Psychological Explanations Flashcards
Family dsyfunction
it suggests stress caused by unhealthy/abnormal relationships and patterns of communication, cold parenting and high levels of expressed emotion can cause schiz.
Schizophrenogenic mother
-‘schizophrenogenic’ = schizophrenia causing.
-comes from psychodynamic approach.
-characteristics of mother create an environment involving tension and secrecy. leads to distrust in child which can lead to paranoid delusions = schizophrenia symptom.
Double-blind theory
-contradictory situation, mixed message
-child socially withdraws and shows lack of emotional response as doesn’t know how to respond.
-their understanding of the world involves confusion and danger which leads to disorganised thinking and paranoid delusions
-double-blind isn’t only style of communication associated with schiz nor the only factor but its a risk factor.
Expressed Emotion
-level of negative emotion expressed towards schizophrenic individuals.
-its usually hostile and critical.
-communications cause stress going beyond already impaired coping mechanisms this can lead to relapse.
-it can cause relapse and be the stress in the diathesis stress model.