PSYCHOLOGICAL EXPLANATIONS Flashcards

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SCHIZOPHRENOGIC MOTHER

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  • cold, rejecting and controlling mother
  • family environment of secrecy
  • leads to distrust which develops into paranoid delusions (delusions of persecution)
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DOUBLE-BIND THEORY

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  • emphasised role of communication
  • developing child find themselves trapped in situations where they fear doing wrong thing but receive mixed messages
  • child punished by withdrawal of love
  • left confused which is reflected in symptoms like disorganised thinking or paranoid delusions
  • it is a risk factor
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EXPRESSED EMOTION

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  • level of negative emotion expressed towards schizophrenic by carer
  • CRITICISM
  • HOSTILITY
  • OVER INVOLVEMENT
  • serious source of stress which can trigger relapse
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COGNITIVE APPROACH

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  • filtering mechanism in schizophrenic brain doesn’t work in normal brain
  • unable to filter tone
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FAMILY ENVIRONMENT

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The family environment is notthe actual cause but rather a consequence and factor in the development of SZ.

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ETHICAL

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  • not ethical to blame family as you are saying family is the cause of patient’s SZ
  • may psychologically harm parents
  • undermines parent ability to help child
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FAMILY EXPERENCIEES RECALL

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  • schizophrenic patient may exaggerate the recalled events and have faulty recall about their childhood
  • cognitive distortion
  • low validity
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