PSYB30H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Abraham Maslow, Psychodynamics, Reductionism
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We want to know what drives people, and how people differ in this regard: what is it that causes people to do the things they do, what it is that causes them to make certain choices. Psychodynamic theories are essentially motivational: because you are talking about the different forces (sexual, aggressive) and how they work together and against each other to form aspects of personality. Three fundamental psychological needs self-determination theory is based on 3 needs (that are said to be universal human needs) Sense that a person optimally has that you can produce certain positive outcomes and avoid negative ones: if you have a strong feeling of competence, you feel you can make something happen in a particular domain. Feeling that you can reliably produce desired outcomes and/or avoid negative ones. Feeling that one is action in accord with sense of self and causal agent with respect to actions.
