9. Psychological Therapies For Schizophrenia AO1 Flashcards

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What is the aim of CBT

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The general aims are to help patients identify a rational thoughts and try to change them

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What may CBT involve

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Description of how likely are patients beliefs are to be true and consideration of less threatening possibilities

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Hat does CBT help patients to do

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Understand and make sense of how their delusions and hallucinations impact on their feelings and behaviour

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What does offering explanations do

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Reduces anxiety and helps the patient realise their beliefs are not based on reality

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What is the aim of family therapy

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To improve communication and interaction within a family

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What do family therapists try to do

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Try to reduce stress within the family that may contribute to apparent risk of relapse

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The did Pharaoh et al identify

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A range of strategies family therapists use to reduce the likelihood of relapse and readmission to hospital

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What are the stages that Pharaoh et al identifies

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  1. Reduce stress of caring for a relative with schizophrenia
  2. Improve ability of family to anticipate and solve problems
  3. Reduced guilt and anger in family members
  4. Improve beliefs about behaviour towards schizophrenia
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What are tokens

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Secondary reinforcers because they only have value due to the learned association with primary reinforces (classical conditioning)

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Outline token economies

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Tokens are given to patients when they complete desirable behaviours

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What does reviving a taken lead to

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Reinforces the desirable behaviour as reward is given immediately

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How are tokens desirable

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Can be swapped for rewards e.g. Sweets

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