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What psychodynamic therapy is trying to do

What psychodynamic therapy is trying to do

Iceberg illustration showing conscious, preconscious, and unconscious mind with arrows from childhood conflict to symptoms, therapy, and insight

Psychodynamic therapy assumes that present distress can be shaped by unconscious wishes, fears, and memories, often rooted in childhood. Its aim is not just symptom relief, but insight: making hidden conflict conscious so the person understands their behaviour.

Psychodynamic approach: therapy Lesson

  1. A Level
  2. /Psychology
  3. /Psychodynamic approach: therapy

Step-by-step lessons on Eduqas A Level Psychology Psychodynamic approach: therapy. Each one builds up to exam-style questions. Start with the compulsory core topics before tackling the more evaluation-heavy optional and issues-and-debates content.

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