P3- (S) Research Support Read Et Al And Morkved Et Al

Question 1

What is a strength of family dysfunctions as an explanation for SZ?

Answer 1

One strength of family dysfunction as an explanation for schizophrenia is that there is supporting evidence. A review by Read et al (2005) reported that adults with SZ are disproportionately likely to have an insecure attachment.

Question 2

What did they also find?

Answer 2

The also found that 69% of women and 59% of men with SZ have a history of physical and/or sexual abuse. This strongly suggests that family dysfunction can make people more vulnerable to SZ.

Question 3

However, what is most of this evidence based on?

Answer 3

However, most of this evidence is based on information about childhood experience after diagnosis. The symptoms may have distorted the recall of their childhood experiences. This means that any research support for family dysfunction may be invalid.