Psychological Explanation

Question 1

Psychological explanations

Answer 1

1. Family dysfunction
2. Cognitive explanations

Question 2

1. Family Dysfunction

Answer 2

1. Double Bind Messages
2. Expressed Emotions

Question 3

1.1 Double Bind Messages

Answer 3

Actions convey one message but verbally communicate another
Child cant develop internally accurate perception of reality- schizophrenia

Question 4

1.2 Expressed Emotions

Answer 4

Communication style with family is hostile or critical
Can be:
•Critisms
•hostility
•over involvement
High EE families ⬆️likelihood of relapse

Question 5

Evaluation of Family Dysfunction

Answer 5

+practical applications - family therapy
-lack of clarity with role of EE - not same for everyone

Question 6

2.Cognitive explanations

Answer 6

Dysfunctional thought processes
1.Delusions
2.Hallucinations

Question 7

2.1 Delusions

Answer 7

Result of poor info processing from environment
Schizophrenics suffer - egocentric bias - everything is about them
Unable/unwilling to reality test

Question 8

2.2 Hallucinations

Answer 8

Result from hyper vigilance of auditory stimuli
Can’t differentiate between mind and reality
Self generated auditory hallucinations

Question 9

Evaluation of cognitive explanations

Answer 9

+support - CBTp - practical applications
-Doesn’t explain other symptoms