Freuds Theory

FREUD’S THEORY/ PSYCHOSEXUAL THEORY





    • DEFINITIONS


    • IMPORTANCE OF CHILD PSYCHOLOGY

    • HISTORICAL BACKGROUND


    • GENERAL ORIENTATION OF THE THEORY


    • SIX GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE FREUD’S
        WORK
    • ID, EGO, SUPEREGO IN DETAIL


    • STRUCTURAL RELATIONSHIP

    • DESCRIPTION OF THE STAGES


    • MECHNISM OF DEVELOPMENT

    • EVALUATION OF THE THEORY
                                  -STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES.








  DEFINITIONS:


  THEORY - A theory is both a static formulation and a social and     psychological phenomenon.


  -A theory should be logically sound, that is, internally consistent, with
    no statements that contradict each other.
  -A theory should also be empirically sound, that is, not contradicted by
    scientific observations.
  -It should be testable and parsimonious, relying on as few constructs,
    propositions as possible
  -Finally, a theory should cover reasonably large area of a science, and it
    should integrate previous research.


  DEVELOPMENTAL THEORY:- A developmental theory describes changes over time in one or several areas of behaviour or psychological activity, such   as thought, language, Social behaviour or perception.
  -Developmental theory deals with three tasks:


        1)   Describes   changes within one or several areas of behaviour.
        2)   Describes   changes in the relationships among several areas of
              behaviour.
      3) Explains   the course of development.


PSYCHOANALYSIS:- the definition of psychoanalysis includes knowledge acquired from psychic unconscious research and analysis.   Psychoanalysis is a new method for the investigation of mental processes,   inaccessible by other means.   At the same time psychoanalysis is also a therapeutic method of neurotic disorder.



IS PSYCHOANALYSIS ONLY A THEORY?
Although psychoanalysis began as tool for ameliorating...