Unit 8 Health And Social Care Psychological Analysis
Unit 8: Psychological Perspectives for Health and Social Care
The Psychodynamic Approach
This approach was related with the psychologist Sigmund Freud. He suggested that the mind is made out of 3 parts the conscious level, preconscious and unconscious level. He believes the unconscious mind is important as many of our memories, feelings and past experiences are locked up in this part. He says we can’t access these contents but they often ‘leak out’ in dreams or by the slip of the tongue whilst talking. According to Freud the conscious mind represents the tip of the iceberg. Most of our experiences and memories are either pre-conscious or unconscious. Unconscious meanings under the surface- hard to reach just like that.There are 6 psychosexual …show more content…
Id- part of the psyche we are born with. It operates on the pleasure principle. Ego- the part of the mind whose function it is to moderate the demands of the Id and prevent the superego being too harsh. It operates on the reality principle. Superego- it’s the component of personality composed of our internalized ideals that we have acquired from our parents and from society. The superego works to suppress the urges of the id and tries to make the ego behave morally, rather than realistically.
Examples of two defence mechanisms are regression and displacement. Regression means reverting to an earlier stage of development. An example of this would be wetting the bed when a sibling is born, having been dry before. Displacement means redirecting desires onto a safe object. An example of this would be kicking the cat at home because your boss gave you a hard time at
The Psychodynamic Approach
This approach was related with the psychologist Sigmund Freud. He suggested that the mind is made out of 3 parts the conscious level, preconscious and unconscious level. He believes the unconscious mind is important as many of our memories, feelings and past experiences are locked up in this part. He says we can’t access these contents but they often ‘leak out’ in dreams or by the slip of the tongue whilst talking. According to Freud the conscious mind represents the tip of the iceberg. Most of our experiences and memories are either pre-conscious or unconscious. Unconscious meanings under the surface- hard to reach just like that.There are 6 psychosexual …show more content…
Id- part of the psyche we are born with. It operates on the pleasure principle. Ego- the part of the mind whose function it is to moderate the demands of the Id and prevent the superego being too harsh. It operates on the reality principle. Superego- it’s the component of personality composed of our internalized ideals that we have acquired from our parents and from society. The superego works to suppress the urges of the id and tries to make the ego behave morally, rather than realistically.
Examples of two defence mechanisms are regression and displacement. Regression means reverting to an earlier stage of development. An example of this would be wetting the bed when a sibling is born, having been dry before. Displacement means redirecting desires onto a safe object. An example of this would be kicking the cat at home because your boss gave you a hard time at