In conclusion, greater free will perceptions do appear
to be associated with less severe psychopathology, particularly
for positive symptoms. Broadly, prior literature has
demonstrated that beliefs in the ability to control one’s
actions appears to be vital to mental health (Waller
2004). Therefore, efforts to instil or re-establish a free will
perspective may be useful in reducing psychiatric symptoms
and in rebuilding confidence, happiness, and health
after the onset of schizophrenia strikes. Increasing perceptions
of free will may be useful in various psychotherapeutic
interventions and has been incorporated into both
psychodynamic and cognitive behavioural approaches to
psychotherapy. Specifically, freedom in decision-making is
viewed as an ideal outcome of psychoanalytic approaches,
and cognitive behavioural approaches are based on the
Table 2
Patient free will open-ended responses
• I do not believe free will plays a role in anyone’s illness as far as the physical aspects are concerned, although their ‘free will’ determines
how they ‘cope’ with said illness:)
• If I choose not to take medication that plays a role in my illness. If I don’t sleep well or take good care of myself that could have a negative
impact on my illness. If I don’t listen to professionals that could have an effect on my illness.
• Free will makes me fight the illness, try to accept the illness, realize that I have an illness, make sure I go to my doctor for my illness, makes
sure I go to counselling for my illness.
• Free spirit and free will let illness get the best of me. What I consider my creativity is actually me being nuts.
• It does play a role in mental illness because sometimes people make mistakes but they aren’t aware of what they’re doing.
• Free will doesn’t play a role in my illness because a chemical imbalance in my head or childhood abuse caused it. And when I was incarcerated
my symptoms became worse.
• Free will gives one the opportunity to choose what one should believe or do.
• I don’t have free will, because of my illness I have to weigh out my options and take many things into consideration before deciding to do
something- so I don’t have free will to go where I want to go. I don’t have free will to think what I want to think.
• You have free will on the doctors you see, the medications you take, and who you talk to seek help.
• I have the free will to do something positive about my illness.
• I think my illness has no cure; it is hereditary.
• Will has nothing to do with my brain. My brain makes me see things I should not see, feel things I should not feel.
• If you take meds you have the will power to make the right choice.
• Free will to take meds, go to therapy, and seek help.
• To know that I am free, and who’s the sun sets free is free indeed.
• I did not free will myself to have schizophrenia. Drug use, I did have free will to use drugs.
• I choose what I act on. It’s my will. If something is telling me to do something, and it’s not right, I don’t do it.
• Choose to listen to voices or know they are just my brain not working right
• You have to decide what you ultimately want to do even if your mind is clouded
• Depends on the situation and state of mind. Depends on medication, I choose to stay with free will
• If I should make a decision that I feel is the right thing to do and it turns out wrong I will not stop striving to correct my mistake.
• Free will plays a part in the illness in the sense that it’s up to the patient whether they follow through in what they’ve heard... Also it’s up
to them to decide how they handle the situation.
• Because the voices control your actions
• I was being observed and monitored by the government, part of my decisions were influenced by my own character and part was my own
created reality. Sometimes things just happen, you just have to keep going and have faith in the universe
• Free will gives chance to take meds, stay off drugs, tx, appts, therapy and see psychoeducation care
• Free will plays a part where you’re free to go beyond boundaries, to let yourself imagine a spiritual awakening, to imagine there are no
boundaries and your mind is free from constraints. So your mind has unlimited imagination
• Free will applies to me in my life because I have the choice to take medication or get supervision because it’s a choice
• Free will is more a decision that we have. We have free will no matter what the situation is or what the outcome is
• Working two full time jobs and taking summer class. wasn’t sleeping drinking, had second nervous breakdown which started the sequence
• I know that I can take my will back, if I do then I use drugs again. I have to let my will be taken by a higher power
• As long as you’re free and you don’t wrap your mind into being sick, then you can get better
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principle that one can alter their thoughts to enact behaviou
In conclusion, greater free will perceptions do appearto be associated with less severe psychopathology, particularlyfor positive symptoms. Broadly, prior literature hasdemonstrated that beliefs in the ability to control one’sactions appears to be vital to mental health (Waller2004). Therefore, efforts to instil or re-establish a free willperspective may be useful in reducing psychiatric symptomsand in rebuilding confidence, happiness, and healthafter the onset of schizophrenia strikes. Increasing perceptionsof free will may be useful in various psychotherapeuticinterventions and has been incorporated into bothpsychodynamic and cognitive behavioural approaches topsychotherapy. Specifically, freedom in decision-making isviewed as an ideal outcome of psychoanalytic approaches,and cognitive behavioural approaches are based on theTable 2Patient free will open-ended responses• I do not believe free will plays a role in anyone’s illness as far as the physical aspects are concerned, although their ‘free will’ determineshow they ‘cope’ with said illness:)• If I choose not to take medication that plays a role in my illness. If I don’t sleep well or take good care of myself that could have a negativeimpact on my illness. If I don’t listen to professionals that could have an effect on my illness.• Free will makes me fight the illness, try to accept the illness, realize that I have an illness, make sure I go to my doctor for my illness, makessure I go to counselling for my illness.• Free spirit and free will let illness get the best of me. What I consider my creativity is actually me being nuts.• It does play a role in mental illness because sometimes people make mistakes but they aren’t aware of what they’re doing.• Free will doesn’t play a role in my illness because a chemical imbalance in my head or childhood abuse caused it. And when I was incarceratedmy symptoms became worse.• Free will gives one the opportunity to choose what one should believe or do.• I don’t have free will, because of my illness I have to weigh out my options and take many things into consideration before deciding to dosomething- so I don’t have free will to go where I want to go. I don’t have free will to think what I want to think.• You have free will on the doctors you see, the medications you take, and who you talk to seek help.• I have the free will to do something positive about my illness.• I think my illness has no cure; it is hereditary.• Will has nothing to do with my brain. My brain makes me see things I should not see, feel things I should not feel.• If you take meds you have the will power to make the right choice.• Free will to take meds, go to therapy, and seek help.• To know that I am free, and who’s the sun sets free is free indeed.• I did not free will myself to have schizophrenia. Drug use, I did have free will to use drugs.• I choose what I act on. It’s my will. If something is telling me to do something, and it’s not right, I don’t do it.• Choose to listen to voices or know they are just my brain not working right• You have to decide what you ultimately want to do even if your mind is clouded• Depends on the situation and state of mind. Depends on medication, I choose to stay with free will• If I should make a decision that I feel is the right thing to do and it turns out wrong I will not stop striving to correct my mistake.• Free will plays a part in the illness in the sense that it’s up to the patient whether they follow through in what they’ve heard... Also it’s upto them to decide how they handle the situation.• Because the voices control your actions• I was being observed and monitored by the government, part of my decisions were influenced by my own character and part was my owncreated reality. Sometimes things just happen, you just have to keep going and have faith in the universe• Free will gives chance to take meds, stay off drugs, tx, appts, therapy and see psychoeducation care• Free will plays a part where you’re free to go beyond boundaries, to let yourself imagine a spiritual awakening, to imagine there are noboundaries and your mind is free from constraints. So your mind has unlimited imagination• Free will applies to me in my life because I have the choice to take medication or get supervision because it’s a choice• Free will is more a decision that we have. We have free will no matter what the situation is or what the outcome is• Working two full time jobs and taking summer class. wasn’t sleeping drinking, had second nervous breakdown which started the sequence• I know that I can take my will back, if I do then I use drugs again. I have to let my will be taken by a higher power• As long as you’re free and you don’t wrap your mind into being sick, then you can get better© 2016 John Wiley & Sons Ltd 161Free will and psychiatric symptomsprinciple that one can alter their thoughts to enact behaviou
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