Psychodynamic explanation of schizophrenia

Question 1

Main points

Answer 1

• Oral stage
• Regression
• Losing touch with reality
• ## Schizophrenogenic mother

Question 2

How does oral fixation relate to schizophrenia

Answer 2

• 0-18 months in oral stage (feeding)
• Those with schizophrenia become fixated in first few months
• All schizophrenics are orally fixated but not all that are orally fixated are schizophrenic

Question 3

How does regression and losing touch with reality relate to schizophrenia

Answer 3

• If an adult experiences excessive amounts of stress the individual may regress back to the oral stage
• In oral stage ego has not developed so id operates unimpeded
• Schizophrenia is the unchecked activities of the id
• Cant distinguish between reality and desires

Question 4

Who developed theory on schizophrenogenic mother

Answer 4

Fromm-Reichmann

Question 5

What is a mother of a schizophrenic like

Answer 5

Over protective and controlling and rejecting and distant

Question 6

What does an Over protective and controlling mother do to a child

Answer 6

Stifles a childs emotional development

Question 7

What does a rejecting and distant mother do to a child

Answer 7

Leaves the child with lack of personal security

Question 8

What do both the types of mother do

Answer 8

causes stress which children are more susceptible to which makes children likely to regress to oral stage

Question 9

mothers with psychological problems gave birth to healthy children and then did what?

Answer 9

Drove them mad

Question 10

in the home the mothers delusional ideas do what?

Answer 10

Dominate making her unaware of needs of other family members

Question 11

schizophrenic behaviours are a way of a child doing what?

Answer 11

Making sense of the toxic home environment