Individual Differences Of Schizophrenia - Cognitive Approach Flashcards
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How does the cognitive approach explain Schizophrenia?
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- in terms of malfunctions in the cognitive system such as perception, attention and memory.
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What is maladaptive thinking?
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- auditory hallucinations and rationally unsupported
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Maladaptive thinking in regards to schizophrenia
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- the most common type of hallucinations (hearing voices)
- one of the most defining symptoms of SZ
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Morrison (1998)
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- proposed that maladaptive thinking could offer an explanation as to why individuals suffer with auditory hallucinations.
- triggers such as sleep deprivation can lead to individuals with SZ to hear voices in a maladaptive way
- negative commands from these voices such as the devil, can lead to self harm and social withdrawal
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Lack of pre conscious filters (positive symptoms)
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- difficulty filtering out irrelevant information from the consciousness
- irrelevant things can be interpreted as more significant than they really are
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Lack of preconscious filters in regard to SZ according to Frith (1979)
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- attention deficit theory
- SZ is the result of a breakdown in the individuals thought of filtering process due to lack of attention
- the core positive symptoms of SZ can be explained by difficulties in inhibiting pre conscious content
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Frith (1979)
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- the inability to focus that causes individuals with SZ to give impression of disorganised thinking and disorganised speech and could possibly explain hallucinations and delusions
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Frith (1979)
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- these cognitive deficits are caused by abnormalities in certain areas of the brain.
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Explaining negative symptoms - Beck et al
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- proposes that an individual with SZ possesses dysfunctional beliefs about themselves, performance and ability to experience pleasure
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What type of negative symptoms can dysfunctional beliefs lead to?
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- anhedonia (not reacting appropriately to pleasurable experiences)
- avolition (losing interest and motivation)
