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Psychodynamic Psychology

Psychodynamic Psychology. How well do we know ourselves? The unconscious mind How do our parents shape us? Developmental influences What do our dreams mean? Symbolism in behaviour & experience. www.psychlotron.org.uk. Sigmund Freud. We are animals, driven by basic biological motives

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Psychodynamic Psychology

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  1. Psychodynamic Psychology • How well do we know ourselves? • The unconscious mind • How do our parents shape us? • Developmental influences • What do our dreams mean? • Symbolism in behaviour & experience www.psychlotron.org.uk

  2. Sigmund Freud • We are animals, driven by basic biological motives • The emergence of society required us to bring our animal impulses under control • Psychology involves understanding how our instincts are channeled to produce civilised behaviour – and what can go wrong with this process. www.psychlotron.org.uk

  3. The Psyche (Personality) Id: Instincts Ego: Reality Superego: Morality www.psychlotron.org.uk

  4. Healthy Psyche OK Guys – I’m in charge. Anything you want has to go through me. OK. OK. Ego www.psychlotron.org.uk Id Superego

  5. Neurotic Listen up! I’m in charge, and you are not here to enjoy yourselves. Get ready for a double-size portion of anxiety with a side order of guilt! No fun. >whimper< Superego www.psychlotron.org.uk Id Ego

  6. Psychotic Sex! Food! Drink! Drugs! NOW! Who turned out the lights? Id www.psychlotron.org.uk Ego Superego

  7. Psychopathic OK. First, gimme food. Then I want sex – lots of it and I don’t particularly care whether it’s with a willing partner. Then I want to hurt people. Badly. Probably be hungry again after that so… OK then. Let’s go. www.psychlotron.org.uk

  8. The Unconscious Thoughts Perceptions Memories Stored knowledge Fears Unacceptable sexual desires Violent motives Irrational wishes Immoral urges Selfish needs Shameful experiences Traumatic experiences The conscious. The small amount of mental activity we know about. The preconscious. Things we could be aware of if we wanted or tried. The unconscious. Things we are unaware of and can not become aware of. Bad Worse Really Bad www.psychlotron.org.uk

  9. Motives • Latent motives – the unconscious forces that drive our behaviour • Manifest motives – the lies we tell ourselves to protect us from the truth www.psychlotron.org.uk

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