Cognitive and Psychodynamic Approach Comparison

• What is one key difference between the cognitive approach and the psychodynamic approach regarding scientific research?


  The cognitive approach supports scientific research, while the psychodynamic approach does not.
• What does the psychodynamic approach believe about scientific methods?


  The psychodynamic approach believes in non-scientific approaches.
• Who focused on the unconscious mind in the role of behavior?


  Freud
• How did Freud explain the role of the unconscious mind in behavior?


  Through the tripartite system and defense mechanisms.
• What are the components of the tripartite system in the psychodynamic approach?


  The id, the ego, and the superego.
• What is the id in Freud's tripartite system?


  The first part of the personality system that we are all born with.
• What is the ego in Freud's tripartite system?


  The part of personality that develops around the age of 2, also known as the reality principle.
• What methods does the cognitive approach use?

  Cognitive neuroscience and methods such as MRI and PET scans.
• What are the key beliefs of the cognitive approach regarding internal processes?


  • Internal processes such as attention, memory, perception, and thinking are crucial.
  • Scientific methods are essential for studying these processes.
• Compare the psychodynamic and cognitive approaches in terms of their views on scientific research.


  • Psychodynamic approach: Non-scientific methods, focus on unconscious mind.
  • Cognitive approach: Emphasizes scientific methods, studies internal processes.