The psychoanalytic perspective is a branch of many different perspectives, models or paradigms in the field of psychopathology. If we take the definition of psychopathology, "psychopathology is the study of mental disorders from all aspects" (The Macmillan dictionary of psychology), it defines psychopathology as a study of mental disorders from all aspects. What other aspects or perspectives are there?

The four main perspectives or paradigms are as follows. The biological paradigm, this focuses on the concept that disorders are caused by aberrant somatic, biological or bodily process, it is also referred to as the medical or diseases modal. Secondly is the learning or behaviour paradigm, this view focuses on the way that abnormal behaviour is learnt in the same way as human behaviour. Thirdly is the cognitive paradigm, cognition defined as an individuals thoughts, knowledge, interpretation, understanding or ideas and this paradigm focuses on how a persons past experience stored in memory, relates to their current experiences together with how they structure and make sense of them.

Lastly is the psychoanalytical. This w

There will be inevitable conflicts between the id and the superego of which, the conflicts unresolved-able by the ego be placed into the unconsciousness. When the unresolved conflict is sent to the unconsciousness, it causes anxieties which it do not disappear but take on another form. This can lead the person to develop certain psychopathologies. But firstly we have to review Freud's theory on personality development termed the psychosexual stages.

ill be reviewed in greater depth later. There are many others paradigms in the field of psychopathology such as, conspirational model, sociotherapeutic, family interaction, moral and psychedelic models.

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