Psychology 2310A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Dsm-5, B Symptoms, Medicalization

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2310A/B
• Professor: Hans

Document Summary

Evolutionary basis of freudian theory: id-ancient animal legacy, way below the surface, limbic system (controls emotion, sexuality- reproduction, everyone wants to have sex, aggression- competition, everyone wants to kill other people, ego-evolved thinking capacities. More recent developments in psychodynamic approach: object relations theory, every aspect of psychology comes from how we relate to our environment, focus on relationships (esp. parents, objects - internalized representations of self and other (of. Insecure, don"t know if they can trust others: avoidant attachment, leave right when there"s any issue. Contributions of psychodynamic approaches: unconscious processes, early childhood development, defense mechanisms. The nature of classification: example: books in a library, reliability: getting the same results across different times/different raters. If 2 doctors have same diagnosis = reliable. Information management: statistical records and payment for care. Insurance companies want a diagnosis in order to provide treatment.