evaluation of psy treatment

Question 1

General evaluation for all

Answer 1

can help symptoms of schizophrenia but do not cure it, CBT helps patients to make sense of the symptoms, family therapy reduces the stress of living with SZ, token economies make behaviour more socially acceptable, we should adopt an interactionist approach and use a combination of theories

Question 2

limitation of CBT 1

Answer 2

Ineffective on its own, meta analysis done and found research with higher controlled, small improvements that were previously made had disappeared

Question 3

limitation of CBT 2

Answer 3

ineffective on its own, found rapid improvements made when given CBT alongside drugs, adopt interactionist approach

Question 4

Family therapy strength

Answer 4

highly effective, meta analysis conducted collectivism and individualistic countries, family therapy increased a patient’s compliance to take medication so they were more willing, reduction of risk of relapse

Question 5

Family therapy strength 2

Answer 5

cost-effective, decrease need for medical help therefore it is less expensive in long-term to manage and relapse is lessened

Question 6

strength of token economy

Answer 6

effective, tokens given out and exchange and desirable behaviours dramatically increased, symptoms managed well but can be criticised as one patient schizophrenia may not be the same as another so we should be cautious in generalisation

Question 7

l limitation of token economy

Answer 7

 ethics, clinicians are controlling with food or privacy which are basic human rights, should patients really be performing desirable behaviours to gain rewards which are human necessities, limitation as it violates human rights