After reading this article you will learn about the treatment of psychoneurotic disorders. The knowledge of the patient’s symptoms, past history and overall personality is essential for diagnosis and treatment. Hence most psychiatrists prefer to conduct initial interview to obtain detailed case history of the patient. When the case history is supplemented with intelligence and […]
Treatment of Psychoneurotic Disorders | Mental Illness
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Ego: Concept and Functions | Psychology
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After reading this article you will learn about:- 1. Concept of Ego 2. Functions of the Ego 3. Defences 4. Successful Defence Mechanisms 5. Unsuccessful Defence Mechanisms. Concept of Ego: In the earlier stage, Freudian psychology was mostly concerned with the process of unconscious. So much so that the entire psychoanalytic theory of Freud was […]
9 Important Clinical Types of Schizophrenia | Psychoses
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This article throws light upon the nine important clinical types of schizophrenia. The types are: 1. Simple Schizophrenia 2. Hebephrenic Type 3. Paranoid Type 4. Catatonic Type 5. Childhood Schizophrenia 6. Affective Schizophrenia 7. Acute Undifferentiated Schizophrenia 8. Chronic Undifferentiated Schizophrenia 9. Residual Schizophrenia. Type # 1. Simple Schizophrenia: This is the beginning stage in […]