How are the psychodynamic approach and the biological approach similar?

Answer 1

Neither of them are learnt, the psychodynamic is caused by forces in the unconscious where as the biological is caused by chemical imbalance. Both are predetermined psychodynamic individuals have no control over their behaviour and biological medical condition controls behaviour.

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There's lots of similarities like they are both reductionist approaches the psychodynamic approach simplifies the complexities human behaviour and mechanics of the mind (id,ego,superego), The biological approach reduces complex behaviours to a set of simple explanations like reducing the experience of stress to the action of adrenaline. Both approaches are determinist, this basically means that our behaviour is predetermined and that we have no control over it or we have no freewill.

They both have had successful applications for treatments of mental disorders and for giving understanding on how to treat them and why they happen.

This is a complex answer but practically everything you need is in here i hope it has been helpful :)

Answer 2

The only thing I can think of is that they both have a very long term view of how problems come to be and are treated. Psychodynamic quacks believe that problems are a result of early childhood experiences and took many years of continuous experience to become what they are. They also believe that it will also take many years of continuous experience with psychoanalytic therapy to reverse them if at all. Biological approaches hold that genetics and physical structural neurological abnormalities (this is a HUGE fallacy) are the principal contributor to mental illness and that other factors are smaller contributors. Because they believe that these lifelong matters cause mental illness, they believe in LONG TERM biological treatments such as drugs for life. I guess I could also say that both can be quite profitable to the practitioner.

Answer 3

Both the psychodynamic and biological approaches focus on understanding human behavior and mental processes through a scientific lens. They both acknowledge the importance of internal factors, such as genetics and unconscious drives, in shaping behavior. Additionally, both approaches aim to uncover underlying causes of behavior to facilitate understanding and treatment.