Cognitive Behaviour Leading to Low-self Esteem: Therapy of Schizophrenia

Abstract

Schizophrenia is one of the most debilitating disorders worldwide. Objective: To identify the effects of therapies on Schizophrenia patients. Methodology: This is a review paper where different studies and views of various authors are observed for getting information and stats, many websites like PubMed, Google Scholars, Research Gate etc. and journals by the various authors have been referred. Focus: Low self-esteem is an individual's assessment of personal originating from an individual's assessment or from outside the individual obtained by analyzing behavior with an ideal self, in the form of negative feelings towards the ability of the individual itself, in order to overcome the problem cognitive therapy can be given to patients with low self-esteem. Schizophrenia is a mental disorder characterized by impaired thought processes and weak emotional responses. Results: This situation is generally a chaotic way of speaking and thinking and is accompanied by significant social and work dysfunction. Early symptoms usually appear during young adulthood. One of the negative symptoms of schizophrenia is low self-esteem. Here an effort is done to find out how cognitive behavior therapy heals the patients. In most cases therapies are given known as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). This review article is an effort to focus on the effect of cognitive therapy and changes in behavior on individuals with schizophrenia.