9lesson i. overview of Freud’s Psychoanalytic theorySee Activity 1: Psychological Viewpoint Questionnaire (Pretest) (p. 21)
i. introductionA. The terms psychoanalytic and psychodynamic are sometimes used interchangeably, but psychoanalytic properly refers more
narrowly to Freudian theory, while “psychodynamic” is the broader term encompassing all the theories derived from Freud’s work.
B. Psychodynamic theory is a large and still evolving school of thought. While it is most closely associated with Sigmund Freud (1856–1939), the founder of psychoanalysis, much of today’s psychodynamic
theory differs vastly from Freud’s original ideas.
C. Psychodynamic theory, despite
criticism that it is unproven, continues to be a popular and influential approach to explanation and treatment and is, in fact, supported by a substantial research basis. Psychoanalytic theory also has a particular place of importance in the field of psychology as the first and most comprehensive theory of personality and psychopathology.
D. This lesson will cover the theories of Freud the other lessons in this unit explore psychodynamic theories and treatments more broadly.
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