Clients used introspection, interpreted by Freud to develop concepts like the superego
Not scientific: Case studies are prone to bias, and concepts like the superego are not operationally defined (too abstract to turn into measurable observations)
Determinism: psychodynamic
Psychic determinism: Unconscious behaviours are shaped by unconscious forces, drives, and repressed memories
These unconscious forces develop in childhood and influence adult behavior
Nature vs nurture: Psychodynamic
Includes both nature and nurture: Psychosexual stages (biological) with experiences shaping personality
Psychodynamic Approach
Not reductionist: Includes biological changes in childhood, experiences shaping the unconscious mind, and interaction between conscious and unconscious mind
