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• What does the psychodynamic approach reject regarding behavior?

  Free will
• How does the psychodynamic approach view a person's behavior?

  Determined by unconscious motives
• What forms a person's unconscious motives according to the psychodynamic approach?

  Biology
• What is the relationship between innate drives and the tripartite personality?

  Behaviors are determined by innate drives
• What does the psychodynamic approach suggest about unconscious thoughts?

  They dictate a person's actions
• Is there a directional causal link between separations and later difficulties according to the psychodynamic approach?

  No
• What type of approach is the psychodynamic approach in terms of research focus?

  Idiographic
• What does the psychodynamic approach provide detailed accounts of?

  Childhood experiences
• What unique factor did Freud identify that contributes to psychological distress?

  Childhood experiences
• Can the psychodynamic approach be considered nomothetic?

  Yes, it proposes general theories
• What does Bowlby's research focus on?

  Small groups related to his study
• What two factors does the psychodynamic approach agree drive behavior?

  Innate biological instincts and upbringing
• What did Freud believe about the origins of personality?

  Due to innate instincts and upbringing
• What is Bowlby's attachment/maternal deprivation theory primarily focused on?

  Environmental factors
• How does Bowlby's theory lean towards nature?

  Infants have an innate need to attach
• What is the status of therapies in the psychodynamic approach?

  Empirically validated
• Why is psychoanalysis considered non-scientific?

  It does not rely on empirical evidence
• How does psychoanalysis compare to other approaches in terms of scientific rigor?

  Less scientific
• What is a limitation of Bowlby’s study?

  No control variables in surrounding areas
• What are some applications of psychodynamic therapy?

  Management of depression and anxiety
• What does attachment theory explore?

  Relationships between infants and caregivers
• What does dream therapy focus on?

  Meaning of dreams
• What is emphasized in the relationship between therapist and patient?

  Self-reflection and examination
• How does the psychodynamic approach view human behavior?

  As a holistic organization rather than parts
• What is a reductionist aspect of the psychodynamic approach?

  Simplifies behaviors to mechanisms of mind
• How does the psychodynamic approach interpret complex behaviors?

  Meaning into symbols
• How does the psychodynamic approach differ from stimulus-response links?

  It views behavior as a whole organization
• What does the psychodynamic approach consider in its analysis?

  Conscious, unconscious, and childhood events