Freud (1856-1939), a famous psychologist, came up with psychoanalysis theories that study denial, subconscious, personality and repression. From his analysis, Freud believes that childhood events have an impact on adult behaviour. In addition, Freud believes freedom to make choices in life is very little and that our childhood experiences and the unconscious part of the brain are responsible for particular behaviours. He suggests two types of delusion: delusion of grandeur and delusions of persecution. The affected person may think that someone is controlling them remotely or sometimes they feel they have extra-ordinary abilities and powers. Hallucinations is another major symptom of schizophrenia, where they hear voices. Behaviours which are the main symptoms of schizophrenia may be attributed to behaviour that is in our subconscious or behaviours that we learnt during our childhood life; for example childhood torture could cause torture hallucinations. …show more content…
Freud classified the mind into three parts that was the subject of his study: superego, ego and the ID, that may result to schizophrenia. According to Freud the superego and the ID are in constant conflict, whereas the ego acts as the mediator and tries to resolve the conflict. If the conflict is unresolved then the affected individual will develop a defensive mechanism to reduce anxiety. In this condition of developing the internal defensive mechanisms the individual mental health is affected and may behave abnormally or displaying the various symptoms of schizophrenia (Mcleod, 2017). Limitations include that the theory lacks scientific validity through research evidence, however it has opened a path for important schizophrenic work, resulting in inducing home environments with clear patterns of communication and reduced levels of stress preventing symptom relapse. Cognitive Perspective