Psychodynamic Counselling Theory: Historical Development, Theoretical Concepts, and Approaches

Psychodynamic Counselling
Theory

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................3
1.Explaining the historical development of the psychodynamic tradition...................................3
2.Explaining the theoretical concepts in Psychoanalysis.............................................................5
3. Psychodynamic Approaches ...................................................................................................6
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................7
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................1

INTRODUCTION
Psychodynamic theory is also known as Psychoanalytic psychotherapy. It helps the
people to understand their emotions and unconscious pattern of their behaviour. Various theories
has given by the theories in the filed of psychoanalytic psychotherapy (Jimenez and et.al.,
2021). Historical development of the psychodynamic tradition can be seen as a great shift in the
behaviour and understanding of the emotions in the people. This report will discuss about the
theories within the psychodynamic tradition to identify the assumption in the theories. It will
also explain the main theoretical concepts in psychoanalysis which are the basis of
psychodynamic tradition along with the approaches that can help in acquire and perpetuate the
emotional difficulties.
MAIN BODY
1.Explaining the historical development of the psychodynamic tradition
Sigmund Freud is a psychologist who developed the collection of various theories that
are formed or made on the basis of psychodynamic tradition or approach in the field of
psychology (Halfon, Goodman and Bulut, 2020). Most of the theories are based on the therapy
and are derived clinically. In order to develop this approach the followers of the Freud applied
their theories to explain the origin and the various kinds of human behaviour. There are a number
of theories in psychodynamic tradition and their main focus is on the psychological drivers and
forces that defines or explains the personality and the behaviour of the humans. Different types
of theories are as follows-
Theory of personality or self
The personality of an individual or a person is mainly consists of three parts like id, the
ego and the super ego. The id is the basic or the primary part of the personality and this part
reflects the self part through which we born. It includes biological factors or forces such as
instincts and drivers (Werbart, Gråke and Klingborg, 2020). It works under the principle of
pleasure and generally founds in infant. After id the development of ego part is started in the first
three years of life when a child start understanding and learning things. Superego, is the last and
final part as one of the important component of the personality and it starts developing at the age
of five. As at the age of five years a child starts interacting with the others and also learns and
fells the difference between wrong and right.