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Freud
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Introduction to Freud's theory of psychoanalysis and the psychodynamic approach to psychology
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Freud
Sigmund Freud (1856-1939)
Vienna, psychatrist
Collected information from patients on feelings/experiences
Developed psychoanalytic/psychodynamic approach
Psychodynamic approach emphasises psychodynamics of mind
Different forces operate in mind and may cause painful inner turmoil
Typical research method is individual case studies
Generalisations about mental life
Many inner conflicts said to have roots in early childhood
Used free association to bring traumatic experiences into consciousness
Confronted both intellectually and emotionally
Freud's theory of development has 3 strands
Driving force (e.g. pleasure principle)
Personality structure (e.g. id)
Organ-focus (e.g. oral stage)
Explanation of behaviour
Interaction between innate drives (e.g. pleasure) and early experiences (stress on how much early desires were gratified)
Conflicts between desires and experiences lead to ongoing behaviour
Theory of psychoanalysis emphasised early experience, ego defences and unconscious
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