Psychodynamic Perspective

Our behavior and feelings as adults are rooted in our childhood experiences.

Relationships (particularly parenting) are of primary importance in determining how we feel and behave.

Our behavior and feelings are powerfully affected by the meaning of events to the unconscious mind.

psychodynamic- the psychodynamic approach, established by Dr. Sigmund Freud, focuses primarily on unconscious thought and the effects of early childhood experiences. This approach encouraged psychologists to study internal factors on personality development

Psychodynamic approach-  is the approach dealing with unconscious thoughts also society demands and early childhood and family experiences going hand and hand with cognitive approach because of the focus on the on the thought process. So it can contrast with any behavior that is focusing on the study of a person using the environment or outside factors