PSYCHSHELF

📌 Quick Summary The psychodynamic approach, pioneered by Sigmund Freud, emphasizes the role of the unconscious mind, childhood experiences, and internal conflicts. Personality is structured into the id, ego, and superego , with conflicts managed through defense mechanisms. Freud proposed five psychosexual stages of development (oral, anal, phallic, latency, and genital). Psychoanalysis, Freud’s therapy, uses dream analysis, free association, and transference to uncover hidden conflicts. Strengths: Influential, explains complex behavior, and pioneered therapy. Limitations: Lacks scientific evidence, culturally biased, overly focused on sex and childhood. Despite criticism, Freud’s theories remain highly influential in psychology and therapy. Introduction Psychology is often described as the science of behavior and mental processes. Yet, much of what drives our actions lies beyond conscious awareness. The psychodynamic approach is one of the most influential and cont...