evaluating psychodynamic

• LACKS VALIDITY

  F's theories = criticised - due - unfalsifiable concepts > focus on topics that can't be objectively tested

  lacks internal validity > can't say for certain that regression - due to issues in oral stage that lead to SZ symptoms > as - can't be tested / measured

  exp - lacks scientific validity and less respected compared to bio (objective measures)
• NO USEFUL APPLICATION

  • F - claimed psychoanalysis = not suitable for SZ > bc ppl who experience psychosis lack insight into condition
  • vital - psychoanalysis = for people who are able to consider their U conflicts and repressed childhood trauma > not appropriate + potentially damaging for ppl = lost touch with reality
  • Strupp (1977) - psychoanalytic therapies = more harmful than helpful for SZ > can reinforce delusions

  questions validity of exp > because - limited use + can't identify causes
• CONCLUSION

  • Psychodynamic theories = weak + lack supporting ev > lack val
  • to fully explain complex disorder > need to examine other exp
  • childhood experience may be better placed as possible environmental trigger to biological predisposition