Describe and evaluate the psychodynamic model of mental disorders
What will be an ideal response?
Student responses should include
- the psychodynamic model rests on the assumption that mental states, emotions, and behaviors arise from unconscious motives and intrapsychic conflicts
- two major assumptions of the perspective are psychic determinism and unconscious motivation
- according to psychodynamic theorists, the mind comprises the id, ego, and superego
- psychosexual stages are developmental stages that influence personality and abnormal behavior
- defense mechanisms are used to cope with life demands and intrapsychic conflict
- problems arise when we use defense mechanisms exclusively or excessively
- strengths of the psychodynamic perspective include defense mechanisms and an emphasis on how childhood experiences influence adult personality
- a major weakness of the psychodynamic perspective is the relative lack of research support for its major assumptions
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