Cognitive Explanation

Question 1

What does the cognitive explanation focus on ?

Answer 1

Role of internal mental processes

Question 2

What is sz characterised by ?

Answer 2

Disruption to normal throught processing

Frith et al identified two kinds of dysfunctional processing that could trigger some symptoms

Question 3

Meterepesentation

Answer 3

Lack ability to recognise own actions/thoughts due to external factors

Could explain symptoms of auditoriums hallucinations (positive symptoms)

As individual may not understand that voice in their head is own voice and not somebody else’s thus causing distress

Question 4

Central control lack ability to suppress own automatic thoughts and speech

Answer 4

lack ability to suppress own automatic thoughts and speech

Thoughts and speech are triggered by other thoughts which can lead to disordered thinking and disorganised speech

Experience disrupted spoken sentences known as derailment (negative symptoms)

Where indivudual speech is disrupted as spoken words trigger other associations

Person cannot suppress automatic responses to these