Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

1 Ph.D Student of Psychology, Faculty of Psychology and Education, Allameh tabataba’i University, Tehran, Iran, aminkhoo@gmail.com

2 . Associate Professor of Psychology, Allameh Tabataba’i University, Tehran, Iran, (Corresponding author), sknd40@gmail.com

3 Associate Professor of Psychometrics, Allameh Tabataba’i University, Tehran, Iran

4 . Associate Professor of Psychology, Allameh Tabataba’i University, Tehran, Iran

5 . Assistant Professor of Exceptional Children, Allameh Tabataba’i University, Tehran, Iran

Abstract

Because of the dominance of positivistic approaches in psychology, exploring the subjective experiences of patients neglected, it is more prominent in patients with schizophrenia. The present researchers understand the meaning of their lived experience and their perception of themselves. Recently, researchers have emphasized the importance of first-person’s information of patients. This study was conducted to understand the self-experience in schizophrenia. This was a qualitative case study (phenomenological design). Since the purpose of the research was the study of lived experience of participant, the phenomenological method used in this study. Participant was selected using purpose-oriented sampling. He is male, 36 years and with chronic schizophrenia. In-depth semi-structured interviews were recorded. External resources and participation records were also analyzed. Texts were analyzed by interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA) method. The main themes include: the timing and location of self -experience, decreased agency, self -metaphor and mirror and physical aversion. The findings were approved theories of psychoanalysis, narrative and dialogical self.

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