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Title: Psychodynamic Model


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Psychodynamic Model
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  • 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.

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Psychodynamic Model
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  • Issues for evaluation
  • Testability
  • Evidence
  • Blame

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Psychodynamic Model
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  • Testability
  • The model relies heavily on ideas and constructs
    whose existence is difficult to test.
  • However
  • That doesnt mean that it is necessarily wrong,
    we just dont know how to test it.

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Psychodynamic Model
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  • 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

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  • 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 peoples feelings might
    get hurt we should follow the truth
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