Diathesis-Stress Model Schizophrenia

Question 1

diathesis stress:

Answer 1

the diathesis stress model states that both a genetic vulnerability and environmental stressors are required to trigger the condition

Question 2

supporting research from tierni et al

Answer 2

supporting research comes from tierni et al who studied the biological children of schizophrenic children that had been adopted. she found that adopted children from families with schizophrenia had more chance of developing sz than children from a normal families. furthermore, 36% of children raised in dysfunctional family households went on to develop schizophrenia compared to only 5.6% that were raised in healthy families.

Question 3

what did gottesman find in his meta analysis of cases of schizophrenia

Answer 3

research by gottesman found a 48% concordance rate for identical twins and 17% for non identical twins. this suggests the role of biological factors as the concordance rate is much higher for twins that share 100% DNA . however, since the concordance rate is lower than 100%, this indicates that some psychological factors are necessary for triggering the condition

Question 4

what does the supporting research from tierni et al suggest about the importance of both biological and psychological factors

Answer 4

this research supports the influence of biological factors due to the high rate in healthy families. nonetheless, the even higher rate for dysfunctional families suggest a psychological trigger is needed

Question 5

what is the interactionist approach important for acknowledging

Answer 5

there is significant evidence in support of the interactionist approach as it acknowledges that treatment should be based on biological and psychological factors

Question 6

what treatments can the interactionist approach combine for the treatment of schizophrenia

Answer 6

the model can combine antipsychotic medication with psychological therapies such as CBTp to help alleviate symptoms