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Psychodynamic Model

Psychodynamic Model. www.psychlotron.org.uk. Psychodynamic explanations of EDs: Some support, mainly from studies of women abused in childhood However, not all abuse survivors develop EDs, and not all ED sufferers have been abused

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Psychodynamic Model

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  1. Psychodynamic Model www.psychlotron.org.uk • Psychodynamic explanations of EDs: • Some support, mainly from studies of women abused in childhood • However, not all abuse survivors develop EDs, and not all ED sufferers have been abused • Many aspects difficult to test e.g. unconscious motives, repressed memories etc.

  2. Psychodynamic Model www.psychlotron.org.uk • Issues for evaluation: • Testability • Evidence • Blame

  3. Psychodynamic Model www.psychlotron.org.uk • Testability • The model relies heavily on ideas and constructs whose existence is difficult to test. • However • That doesn’t mean that it is necessarily wrong, we just don’t know how to test it.

  4. Psychodynamic Model www.psychlotron.org.uk • Evidence • Lots of evidence from clinical case studies links childhood trauma with adult psychological problems • However • Much of the evidence is retrospective – difficult to validate and possibly unreliable

  5. Psychodynamic Model www.psychlotron.org.uk • Blame • The psychodynamic model tends to put the blame for psychological disorders on the parents of sufferers. This might be considered unfair. • However • As scientists we should not avoid saying something just because people’s feelings might get hurt – we should follow the truth

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