Multiple choice

Which of the following statements, concerning psychodynamic psychology, is true?

  1. Freud's theories were very involved and extensive but they ended up, contributing very little to our understanding of human behaviour.

  2. Freud's theories remain influential today and are largely unchanged from their first conceptualizations.

  3. Almost immediately, many of Freud's students broke away from his theories, in order to modify and change them.

  4. Psychodynamic psychology focuses on observable behaviours.
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Explanation

Freud's students like Jung, Adler, and Horney broke away to develop their own theories, modifying and changing his original concepts. This led to the development of Neo-Freudian approaches. Option A is incorrect because Freud's theories greatly influenced psychology. Option B is incorrect because psychodynamic theories have evolved significantly. Option D is incorrect because psychodynamic psychology focuses on unconscious processes, not observable behaviours (that's behaviourism).

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