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Today we will…. Recall the assumptions of the psychodynamic approach Understand how psychodynamic psychology understands the development of gender Discuss evidence for the psychodynamic view. psychlotron.org.uk. How does a psychodynamic psychologist explain experience and behaviour?.

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  1. Today we will… • Recall the assumptions of the psychodynamic approach • Understand how psychodynamic psychology understands the development of gender • Discuss evidence for the psychodynamic view psychlotron.org.uk

  2. How does a psychodynamic psychologist explain experience and behaviour? psychlotron.org.uk

  3. Psychodynamic concepts • The psyche • Id • Ego • Superego • The unconscious mind • Defence mechanisms psychlotron.org.uk

  4. Which developmental stages does the child go through? • What is the main source of pleasure at each stage? • What are the important influences at each stage? • How do the stages relate to the different parts of the psyche? psychlotron.org.uk

  5. Oral Breast feeding; weaning onto solids Anal Withholding or expelling faeces; potty training Phallic Masturbation; Oedipus/Elektra complex Latent Little or no sexual motivation present Genital Sexual intercourse Psychosexual stages EGO develops SUPEREGO develops psychlotron.org.uk

  6. What happens during the Oedipus/Elektra complexes? psychlotron.org.uk

  7. Gender development • Oedipus complex – boys • Desire for mother • Frustration – hostility towards father • Castration anxiety • Elektra complex – girls • Desire for father • Frustration – hostility towards mother • Penis envy psychlotron.org.uk

  8. Gender development • Identification with same sex parent • ‘I want to be (like) you’ • Internalisation of same sex parent • A representation of the father/mother in incorporated into the psyche • Ideals to aspire to • Moral rules • Gender identity psychlotron.org.uk

  9. Evidence • What does the Freudian view predict about the children of single parents? • What does it predict about the children of gay parents? • What problems are there with the clinical/case study evidence cited in support of Freud? psychlotron.org.uk

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