After reading this article you will learn about the aetiology of neuroses. During the last century serious attempts were made to find out the aetiology of neuroses. In the 19th century, particularly in France several psychopathologists attempted to explain its causes. While commenting on the aetiology of neuroses Page (1947) states that in psychoneuroses, the psychogenic factors and heredity are [...]
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 personality tests, the treatment becomes [...]
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 mostly based on the concept [...]