3.2.3 Cognitive Explanations Of Schizophrenia Flashcards

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(Hallucinations) what percent of people have experienced hallucinations? (Clarborn)

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2.5-4%

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(Hallucinations) most people experiencing hallucinations are not what?

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Diagnosed with schizophrenia

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(Hallucinations) what can cause people to hear voices in maladaptive ways? (Morrison)

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Triggers e.g. Sleep deprivation

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(Hallucinations) what happens to the voices that are heard?

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They are processes inappropriately

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(Hallucinations) give an example of voices being processed inappropriately:

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Thinking they belong to the devil

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(Hallucinations) this inappropriate processing can lead to what?

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Social withdrawal and self harm

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(Hallucinations)this is a vicious circle involving what?

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Hallucinations 
Inappropriate processing
Social withdrawl
Sadness and shame
Reinforces the voices messages
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(Negative symptoms) what does the cognitive approach have difficulty explaining?

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Negative symptoms

E.g. Alogia, flatness of effect, avolition

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(Negative symptoms) beck drew a theory from what?

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Cognitive triad

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(Negative symptoms) Beck - what is the cognitive triad most commonly used to explain?

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Depression

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(Negative symptoms) in the cognitive triad there are negative views about what 3 things?

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The world
The future
Oneself

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(Negative symptoms) give an example about a negative view of the future:

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I will never be good at anything

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(Negative symptoms) give an example of a negative view of oneself:

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I am worthless

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(Negative symptoms) give an example of negative views about the world:

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Everyone is against me

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(Negative symptoms) Beck proposed individuals with schizophrenia endorsed what?

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Dysfunctional beliefs about their performance and ability to experience pleasure

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(Negative symptoms) Beck - schizophrenic individuals also hold what view of the future?

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Cynical and gloomy view

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(Negative symptoms) Beck - a schizophrenics mental filters only allow in what?

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Negative messages

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(Negative symptoms) Beck - negative messages along with inappropriate processing does what?

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Supports their pessimistic view resulting in symptoms

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(Lack of preconscious filters) Frith proposed positive symptoms can be explained by what?

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Difficulties in inhibiting preconscious content

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(Lack of preconscious filters) Frith - normally our senses receive a lot of info from where?

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Our environment

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(Lack of preconscious filters) when we become aware of the info what do we do?

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Interpret it in our preconscious

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(Lack of preconscious filters) Frith - the best fit of the incoming info does what?

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Gets propelled into our conscious allowing us to make sense of the info

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(Lack of preconscious filters) what are the attentional filters?

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Those inhibiting most of the info making it out of our preconscious

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(Lack of preconscious filters) Frith - in some people these attentional filters are what?

A

Defective

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(Lack of preconscious filters) individuals with schizophrenia receive so much what?

A

Info and ways to interpret it that they find it difficult to carry out action

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(Lack of preconscious filters) with delusions a defective preconscious filter leads to what?

A

Misinterpreting of sound hearing it as voices

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(Compromised theory of mind) those with schizophrenia have difficulty understanding what?

A

Others thoughts and intentions

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(Compromised theory of mind) difficulty in understanding influences their what?

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Language use and speech interpretation

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(Compromised theory of mind) e.g. Delusions of alien control involves inability to self what?

A

Self monitor and recognise the voice in your head

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(Compromised theory of mind) E.g. Delusions of persecution involve inability to do what? Give an example:

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Interpret others thought and action

E.g. Someone makes eye contact they are convinced they are following them

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(Compromised theory of mind) a schizophrenic person holds mundane events as what?

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Personally meaningful and significant

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(Compromised theory of mind) Frith theory of mind might account for what types of disorders?

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Disorders of willed action
Disorders of self monitoring
Disorders of monitoring others thoughts

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(Compromised theory of mind) what are disorders of willed action?

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Difficulty understanding own thought and behaviour (disorganised thinking)

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(Compromised theory of mind) what are disorders of self monitoring?

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Alien control hallucinations

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(Compromised theory of mind) what are disorders of monitoring others thoughts?

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Persecution delusions

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(Schemas) hemsley suggested in people with schizophrenia their is a breakdown between what info?

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Info already held in our memories - schemas and new sensory information

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(Schemas) e.g at a meal at a restaurant we know what from our past experiences?

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What to expect

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(Schemas) processing normally takes place quickly without what?

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Conscious awareness

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(Schemas) Hemsley said in schizophrenia what are not activated?

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Our schemas

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(Schemas) as schemas aren’t activated people experience sensory overload and do not know what?

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What to pay attention to and what to ignore

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(Schemas) this can lead to poor what?

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Concentration

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(Schemas) superficial incidents such as a conversation at the next table may be seen as what?

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Highly significant and personally relevant

Possibly explaining delusions