Neuroscience and Psychodynamic Psychology

A lot of people are very much aware of how features surrounding us, our relationships

with other people does alter the manner in which we behave and work. The discipline of

medicine is however too not left behind, it’s in a constant process of growth and development,

and the extensiveness of the field of psychology can clearly be seen as it follow the suit. As

psychology is viewed just as being a study on mind and the behavior with varied perspective,

neuroscience psychology is very extensive and comprehensive analysis that does concentrate on

discovering the manner in which processes majorly biological and chemical does contribute to

the operation of the nervous system (Dowker, 2019). Neuroscience can also be termed as an

interconnected manner of exploring and comprehension of the outcome that this particular

perspective has on the mind and the nervous system.

on the other hand, we have Psychodynamic psychology which could be describe as being

a mechanism of psychology that does put an emphasis on the organized study of the cognitive

pulls that make up the behaviors , affectionate as well as the emotions together with their

connections to an individual’s past experience. For a better explanation of this kind of a

phenomenal look at a behavior of one being obsessed with washing their hands, or one that bites

the nails, these are all anxiety problems that can be traced back to childhood occurrences that

eventually led to such behaviors. scholars that have done studies on this, reveal that carrying out

a correction on the patient with this problem my involved analyzing the mental and emotions of

the patients rather looking at the behavior in question(Strupp, Butler, & Rosser, 1998).

Both the neuroscience and the psychodynamic being perspectives of psychology works

differently but how have some factors that bring them all together. They both do not focus on the
present problem a patient may be facing but rather the underlying most probable cause of the

problem.

The other perspectives does broaden the manner in which things are viewed not just in

the straight forward classical way but a deeper understanding of how humans could be

complicated. The main goal is to dig deeper into one’s inner body so as to establish how that

deep distress does affect their behavior their interpersonal connections as well as their emotions.

Furthermore, the major differentiating are the manner that each and every discussion on the same

does find the reason for the mental disease or say the adjusted behavior. In the view of the

present world with a vast know how, can that neuroscience is ore put to use compared to the

psychodynamics theories (Amodeo, Picariello, Valerio, Bochicchio, & Scandurra, 2017).

Massive improvement in the technology as well as the capabilities to be able to examine the

inner functioning of the body as well as the mental procedures that have been very crucial in the

neuroscience study.

we can also note that, it’s possible for neuroscience theories to be tested and proved whether they

are justifiable or not this is contrary to the psychodynamic that its base on the mind that has no

historical prove and in most cases the mind could not be accessed and put to test directly and

therefore they could be termed as being false and unjustifiable. Another differentiating factor

between the two theories is the nature and nurture in which the two are expressed. The

neuroscience is basically enrooted in the manner through which it’s nurtured, where the design

of its approaches are developed. On the other hand, psychodynamics takes in to the study the

past experiences that an individual has had to go through that could be attached to the manner of

their present behavior.

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

most studies carried out on this particular subject terms this as being a cognitive health

condition which is in most cases activated by a heart throbbing occurrence.it could be that one

was involved in the ordeal or they were just but a mere witnesses in the event. This particular

psychiatric defect is in most cases characterized by one experiencing disturbing dreams that

could be very terrifying an connected to the event, they become physically very sensitive for

instance they could be sweeting, shaking , feeling scared at mall though of the occurrence,

among many more other behaviors that one does display (LoSavio, Dillon, & Resick, 2017). This

condition is associated with five major phases that they do occur in; the immediate phase which

is experienced just after the event has occurred, deny phase which is however not very common

n everyone that is having PTSD, the stage where a short-lived solutions are provided and last the

recover stage which is considered as being long term healing stage.

Handling of the PTSD could be in many different ways which may include, treatment

that involve use of mediations as well as maintaining a balanced diet with constant physical

exercise. Keeping off of foods or consumptions that could stimulate anxiety. Having said this it’s

very imperative to note how useful and crucial neuroscience could be applied in the treatment of

the post traumatic stress disorder. Numerous researches have ascertained that neuroscience could

be very good in treatment of this condition. From the scholars (Scaglione & Lockwood, 2014)

they stated that PTSD is associated with three major signs which include; re- experiences that are

majorly the events that does remind the victim of the past traumatic events, denial or the stage of

avoidance where one tens to keep off of the thought of the vent or the images then adrenaline

rush signs where one becomes unable for instance to get enough sleep.
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Amodeo, A. L., Picariello, S., Valerio, P., Bochicchio, V., & Scandurra, C. (2017). Group

psychodynamic counselling with final-year undergraduates in clinical psychology: A

clinical methodology to reinforce academic identity and psychological well-

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LoSavio, S. T., Dillon, K. H., & Resick, P. A. (2017). Cognitive factors in the development,

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