3- Cognitive Models of Schizophrenia Flashcards
1
Q
What symptoms do cognitive models explain?
A
Positive symptoms
2
Q
Are positive symptoms pathological themselves?
A
No
3
Q
How do positive symptoms create problems?
A
How they are appraised
4
Q
What is appraisal influenced by?
A
Reasoning biases
5
Q
3 reasoning biases associated with positive symptoms
A
- “Jumping to conclusions”
- Externalising attributional style
- Poor social understanding
6
Q
How is the “jumping to conclusions” bias characterised?
A
How much evidence an individual acquires before making a decision
7
Q
What is the Bias Against Disconfirmatory Evidence (BADE)?
A
A tendency to dismiss info disconfirming existing assumptions
8
Q
What is BADE associated with?
A
Delusion-related symptoms in clinical disorders
9
Q
What is BADE associated with in adolescents?
A
Hallucinations
10
Q
Who are more likely to change their judgements?
A
People having delusions
