L3.3 - Gender Bias

Question 1

How does gender bias affect diagnosis?

Answer 1

Accuracy of diagnosis can be dependent on patient’s gender, leading to gender bias

Question 2

What are some things men experience more?

Answer 2

Negative symptoms

Substance abuse

Question 3

Men and women have what differences

Answer 3

Men have earlier age of onset and both genders have different peak ages of when SZ is likely to begin

Question 4

How can psychologists show gender bias?

Answer 4

Stereotypical beliefs about gender, e.g. healthy adult behaviour more linked to healthy men
Invalid diagnosis

Question 5

Limitation of gender bias related to healthy adult behaviour linked to healthy men?

Answer 5

Shows androcentrism
Females’ healthy behaviour may be different but not taken into account so could mean more likely to be diagnosed
Reduced validity

Question 6

Limitation related to validity

Answer 6

Different onset ages and types of SZ m/f vulnerable to
Can increase likelihood of invalid diagnosis if gender differences are underestimated (beta bias) and this isn’t taken into account

Question 7

Advantage of gender bias?

Answer 7

Research found females have sex hormone estradiol which is protective and lowers chances of SZ