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Theories Of Psychodynamic Psychology

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Psychodynamic theorists believe that behavior is determined by underlying psychological forces that persons are not aware. Freud formulated the psychodynamic model and developed his theory of psychoanalysis to explain normal and abnormal psychological functioning. Freud believed that there were three forces that shaped personality one being the Id, which operated on the pleasure principle and had instinctual needs, drives and impulses. The Ego, which seeks gratification, however is guided by the reality principle, meaning that it employs reason that guides us in knowing when we can and cannot express the Id impulses. The last is the Super Ego, which serves as our conscience and decides what is right and wrong. Freud proposed that children develop
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