assumptions

assumption, one hint unconscious mind

Freud believed that the origins of behaviour lie in the unconscious mind behaviour results from psychological rather than a physical course therefore the approach seems that problematic or challenging behaviour can only be addressed by gaining access to the unconscious mind

assumption two hint instincts/drives

Instincts and drives motivate our behaviour

Fruit believe that all instincts put into one of the two major classes, eros and Thanatos

fruit argued that these instincts drive us to go through a series of stages in the development of our behaviour and personality

provide a brief definition of the two drives identified by freud

Eros - means drive of life for example, reproduction and pressure

thanatos -Means drive of death, e.g. destruction

assumption three hint early childhood

freud argued that most of our psychological development occurs before the age of six years old he argued that experiences during this time of pivotal to our development