3. Psychological Explanations for schizophrenia

Question 1

what is one psychological explanation for developing schizophrenia

Answer 1

Family dysfunction

Question 2

define family dysfunction

Answer 2

refers to abnormal processes within a family such as conflict and high levels of expressed emotion, this may be a risk factor for the development of schizophrenia

Question 4

name a cognitive explanation of schizophrenia

Answer 4

dysfunctional thought processing

Question 5

what does the cognitive approach do?

Answer 5

focus on how people process information

Question 6

name two factors that the cognitive explanation has focused on

Answer 6

• cognitive deficits
• cognitive biases

Question 7

define cognitive deficits

Answer 7

impairments in though processes such as perception memory and attention

Question 8

define cognitive bias

Answer 8

when people pay attention and notice different types of information better than others, due to selective attention

Question 9

name examples of cognitive deficits within schizophrenia

Answer 9

• people with schizophrenia sometimes struggle with processing visual information
• some people with schizophrenia have low levels of emotional expression, disorganised speech

Question 10

name an example of a cognitive bias which people with schizophrenia developed

Answer 10

• delusions