Psychodynamic approach

• What supports the features of the psychodynamic approach?

  Case studies
• Who did Freud study to support his theory?

  A 5-year-old boy named Little Hans
• What did Little Hans fear?

  Horses
• How did Freud interpret Little Hans' fear?

  As linked to the Oedipus complex
• What does the Oedipus complex involve?

  A boy's desire for his mother
• What does a boy see his father as in the Oedipus complex?

  As a rival
• What feelings does the Oedipus complex create in a boy?

  Anxiety and fear
• Why is the psychodynamic approach considered reliable?

  It has case studies supporting its features
• What is a limitation of the research supporting the psychodynamic approach?

  It is based on small samples
• What does the lack of population validity imply for the psychodynamic approach?

  Findings may not generalize to the population
• What is the main criticism of case studies in research?

  They may lack generalizability
• What are the strengths and weaknesses of the psychodynamic approach based on case studies?

  Strengths:

  • Supported by case studies
  • Provides in-depth insights

  
  

  Weaknesses:

  • Based on small samples
  • Lacks population validity
• Strength is that influenced the development of alternatives ways to successfully treat metal illness.A researcher has a large-scale review of psychoanalysis produced significant improvements in symptoms that were maintained in years after treatment.TMB due to Freud’s development of psychoanalysis was a way to solve abnormalities as it encourages patients to talk about their issues and bringing unconscious thoughts into the conscious and this gave a different way of treating disorder and led to development of CBT and conselling. Therefore it is useful.
• What was a weakness in Freud's views on sexuality?

  Less developed views on female sexuality
• Who criticized Freud's views on women?

  Karen Horney
• What concept did Karen Horney reject from Freud's theories?

  Penis envy
• Why did Horney find Freud's concept of penis envy problematic?

  It was inaccurate and demeaning to women
• What concept did Horney introduce to counter penis envy?

  Womb envy
• What does womb envy suggest about men, according to Horney?

  Men are jealous of pregnancy and motherhood
• How did Horney believe womb envy affected men's behavior?

  It led men to claim superiority in other fields
• Why is Freud's dismissal of women and their sexuality considered problematic?

  It remains influential and affects perceptions today
• What is the term used to describe the bias in Freud's theory regarding women?

  Alpha bias
• How does alpha bias affect the validity of Freud's theory?

  It invalidates the theory due to gender bias
• weakness is that it does not meet the scientific criterion for falsification.FE oedipus complex if someone says they do not have sexual feeling for mother Freud would argue that they do but they are unconciously aware of it and they are just in denial. TMB the approach doesn’t meet the scientific criterion for testing and falsification in a sense that it is not empirical testing.Therefore this approach lacks validity and it is often called a fake science.