Cognitive Explanations For Schizophrenia

Question 1

What is the key assumption for cognitive explanations?

Answer 1

• faulty thinking
• maladaptive

Question 2

What is the cognitive explanations?

Answer 2

BECK & RECTOR
- Sz symptoms are a result of faulty information process
- black box model
- ABC model

Question 3

What is the ABC model ?

Answer 3

• Beck
  ABC:
• Activating event
• beliefs
• consequences

Question 4

An example of the cognitive explanation

Answer 4

Ppl laughing
|
black box
|
somethings wrong with me

Question 5

Evaluation of cognitive explanations

Answer 5

+ research support:
• D’Carroll found 75% of Sz report cognitive impairments in memory, attention and motor skills.

+ RWA:
• led to therapies such as CBT which was found more effective than anti psychotics

• chick and egg scenario:
  • what comes first? Schizophrenia or dysfunctional thinking?