Phase In Psychiatry

Phase in psychiatry (French phase, from Greek phasis - manifestation) is a certain period of the course of a mental disorder, characterized by specific symptoms and duration.

The following main phases of mental illness are distinguished:

1. The prodromal phase is the initial period of the disease, when the first, still nonspecific symptoms appear.

2. The peak phase is the period of maximum severity of psychopathological symptoms.

3. Residual phase - residual effects after the severity of the disease subsides.

4. Remission is a period of temporary improvement with no or minimal symptoms.

5. Relapse is an exacerbation of the disease after remission.

Dividing the course of a mental disorder into phases is important for understanding its dynamics, predicting the course, and selecting adequate therapy.

Phase A. The contribution of psychoanalysts to the study of psychosis: Schizophrenia and manic-depressive syndrome Phase A of psychoanalysis is the period of analysis between the establishment of a relationship with a significant other (the analyst) and the patient’s experience of some problem. It was assumed that this period is triggered by analytical interaction. The process usually lasted about a year or two, and Freud considered it a vital part of his theoretical developments. This is the period of the initial breakthrough into the patient’s consciousness of something repressed or unconscious and thereby causing an unaccepted or rejected experience. During phase A, the patient struggles to bring unconscious ideas into conscious awareness. To facilitate this process, the analyst's task is to address the "in-between state" when the patient is not yet aware of the impact of the experience. He agrees that it occurs, but cannot yet describe it due to the emotional lack of material necessary for verbalization. Freud postulated that man gives in to the primal impulses of feelings and desires and sees his own existence in the light of these impulses. In other words, he believes that on the one hand he is selfish, and on the other hand he is good or evil. The patient then begins