Interactionist approach Flashcards
What does the interactionist approach suggest?
SZ is developed due to a combination of biological, psychological and social factors
What’s the model suggested by interactionists?
Diathesis-stress model
What does diathesis mean?
Vulnerability
What does stress mean?
A negative psychological experience
Who came up with the diathesis stress model?
Meehl
What did Meehl suggest diathesis was?
Genetic, down to a single “schizo-gene” making someone sensitive to stress
What did Meehl argue when a person does not have the “schizo gene”
No amount of stress could lead to SZ
What is now believed about the “schizo gene”
There is not one single gene, but many genes that increase vulnerability to SZ
What is now believed can be other factors for SZ other than genes?
Psychological trauma (in childhood particularly affects aspects of brain development)
What has recently become identified as another stress (trigger) for SZ?
Cannabis use
How much more does cannabis use increase a persons vulnerability to SZ?
7 times
Why is cannabis said to be a trigger for SZ?
It’s inference with the dopamine symptom
What does not everyone developing SZ after smoking cannabis suggest?
There must be multiple vulnerability factors
What is the most common treatment using the interactionist model?
Combination of antipsychotic medication and psychological therapies (mostly CBT)
Who argued for both biological causes and still practised CBT for psychological symptoms?
Turkington et al
