Psykodynamisk perspektiv

UNDER UDARBEJDELSE!

"The main goals of psychodynamic therapy are to (1) enhance the client's self-awareness and (2) foster understanding of the client's thoughts, feelings, and beliefs in relation to their past experiences, especially his or her experiences as a child (Haggerty, 2016). This is accomplished by the therapist guiding the client through the examination of unresolved conflicts and significant events in the client's past.

The assumption in psychodynamic therapy is that chronic problems are rooted in the unconscious mind and must be brought to light for catharsis to occur. Thus, the client must have the self-awareness to discover these unconscious patterns of thought and an understanding of how these patterns came to be in order to deal with them.

Psychodynamic therapy is a "global therapy," or form of therapy with a holistic focus on the perspective of the client. The alternative, "problem-based" therapies, such as cognitive behavioral therapy, aim to reduce or eliminate symptoms instead of exploring the client's deep-seated needs, urges, and desires (McLeod, 2014).

This translates into significant differences between these therapies in terms of goals, techniques, and general approach.

"In contrast [to behavioral therapy], dynamic psychotherapy, which facilitates a patient's rewriting of his life narrative, his picture of himself, his past, present, and future, seems uniquely positioned to address the depth of a individual's experience."

Richard F. Summers

It is important, though, for people at all levels of the organization to be aware of possible unconscious dynamic currents underlying observable work behavior. After all, psychological awareness is the first step toward psychological health!
Psychodynamic therapy is the psychological interpretation of mental and emotional processes.

One area of the theory that affects organizational behavior is the importance of unconscious symbols. Each of us has a representation, a "prototype" or "script" of our self, others, events. These scripts are carried within us and they affect how we react across situations. Traits, features, stories, emotions, past experiences, etc., all influence how we act and react in our daily lives, and that includes our working lives. In common parlance we refer to this phenomenon as "emotional baggage."

"I den traditionelle uddannelse af psykologer har det været erfaringen, at eleverne lærer meget om de mekaniske aspekter af psykologi på arbejdspladsen. Måske skyldes det, at psykologi traditionelt fungerer ud fra et rationelt og økonomisk syn på arbejde, med dens antagelse om, at en person arbejder for at tjene penge og for at tilfredsstille behovet for materielle ejendele. Psykologi har udviklet mange organisations- og adfærdsteorier baseret på behavioristisk tænkning (og anvendt til træning af medarbejdere) såvel som det humanistiske paradigme for at forstå begreber som motivation, ledelse, organisatoriske strukturer og udvikling (Robbins, 1997) ). Dette skaber indtrykket af, at organisatorisk adfærd kun er bevidst, mekanistisk, forudsigelig, ukompliceret og let at forstå. Efter nogen intens eksponering for arbejdsmiljøet, klager mange studerende over ikke at forstå den dybere betydning af adfærd i organisationen, de er opmærksomme på noget, der sker, men kan ikke sætte fingeren på det. Dette fører til en oplevelse af at føle sig ineffektiv, uinformeret og hjælpeløs i mange dynamiske organisatoriske situationer såsom møder, teambuilding og organisatorisk diagnose. For at løse dette problem blev undervisningen i og eksponeringen for organisationens psykodynamik introduceret på masterniveau. Følgelig rapporterede eleverne efterfølgende om større og dybere viden og forståelse om organisatoriske dynamikker og færdigheder til at fortolke den ubevidste adfærd hos grupper, teams og organisationen, såvel som adfærden..." (Koortzen, Pieter. (2000). The Psychodynamics view of organizational behaviour.. The Industrial-Organizational Psychologist. 38. 59-67.

It is important, though, for people at all levels of the organization to be aware of possible unconscious dynamic currents underlying observable work behavior. After all, psychological awareness is the first step toward psychological health!

One area of the theory that affects organizational behavior is the importance of unconscious symbols. Each of us has a representation, a "prototype" or "script" of our self, others, events. These scripts are carried within us and they affect how we react across situations. Traits, features, stories, emotions, past experiences, etc., all influence how we act and react in our daily lives, and that includes our working lives. In common parlance we refer to this phenomenon as "emotional baggage." "