The psychoanalytic approach was Sigmund Freud's theory, he believed that behaviour comes from the unconscious mind. Freud saw that personality consists of three parts: the id that is present from birth and the selfish principle, the ego which is the reality principle and the superego which is the conscience. Freud believed that abnormal behaviour is caused by a conflict between the id and superego (McGinley et al, 2008). To deal with the conflict everyone has defence mechanisms which are used as protection from the painful and guilty feelings such as anxiety. The defence mechanisms include repression, displacement, denial and regression. Another assumption of Freud's is that childhood experiences have an effect on their mental health as an adult. Freud came up with a theory of psychosexual development which includes five stages of which all children go through. The five stages include Oral stage, Anal stage,