Psychological Explanations

Question 1

The schizophrenogenic mother theory is a p________ theory

Answer 1

Psychodynamic

Question 2

The schizophreniogenic mother theory (SMT) states schizophrenia is because of

Answer 2

Mothers that are cold, rejecting and create a family climate of tension, secrecy and submission. This leads to paranoia and dilusions.

Question 3

Double bind theory was proposed by

Answer 3

Bateson

Question 4

Double bind is where….

Answer 4

A child receives conflicting messages about expectations of them and so trapped, in fear of commiting wrong doing.

Question 5

High expressed emotion is…… and leads to…..

Answer 5

Any high amount of volatile negative emotional expressed in a household. Stress triggers the onset of symptoms.

Question 6

3 examples of the three fasits of family dysfunction.

Answer 6

. Butzlaff and Hooley - high expressed emotion

. Tienari et al - schizophrenogenic mothers

. Bateson - Double bind

Question 7

Bateson reported

Answer 7

A case of a schizophrenic patient having an aggressive emotional breakdown after an encounter with his mother. His mother reprimanded him for possibly not loving her enough after she’d just reprimanded him for being too affectionate towards her.

Question 8

Tienari et al

Answer 8

The biological children of schizophrenic mothers had different rates of schizophrenia themselves. 5.8% in healthy families and 36.8% in dysfunctional families.

Question 9

Tienari et al

Answer 9

Found that the onset of schizophrenia in biological children of schizophrenic mothers was 5.8% when they were in a “healthy” family and 36.6% in dysfunctional families.