Family interaction- schizophrenia

Question 1

Bateson 1956

Answer 1

put forward a double bind theory – contradictory messages from family

Question 2

repeated exposure to contradictory messages causes

Answer 2

the child to resort to self deception and to develop a false concept of reality and a inability to communicate effectively

Question 3

dysfunctional family positive evaluation

Answer 3

research conducted before mid 1970s generally supported view that schizophrenia most commonly found in dysfunctional families

Question 4

evaluation Mischler and Waxer 1968

Answer 4

found mothers taking to their schizophrenic daughters were rather aloof and unresponsive but talked healthy and responsively to their healthy daughters

Question 5

Expressed emotion originated

Answer 5

Brown 1972 which showed patients with schizophrenia were more likely to relapse if they returned to homes characterised by high levels of expressed emotion

Question 6

evaluation positive EE

Answer 6

concept seems to be a strong predictor of the course of the disorder

Question 7

Kavanagh 1992 - evaluation EE

Answer 7

schizophrenics living in families with high expressed emotion were 4 times likely to relapse than those living in families with low expressed emotion

Question 8

evaluation countries EE

Answer 8

individuals with schizophrenia in developing countries are much less likely to relapse than those in developed countries - thought to be better access to medications and treatment

Question 9

evaluation negative EE

Answer 9

are correlational and may reflect the consequences of living with a severely disturbed individual rather than having any casual significance

Question 10

Zubin and Spring 1977

Answer 10

Diathesis stress model
put forward the idea that stressful life events could trigger psychotic symptoms in individuals with an underlying biological predisposition to schizophrenia