Definition: Psychodynamic theory explains how inner energies and external forces interact to impact emotional development. It emphasizes unconscious psychological processes (for example, wishes and fears of which we're not fully aware), and contends that childhood experiences are crucial in shaping adult personality.
The Psychodynamic Perspective. (2015). Retrieved November 16, 2015, from http://nobaproject.com/modules/the-psychodynamic-perspective
Application: In community development, organizers must interact with many community members on a personal level, it is important to understand motivation, adaptation and interpersonal relationships within a new community. Through this theory, one is able to display empathy and establish, build and use the relationship to facilitate change.
Adaptation:Psychodynamic is used in mental health therapy to analyze unconscious and conscious mental activity that motivates human behavior.
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