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Discuss the psychodynamic approach to psychology.
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Discuss the psychodynamic approach to psychology. The psychodynamic approach focuses upon the role that internal processes and past experience have in shaping a persons personality. The most famous psychodynamic theory is Freud's psychoanalytic theory. Freud believed that the personality was structured in a very specific way, with three defined areas interacting with eachother to form a unique balance of characteristics in every individual. These three areas are 1) The ID. This is also known as the unconscious mind and is described as being an innate set of drives that require immediate gratification. These drives can be either sexual or aggressive. This area of the personality is particularly associated with the 'Pleasure principle'. This principle is namely being to increase pleasure and to avoid pain. 2) The Ego. This develops within the first two years of life and is a consequence of experience. The Ego is the area of the personality works...
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