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Psychodynamics or psychodynamic theory refers to the psychological theory that looks at the various interactions of the emotional and mental processes that are both unconscious and conscious; with a focus especially on attitudes, behavior, and personality.[1] These theories say that many things can contribute to changes in how people act and feel, which are usually not things that the people know about and/or can easily talk about, they can either be conscious or unconscious.
Unconscious and Conscious[change | change source]
Unconscious means knowing the reason for the hidden beliefs, feelings, and fears, but it is psychological buried insides our mind(s)and will only fully be able to actually understand and know the reason for it by dealing with whatever it is which makes it become consciously aware to us.[2] The fears, wishes, conflicts,and hidden beliefs which interfere with our everyday lives are housed in our unconscious. Something is called unconscious in psychodynamic theory if it changes how people act and feel but the people cannot say why they are feeling the way they feel or acting the way they act.
Conscious means that why know right away why we feel a certain way can be an inward state or outward fact, our beliefs, just having a general knowledge of what going on, and nothing hidden in the back of our mind.[3] If a person know about a certain thing and can describe or put a meaning to it, we say that they are conscious of that thing. It not necessarily they case that they need to use words to show their understanding, if you can draw a picture of something that convey that you have knowledge about the particular thing or topic, we would also say that they are conscious of that thing.
Beliefs[change | change source]
The long lasting belief is that babies and young children cannot talk to other people or to themselves. Because they do not have words until they grow up, they do not remember many things that happened or that made them feel bad, which causes things to be buried in our subconscious. Some psychodynamic theories say that things that babies and young children want, but do not get, stay in their minds as unconscious wishes. Some psychodynamic theories say that things that upset or hurt babies and young children stay in their minds as unconscious fears. Unconscious wishes and unconscious fears are some of the kinds of unconscious things that these theories say can make people feel bad and led to psychological, mental, and emotional issues later on in life.
Psychodynamic Theorist[change | change source]
Some important psychodynamic theorists were Sigmund Freud, Carl Jung, Anna Freud and Melanie Klein. Sigmund Freud believed that issues in adulthood were the result of not completing one of his stages in childhood. Psychoanalysis, which Sigmund Freud developed, is said to be the stepping stone to the creation of psychodynamics and psychodynamic therapy as well as his beliefs and developments about the id, ego, and superego. Carl Jung and Melanie Klein played a major role in advancing the field of psychodynamics, they helped further the applications and concepts of it.[4]
Psychodynamic Therapy[change | change source]
Psychodynamic theory developed a type of therapy that focuses on unconscious thought processes which manifest themselves in a client's behavior. The approach seeks to increase a client's self-awareness and understanding of how the past has influenced present thoughts and behaviors, by exploring their unconscious patterns.[4]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ [1] - The Free Dictionary by Farlex, Copyright © 2013_Farlex.
- ↑ [2] - Psychology Today, © Copyright 1991-2013_Sussex Publishers, LLC.
- ↑ [3] _Merriam-Webster, © 2013 Merriam-Webster, Incorporated.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 [4]- Counseling Directory-Psychoanalytical and psychodynamic therapies, Copyright © 2013 Site by Memiah Limited.