PSYCHODYNAMIC THEO Psychodynamic Theories Mike Smith, Christine Smith, Arvan Thompson, Marcy Rigsby PSY/405 Dr. Dave Brueshoff October 17, 2011 Psychodynamic Theories The first psychoanalytic theory was conceived by Sigmund Freud (Meyers, 2007). This was the basis for what we have today regarding psychodynamic personality theories. Sigmund Freud’s contribution to this theory includes his thoughts on the stages of psychosexual development, conscious and unconscious minds, and defense mechanisms. This made way for other great psychologists to offer contributions to psychodynamic personality theories, like Alfred Adler’s individual psychological theory, Melanie Klein’s object relations theory, Carl Jung’s analytical psychology theory, and finally, Karen Horney’s psychoanalytic social theory. In this analysis we will look at two specific parts of analyzing psychodynamic theories.
Adlerian Theory and Models of Counseling Paper April Hinton CCMH/506 May 12, 2014 Dr. Tony Floda Adlerian Theory and Models of Counseling Paper This paper will summarize the link between Adlerian theory, early psychodynamic theory, and contemporary family systems. This summary will include Adler’s greatest contribution to modern psychology. This paper will reference important influences that the personality development had on Adler. This paper will provide an example of a treatment plan from an Adlerian approach used in response to a case study on subject Darnell Yardley. Alfred Adler Alfred Adler was a follower of Sigmund Freud but separated himself because he thought that Freud’s views were too strongly influence by sexual instincts.
Psychology/405 Personality Theories Freud’s Theory of Psychoanalysis and Adler’s Theory of Individual Psychology Constance Turner Professor DR. Rockel Etienne February 18, 2012 Freud’s Theory of Psychoanalysis: According to Freud’s psychoanalytic theory of personality, there are three distinctive categories of the mind. These categories are the conscious, the sub-conscious, and the pre-conscious areas of the mind (Freud, 2002 revised Ed.). In the human mind, the conscious part of the mind involves our present thinking processes, as well as our present environmental awareness and behaviors that we act in. The sub-conscious category of the mind prevents the present thinking processes from reaching the conscious category of the mind. The sub-conscious, acts on its own accord; as it not only thinks independently, but it also acts independently as well (Freud, 2002, revised Ed.).
In psychology people such as Freud, Maslow and Rogers play an important role in understanding the self, whereas society can be explained by sociological figures such as Durkheim in sociology. The psychologist, Freud’s theory of personality suggests that our personality is structured by the interactions of our id, superego and ego. The id being our pleasure principle; it is the selfish part of our self and causes us to desire things such as food and sex. It is an unconscious part of our personality and present from birth. The superego is our morality principle which we develop from three to six years old, it helps us to define the difference between right and wrong and Freud suggested that it is often in conflict with the id.
Sigmund Freud differed from B.F. Skinner in terms of approaching human behavior. Sigmund Freud was a psychodynamic psychologist. His idea about human behavior and development shows that behavior throughout life is motivated by inner, unconscious forces, stemming from childhood, over which people have little control. He focused on the realm of the unconscious mind and the defense mechanism of repression. He created the clinical practice of psychoanalysis for curing the mind ailment-psychopathology.
Abstract This research paper recognizes Cogitative Behavioral Therapy as one of the major schools of psychological therapy. According to Dr Greg Mulhauser (2011), CBT assist clients experiencing psychological distress to uncover and modify perceptions leading to various distress disorders. CBT brings awareness to surface allowing clients to link various events causing their life’s downward spiral. While treatment surfaces awareness aids in the process of preventing relapses clients not interested in receiving court-ordered treatment, CBT and Reality Therapy provides them with tools to make valid decisions. Treatments utilized by counseling professionals such as CBT allows clients to be aware of various events causing their life’s spiral; uninterested clients with court-ordered treatment must make a valid decision for their success while rationalizing personal biases of treatment.
Self-esteem is an very important disorder that need to be self-improve and emphasize. There also need to rehabilitation programs to help improve individuals low self-esteem even though, it is one of the smallest situations that presents ambition to rectifying these matters. There are several correction faculty that now, offer
Testltemsfor Case Approach to Counseling and Ps hothera 1Ghapter Introduction Overview and I Which of the following therapeutic approaches mostplaces emphasis an individual'scompetencies, on avoiding defininga clientby a problem, establishing collaborative a relationship wherethe client is the seniorpartner,and focusingon a client'sstrengths resources? and a. cognitivebehaviortherapy b' postmodemapproaohes c. realitytherapy d. behavior therapy e. psychoanalytictherapy job In whattheoretical orientation the therapist's to confrontclientswith the restricted they havechosen is life andto helpthembecome awareof their own part in,creating eondition? this a. psychoanall'tictherapy b. Adleriafitherapy c. existential therapy d. person-centeredtherapy
It is important to use a holistic approach as it will gets us to the roof of the problem, the reason why the service user is having a pain to begin with, as some of it may be coming from another part of body, some pain maybe emotional, some will be from stress of life, it maybe as well a worry of their future health, etc. If we will get to the bottom of problem, we will be able to find the best
Melanie Klein (Klein, 1988, 1998) made substantial discoveries and development to the theory of psychodynamics. Her ideas diverged from Freud’s theory and actually she was a strong opponent to him. Later, the so called Object Relations School combined those theories and gave further development especially by Donald Winnicott (Winnicott, 1984) – one of the most creative thinkers in this subject. Another important name is to mention - John Bowlby, who contributed to the attachment theory, which is based on the importance of actual life experiences (Bowlby, 1988). Core Psychodynamic Concepts: The Unconscious We all have a conscious and unconscious inner world.