IOP2607 Assignment 1
Semester 1 2023
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, IOP2607 – Dynamics and Diversity May 2021
Semester 1 - Assignment 1
Unique No. 610754
Question 1 - Discuss the concepts of systems psychodynamics, individual
psychodynamics and workgroup dynamics.
Systems Psychodynamics studies and interprets the collective, interdependent,
conscious and unconscious, individual, group and intergroup processes resulting
from the interconnection between them in their social system. It is based on the
work of inter alia Freud, Klein, Bion et al. They all did their studies on object
relations, groups, organizations as social defenses, group relations and open
systems.
Systems psychodynamics use observed human behaviour to explore the
unconscious behaviour of individuals and groups with the intend of understanding
the conscious behaviour specific to diversity and diversity management.
It allows us to explore boundaries, authority, roles and tasks in organizational
context in order to gain perspective into how the unconscious influences the way
similarities and differences amongst employees are viewed and acted upon. It looks
at the complex interaction between individuals and the organization.
Individual psychodynamics looks at the individuals unconscious processes. Through
past experiences and interactions with others, individuals develops their own reality
which operates from their unconscious self. They try to make sense of their external
reality unconsciously using this intrapsychic reality. A normal human reaction is
anxiety and when the individual feels anxious defense mechanisms kick in in order
to feel more comfortable with their reality.
Group psychodynamics is almost the same as individual psychodynamics but here
we look at unconscious group processes. Again the assumption is that individual
group members are motivated by anxiety and when the anxiety becomes too great
for the group members, defense mechanisms such as introjection, projection and
projective identification will be used to rid themselves of the anxiety or to feel more
at ease which is what happens in individual psychodynamics as well.
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Semester 1 2023
Contact:
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, IOP2607 – Dynamics and Diversity May 2021
Semester 1 - Assignment 1
Unique No. 610754
Question 1 - Discuss the concepts of systems psychodynamics, individual
psychodynamics and workgroup dynamics.
Systems Psychodynamics studies and interprets the collective, interdependent,
conscious and unconscious, individual, group and intergroup processes resulting
from the interconnection between them in their social system. It is based on the
work of inter alia Freud, Klein, Bion et al. They all did their studies on object
relations, groups, organizations as social defenses, group relations and open
systems.
Systems psychodynamics use observed human behaviour to explore the
unconscious behaviour of individuals and groups with the intend of understanding
the conscious behaviour specific to diversity and diversity management.
It allows us to explore boundaries, authority, roles and tasks in organizational
context in order to gain perspective into how the unconscious influences the way
similarities and differences amongst employees are viewed and acted upon. It looks
at the complex interaction between individuals and the organization.
Individual psychodynamics looks at the individuals unconscious processes. Through
past experiences and interactions with others, individuals develops their own reality
which operates from their unconscious self. They try to make sense of their external
reality unconsciously using this intrapsychic reality. A normal human reaction is
anxiety and when the individual feels anxious defense mechanisms kick in in order
to feel more comfortable with their reality.
Group psychodynamics is almost the same as individual psychodynamics but here
we look at unconscious group processes. Again the assumption is that individual
group members are motivated by anxiety and when the anxiety becomes too great
for the group members, defense mechanisms such as introjection, projection and
projective identification will be used to rid themselves of the anxiety or to feel more
at ease which is what happens in individual psychodynamics as well.
1
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