Individual 1) Schizophrenogenic Mother

Question 1

Freud

Answer 1

Freud’s approach has lost its validity.
His hypothesis is difficult to test.
Strupp - Freud’s theory is now being called “an interesting historical footnote.”

Question 2

Strupp

Answer 2

Testing Freud’s theory causes more harm than benefit as it can be distressing to revisit traumatic memories.

Question 3

Reichman

Answer 3

In recent years, the psychodynamic theory focuses on “schizophrenogenic mother”
Reichmann’s theory lost validity around the 1970’s.

Question 4

Elements of schizophrenogenic mother

Answer 4

1) Overprotective, controlling, severe, dominant.
2) Cold, distant, rejecting.
This puts stress on child.

Question 5

Kasanin

Answer 5

2/3 patients have a schizophrenogenic mother.

1/3 did not.

Question 6

Wild et al.

Answer 6

Focus on sez differences.

If the son develops schizophrenia, it’s because the father is dominant.

Question 7

Herman Jones

Answer 7

Schizophrenia is caused by

dominant mother.