Psycho

• P- One strength of the

  psychodynamic

  theory is that it has

  had practical real-

  world application as

  it introduced the idea

  of psychotherapy,

  specifically

  Psychoanalysis.
• E- Psychoanalysis

  provided the first

  attempt to treat

  mental disorders

  psychologically rather

  than physically using

  a range of techniques

  designed to access

  the unconscious, such as dream

  analysis.
• E- Psychoanalysis claims

  to help clients by

  bringing their

  repressed emotions

  into their conscious

  mind so they can be

  dealt with.
• L- This is a strength as it

  shows that

  psychoanalysis has

  provided a platform

  for many modern

  talking therapies such

  as counselling. This

  therefore supports

  that the

  psychodynamic

  approach does have

  value in creating new

  approaches to

  treatments increasing

  its credibility.