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.
Running head: Personality Theories Personality Theories PSY/211 Personality Theories The existence of personality theories correspond to how scholars analyze and assess the development of human identity and behavior. Each viewpoint provides a specific understanding of what cultivates personality and the corresponding factors that influence such behavior. One way to analyze personality is through the lens of psychoanalytic theory. The main argument of this theory is that problems or issues pertaining to psychology can be rooted to one’s unconscious (McLeod, 2007). Specifically, the problems are influenced by latent issues surfacing in the conscious mind.
Each theory correlates to a specific method of assessment. One theory is the psychodynamic theory. With this theory, the roots of your personality are your unconscious thoughts, feelings, repressed problems from early childhood, and motives. The methods to assess the psychodynamic theory you would use projective tests as well as personal interviews. The next theory is the humanistic theory which is a drive towards personal growth.
Compare and contract the aims and methods of Trait Theory with those of Personal Construct Theory Looking at the Trait theory and Personal Construct theory (PCT) both are concerned with the psychological study of individual differences and personality traits. The trait theory is based in the experimental approach, while personal construct theory is concerned with a phenomenological approach into the study of individual difference (cited in Butt, 2012). This essay will begin by briefly describing the trait theory and PCT, following on from that it will go on to highlight both theories aims and methods used in relation to personality traits. Using Eysenck and Rachman’s trait theory (objective) and Kelly's PCT (subjective) I will evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of both theories, and make comparisons in relation to methods used in order to measure or investigate individual differences and the knowledge that each method produces, and how each theory can explain individual differences /personality traits (cited in Butt, 2012). I will also briefly look at both theories in terms of power relations and structure / agency which can have a great influence on individual difference and personality traits.
University of Phoenix Online PSY 405/Dr.Cree February 28, 2011 Dispositional Personality Theories With personalities they take part in an important part of everyday life. From Freud to Horney they have produced diverse theories to assist in explaining the development of personality. Within the paper we will discuss Dispositional theories and, how they influence personalities and interpersonal relationships. We will analyze their strengths and limitations and how they can transform personality and influence our life and how we conduct ourselves. In our matrix we will discuss Allport’s psychology of the individual theory, and the trait and factor theory.
Of the different theories of Lifespan Development, Sigmund Freud's psychoanalytic theory and Erik Erikson's theory of Psychosocial Development are among the key theories of Lifespan Development (Berger, 2008). Like one another, together they search inside at inner divergences and diverge into the humans ability to manage internal drive and moments of crisis. Within Freud's theory, human behavior begins with the subconscious crisis and drive. He constructed three steps in child development that include "oral, anal, and phallic," and finished that reaction of parents creates a large influence on personality and lifespan development (Berger, 2008). Freud's idea, he illustrated that the body parts (oral, anal, and phallic) to have a erotic nature (Berger, 2008).
My favorite verse from that section was Exodus 21:22-25. I had never heard of the premature fine or retaliation and it is very interesting because it does paint a perfect picture that even in biblical times it was not okay to abort. My favorite part from the philosophical section was when they talked about quality of life as a reason for abortion. I liked the example the article gave of May, Jesus’s mother. She was poor and had a baby that was not her husbands, yet she decided to keep it and it was the savior of the world.
So with psychology they have all kinds of ways to test and research the mind. Some psychological perspectives that explain human behavior are: cognitive, behavioral, psychodynamic and humanistic. Cognitive view Begin Match to source 2 in source list: http://www.slideshare.net/guest037f6a3/1-rConcerned with thinking, knowing, perception, understanding, memory, decision making, and judgment; explains behavior in terms of information processing; neutral, somewhat computer-likeEnd MatchBegin Match to source 3 in source list: http://minyos.its.rmit.edu.au/departments/ps/staffpgs/hempenart/overheads.docview of human nature.End Match Behavioral view Begin Match to source 3 in source list: http://minyos.its.rmit.edu.au/departments/ps/staffpgs/hempenart/overheads.docemphasizes the study of observable behavior and the effects of learning; stresses the influence of external rewards and punishments; neutral, scientific, somewhat mechanistic view of human nature.End Match Psychodynamic view Begin Match to source 4 in source list: http://www.cengagebrain.com.au/content/9781133793960.pdfEmphasizes internal impulses, desires, and conflicts— especially those that are unconscious; views behavior as the result of clashing forces within personality; somewhat negative, pessimistic view of human nature. Humanistic viewEnd MatchBegin Match to source 2 in source list: http://www.slideshare.net/guest037f6a3/1-rFocuses on subjective, conscious experience,
Another concept is studying cultural and historical relativism in defining and classifying abnormality in relation to environment. Pointing out the advantages and limitations of diagnosis is an additional concept. The fifth concept shows the principle of causality. The final concept is the connection between mind and body (Hansell & Damour, (2008). Origins of Abnormal Psychology Personality disorders and mental illness always have existed in societies.
Skinner Article BEH/225 Christina LakeMan January 31, 2013 Skinner Article Skinner's contributions to psychology are vast, Skinner‘s theories explored ways that we learn and process stimuli in the environment. Through his research, Skinner discovered operant conditioning, which indicated that behavior, could be controlled by influence such as, punishments and rewards in the environment. His entire system revolved around operant conditioning, which has been defined as the modification of behavior by making the presence or absence of rewards or punishment contingent on behavior, also known as instrumental learning. “Operant conditioning has been widely applied in clinical settings (i.e.,