management of schizophrenia Flashcards

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what is a token economy

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reward systems used to manage the behaviour of people with schizophrenia

in particular those who have developed patterns of maladaptive behaviour through spending long periods of time in psychiatric hospitals.

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what did Ayllon and Azrin (1968) do

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trialed a token economy in a psychiatric ward of women with schizophrenia.

gift token were given for good behavioru and swapped for privileges

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example of good behaviour

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making bed and cleaning up

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what did ayllon and azrin find

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found the number of tasks carried out increased significantly

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when dose institutionalisation occur

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in long term hospital treatments as people often develop bad habits

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what did mason et al identify

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three catagoeis of institutional behaviour that can be tackled using a token economy.

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what categories did mason et al identify.

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personal care, condition-related behaviours (e.g. apathy) and social behaviour.

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what are the two main benefits from modifying these bhaviours

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quality of life: putting on makeup or becoming more social with other residents

normalises behaviour: getting dressed or making your bed.

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what is involved in token economy

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Tokens are given immediately after a desirable behaviour

Target behaviours decided individually based on knowledge of the person (Cooper et al., 2007).

Tokens have no value themselves but are swapped for rewards: sweets, magazines, film or walking outside.

Tokens given immediately following target behaviours
delayed rewards are less effective.

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what are token ecomomics a example of

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behaviour modification based on operant conditioning.

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