we should be able to ask is good pleasure.
Psychodynamic Theories Introduction goes here. Key Figures Sigmund Freud The father of psychoanalysis, Freud based his theories on the unconscious mind, infantile sexuality and the Oedipal complex, and repression. In addition, he proposed a three-part psychological structure in the Id, considered the pleasure principle, Ego, also known as the reality principle, and Superego, which is the internalized moral principle. According to Thornton (2010), “Freud’s innovative treatment of human actions, dreams, and indeed of cultural artifacts as invariably possessing implicit symbolic significance has proven to be extraordinarily fruitful, and has had massive implications for a wide variety of fields including psychology, anthropology, semiotics, and artistic creativity and appreciation” (para 2). Alfred Adler In 1911, Alfred Adler formed the school of Individual Psychology as a reaction to the hostile response he received from members of the Vienna Psychoanalytic Society.
Wiley-Blackwell. Additional sources include Stereotype Susceptibility: Identity Salience in Quantitative Performance, Contending with Group Image: The Psychology of Stereotype and Social Identity Threat and Stereotype Threat and Working Memory: Mechanisms, Alleviation, and Spillover. This article relies heavily on the veracity of these sources and forms the basis of its claims and contentions on research conducted by their authors. This factual depedenance is evident throughout the article; examples include references made to the Journal of Experimental Psychology and studies conducted by social psychologists Mara Cadinu, Anne Maass and colleagues. These sources allow S. Alexander Haslam et al to define stereotype threat and determine its prevalence in everyday situations.
History of Psychological Assessment Mandana Smith PSY/525 November 6, 2011 Christa Washington History of Psychological Assessment Assessments used in psychology have quite an extensive history within the discipline and mental health field. Roles of assessments continue to vary according to prevention and treatment methods used for mental illnesses. Assessments within the psychology field are described by separate spectrums that include the differential treatment, therapeutic, and information-gathering models (McIntire & Miller, 2007). Gathering information to determine a diagnosis and facilitation of communication are important. This model contains standard testing providing comparison of individuals with similar traits allowing prediction of behavior outside an environment of testing.
Essay Title “Evaluate the extent to which Freud’s theory of psychosexual development can help us to understand a client’s presenting issue” 2536 Words Georgia Cooke This assignment will answer the statement “Evaluate the extent to which Freud’s theory of psychosexual development can help us to understand a client’s presenting issue”. I will begin by detailing Freud’s psychosexual theory and show its proposed relationship to adult neurotic behaviour. Some of the criticisms and weaknesses of the Freudian theory will then be discussed, followed by a brief description of alternative theory to Freud’s. I will then touch upon its relevance in the twenty first century. To conclude I will clarify the key points made within the essay and detail what I have learnt.
Template for Annotated Bibliography The journal article: Conversation and Brain Damage Author(s) name(s): (Last name, first initial) Goodwin, Charles _________________________________ Year of publication: ____________01/2003__________________________________________ Title of the article: Conversation and Brain Damage Name of the journal: _____________________________________________________ Journal Number and Issue Number: ____0195129539_____________________________________ Article pages: ____________325_______________________________________________ DOI number (if available): _________________________________________________ 1) What is the article about? How people communicate with brain damage. The everyday functions of a damaged brain and the impairments that it has. 2) What information did you find that is important for your topic? The article examines ways in which Aphasia and other neurological deficits lead to language impairments that shape the production, reception, and processing of language.