3.2.5 CBT evaluation ethical implications Flashcards

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How does CBT have free will

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Patients enter it out of their own consent and free will

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What are people with schizophrenia considered

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Vulnerable individuals

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Why are people with schizophrenia considered vulnerable individuals

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Due to their lack of mental capacity

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How is people with schizophrenia being vulnerable individuals an ethical issue

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Questionable whether they can give valid consent to treatment

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Why may CBT be frightening/humiliating

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It may cause an individual to worry about being labelled or judged

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What could worrying about being labelled and judged cause

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could increase patients risk of stress, anxiety and humiliation

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What did Kuipers et al find about CBT ethics

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Clients were generally satisfied with their experience of CBT and that they believed it was an appropriate treatment

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What reasons may psychiatrists not suggest CBT to a patient

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  • The patient may not accept that the diagnosis of schizophrenia is accurate - The therapist may not believe the patient will respond well to CBT - Patient may already be doing well with antipsychotic medication alone
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What did Kingdon and Kirschen find

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of 142 individuals diagnosed with schizophrenia only 49% were referred for CBT

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What ethical issue does Kingdon and Kirschen’s findings raise

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Psychiatric prejudice may be limiting the access to CBT in individuals that may benefit from it

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How is CBT more ethical than drug therapy

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  • Patients can withdraw at any point
  • CBT is less invasive and has fewer side effects compared to antipsychotic drugs
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Why cant patients withdraw straight away from drug therapy

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Drugs cannot be stopped straight away as this will cause damage, you have to slowly reduce dosage.

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