Freud - Psychodynamic

Freud - Psychodynamic

1. Freud is the founder of Psychoanalysis, (1856-1939)

2. CG Jung, Wilhelm Reich, Melanie Klein and many others followed Freud and his theories.

3. Approaches which were put forward by Freud include transactional analysis and gestalt therapy.

4. Freud's Perspective Includes:

   • Our unconscious feeling direct the way we behave, we do not always know our feelings therefore we do not always know why we behave as we do in a particular situation.
   • We are deeply influenced by our earliest childhood experiences, for example what we believe and how we feel as adults.
   • Individuals go through psychosexual stages of development, e.g. oral, anal, phallic, latency and genital.

5. Freud thought every person has:

   • An ID - which makes 'I want' demands.
   • An EGO - which tries to resolve conflicts between ID and the Super EGO.
   • a SUPEREGO - which represents the demands made by parents and society about how to behave.

6. If a person listens to the 'ID' more than the 'SUPEREGO' this means that they are 'EGOCENTRIC.' (Which this means they are self seeking and selfish)

7. If a person listens more to the 'SUPEREGO' more than the 'ID' the person is seen as a 'CONFORMIST' (Means that they are self denying)

8. When the 'ID' is well balanced with the needs of the 'SUPEREGO' that the person is considered to be a 'well grounded person, who is balanced'