How Psychology Affects The Work Of General Practitioners...

Investigate how psychology can be used to understand specific behaviours, and examine how it can be applied to the work of General Practitioners and social workers Psychodynamic - Strengths and Limitations: Strengths- †¢ Defence Mechanisms, this allows other to relate one thing to another by putting a reason behind it, for example if a child is seen to be abusive towards an animal then it can be viewed as displacement from maybe their home life and it would mean that professionals would need to look into it as a child could be getting abused and taking their anger out on animals. †¢ Free association, by using free association it allows professional to be able to tell someone’s state of mind, they can tell this by saying a word and the†¦show more content†¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¢ Biased Sample, the sample in which Freud used was biased in all aspects as he only used women who were his own patients, they also all had mental health issues. His one other study of little Hans was also the only sample he did on a child. †¢ Rejects Free will, This approach does not allow any evidence of the use of free will, this is because it does not allow for any biological processes that may take part. How can doctors and social workers use this theory? Doctors- †¢ Doctors can use this approach as they can talk through free association and maybe uncover why a person is feeling the way they are. Free association is a technique used in psychoanalytic therapy to help patients learn more about what they are thinking and feeling. This is where the professional says a word and the service user has to say the first words that come into their head. A doctor would not specifically have the qualifications to deal with this so they would refer the service user to a counsellor. Social workers- †¢ This approach can be used by social workers as they can look at not just the service user but they can also look at the family and their environment, as this would give them an idea to their upbringing, as see if that could be influences their behaviour. How can this theory be used to explain addictions and depression? The psychodynamic approach highlight how important childhood it, and with knowing this if there was any disruption to the growth and development of a child they