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A 3 page paper that begins with a general definition of this approach to therapy. The essay discusses some of the major beliefs of those following this approach. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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this category (Webber, 2005). This is the oldest, or one of the oldest, theories in the field of psychology (Grohol, 2004). It is actually viewed as a light or
diluted form of psychoanalysis (Grohol, 2004). It is based on a deficit-orientation as well as a medical model in that the psychotherapist or psychoanalyst views the patient as having an
illness (Grohol, 2004). The therapist asks the question - what is lacking in this patient (Grohol, 2004). The dynamic part of the title refers to the belief that we are
all "made up from a dynamic that begins in early childhood and progresses throughout life" (Grohol, 2004). Psychodynamic therapists generally view their patients as "the composite of their parental upbringing
and how particular conflicts between themselves and their parents and within themselves get worked out" (Grohol, 2004). In this analysis, therapists rely on the concepts of Freuds ego, superego, and
Id classifications believing that these particular constructs do dictate an individuals personality (Grohol, 2004). Like Freud, they also place a great deal of emphasis on the unconscious insofar as what
people dont know about themselves really can hurt them (Grohol, 2004). The approach considers the different developmental theories of personality development, such as Freuds psychosexual stages of development (Grohol, 2004).
In this theory, all humans must successfully negotiate the conflicts at each stage in order to become a fully-functional person. If the adult individual was unable to satisfy the needs
of each stage, they will have unresolved conflicts as adults, in fact, they will suffer mental illness to some degree or other (Grohol, 2004). Psychodynamic therapists subscribe to the notion
that anyone who did not progress through early stages will have a mental illness (Grohol, 2004). They are thought to have become stuck in that stage, examples, oral stage, anal
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