Bradshaw (1998)

Question 1

aim

Answer 1

to look at how effective cbt was in treating a woman w sz

Question 2

procedure

Answer 2

conducted a prospective, longitudinal case study of carol over 3 years of cbt treatment and follows her progress 6 months later. carols symptoms were measured on 4 scales; 1) RFS measured psychosocial functioning 2) goal attainment scale measured goals attained during treatment 3) number of hospitalisations was measured 4) development of a therapeutic relationship was measured

Question 3

carols treatment followed 3 main stages

Answer 3

1) stage one - development of rapport over 3 months, to help build the rapport the therapist disclosed his own problems and interests to get carol to talk about hers

Question 5

carols treatment happened in three different stages

Answer 5

stage 1 - development of rapport - occurred over three months the therapist opened up about his own struggles and desires to get carol to open up about hers. stage 2 - understanding cbt - occurred over 2 months stress management techniques taught using the abc model helping carol to understand emotions . stage 3 - treatment - 3 phrases, phase 1 early phase- weekly activity scheduledle and stress management techniques , phase 2 middle phase - coping with social situations and fear of relapse. phase 3 - end phase - plans to maintain techniques beyond sessions with cue cards.

Question 6

findings

Answer 6

1) at the end of the study carol reported few symptoms and little distress 2) after 1 year her RFS score was stable at 27 she scored 6 at the start 3) GAS was 19.85 pre treatment and afterwards it was 80.15 which shows treatment goals had been attained 4) hospitalisations in days (previous 3 months) went from 60 in pretest to 0

Question 7

conclusion

Answer 7

considerable improvements in all 4 measures after a three year course therefore cbt can successfully treat sz.

Question 8

:( researcher bias