Weaknesses

• Lacks ability to falsify (NOT scientific) :(

  • Difficult to prove wrong, cannot be falsified
  • Assumptions and methodology based on subjective interpretation like dream analysis and tripartitate

  EX: Difficult to generate testable hypothesis as hard to prove unconscious existence therefore cannot be controlled or measured

  
  

  EX2: Views men have repressed homosexua tendencies cannot be disproved or proved

  
  

  Therefore: lacks scientific credibility to be objectively proven
• Reductionist and oversimplified

  • Simplifies complexities into terms of tripartiate personality and experiences
  • Ignores biochemical and genetic factors

  EX: Demonstrated via autism, was believed to be due to lack of involvement and “refridgerator mothers“ leading to oversimplifcation of autuism

  Bowlby reduced deliquencu to just seperation
• Deterministic

  • Psychic determinism as controlled by tripartiate or fixation in psychosexual stages

  EX: Fixation in stage could determine adulthood, orally fixation and being needy and clingy

  THEREFORE: is a weakness as ignores free will holding individuals not accountable taking blame away, eg: criminal behaviour of Bowlbys 44 thieves blamed on seperation