Management of SZ. Flashcards
In Allyon and Azrins study why were the women on the wards rewarded?
For self care related activities
What principle is a token economy based on?
operant conditioning but immediate associations are based on classical conditioning
What 3 categories of behaviours are usually targeted through token economies?
personal care, condition related behaviours, social behaviours
Why are token administered ASAP once a behaviour is performed?
So patients know it is in relation to the behaviour just done rather than ones done later if there is a delay
What is an example of a secondary reinforcer?
The token
What is an example of a primary reinforcer?
Anything the patient sees as a reward eg. 15 mins extra video gaming time.
A strength in relation to the effectiveness of token economies is?
Glowacki reviewed 7 studies and found token economies helped reduce negative symptoms and undesirable behaviours
What percentage of people do not respond to token economies?
10-20% very low number.
Instead of token economies what type of therapy is seen as a good alternative?
Art therapy: Chiang said it has low risk and high gain.
A weakness of token economies includes?
Ethical issues, potentially restricting pleasurable activities to create a reward based system can be considered unethical.
What do token economies do to behaviour?
Help encourage positive behaviours in the management of schizophrenia
People that do not respond to token economies usually have what type of schizophrenia symptoms?
Severe negative symptoms.
