Modifying Behaviour

Question 1

Karlson and Lindquist

Answer 1

• originally demonstrated that these drugs increase the turnover of dopamine when given to animals, there are a higher number of side effects found when compared to atypical drugs

Question 2

Kapur and Remington

Answer 2

• suggest that these drugs act on D2 receptors alone and only occupy them for a short while before rapidly dissociating to allow normal dopamine transmissions
• This characteristic is responsible for lower level of side effects found with these drugs when compared with conventional drugs

Question 3

Tarrier 1993

Answer 3

The coping strategy enhancement works by establishing the context of patients delusions and hallucinations (types and triggers) and coping strategies they use

Question 4

Smith 2003

Answer 4

• identified a number of key strategies: Engagement strategies, cognitive strategies, behavioural strategies, relapse prevention strategies

Question 5

Lobos (2010)

Answer 5

compared clozapine with a number of other atypical antipsychotic and found that it reduced positive symptoms

Question 6

Bentall et al (1994)

Answer 6

suggests CBT may be effective for patients experimenting their first episode of scz

Question 7

Kwipers (1998)

Answer 7

• Medication alone does not always bring the best outcomes

Question 8

Szasz (1960)

Answer 8

amongst others in the antipsychiatry movement argue that medication is being used in the same way as a straightjacket.

Question 9

Bentall et al (1994)

Answer 9

argues that in CBT the emphasis is on controlling the thought processes rather than understanding the unconscious thoughts and feeling behind them