Psychodynamic folder

Some IB question to get you going:

-Identify the historical and cultural factors that contributed to the development of the Psychodynamic Perspective. In what ways is the current standing of this Perspective affected by the cultural and epistemological basis of our own era? (1998)

-What are the contributions of psychoanalytic theory to our understanding of personality? On what grounds can the psychoanalytic theory be criticized? (1996)

-Compare and contrast the basic assumptions of the psychodynamic perspective with those of the humanistic perspective. (1999)

[50 marks]

5. How effective is the psychodynamic perspective in explaining one of the

following:

i aggression

ii gender roles

iii social change?

[25 marks]

6. (a) Explain the key concepts used in any two theories within the cognitive

perspective, for example, theories of memory, visual perception, or

language acquisition.

[25 marks]

(b) Evaluate the usefulness of your selected key concepts in helping to

explain the chosen theories.

 

PowerPoint reviews

I found a few online that may help you out. 

Student reviews:

Key theorists: