cognitive explanations for schizophrenia Flashcards
1
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what assumption are cognitive explanations for schizophrenia based on ?
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- based on the assumptions that the ability to process thoughts in is dysfunctional
2
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what kind of theory did Firth propose ?
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- attention deficit theory
3
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what did firth identify ?
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- identified 2 kinds of dysfunctional thought processing that coul explain some symptoms
- metarepresentation (metacognition)
- central control
4
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what is meant by meta-representation ?
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- the cognitive ability to identify your own thoughts and actions as your own by paying attention to them
(reflect)
5
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what does meta-representation allow us to do ?
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- allows us to gain insight into our own intentions and goals
- allows us to interpret the actions of others
6
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what occurs if there are disruptions or faults in meta-representation ?
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- delusions of control
- disrupts our ability to recognise our own actions and thoughts as ourselves and suggests its someone else
7
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what would disruptions to the meta-representation explain in schizophrenics ?
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- would explain hallucinations of voices
- delusions like thought insertion
8
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what is meant by central control ?
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- the ability to suppress automatic actions and speech and instead make deliberate actions to achieve goals
9
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what kind of symptoms could result from central control ?
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- disorganised speech
- thought disorder (delusions)
10
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what do schizophrenics tend to experience due to faults in the central control ?
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- tend to experience derailment of thoughts and spoken sentences
- because each word triggers associations and the patient cannot suppress automatic responses to them
