Managing Schizophrenia Flashcards
1
Q
Token Economy is based on what approach
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Behaviourist - operant conditioning
2
Q
Operant conditioning to manage Sz
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Maladaptive behaviour is learnt so can be unlearnt e.g. social withdrawal
3
Q
How does token economy work?
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- adaptive behaviour identifies
- pt rewarded with token as a secondary reinforcer immediately
- toke exchanged for something desireable - primary reinforcer
4
Q
AO3 +
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DICKERSON ET AL - meta analysis of 13 studies where 11 showed token economy to be effective
5
Q
AO3 - Dickerson meta analysis
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- contrl group rarely used
- allocation rarely random
- pt receiving therapy too
6
Q
AO3 -
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- not reansferable as rewards no always instant e.g. pay day
- unethical - do staff benefit more? pt who is more ill gets less tokens?
