Psychodynamic

• The psychodynamic approach focuses on change and unconscious motives
• The three parts of the mind [according to the psychodynamic approach] are the ID, ego and superego
• The ID is selfish and our nature
• The superego is the ideal self and morality
• The ego balances the ID and superego
• The psychodynamic approach was started by Sigmund freud
• One strength of the psychodynamic approach is that it encourages psychological not biological treatments to psychological problems
• One weakness of the psychodynamic approach is that the research is gender biased, Freud ignored female sexuality
• Forcing an unpleasant memory out of the conscious mind is repression
• Refusing to acknowledge reality is denial
• Transferring feelings onto a substitute target is displacement