Psychological Explanations: Family Dysfunctions 2

Question 1

Double bind theory

Answer 1

Bateson et al 1972
Argued that family climate it’s important in development of schiz, but emphasised role of communication style within a family.
Schiz is caused by parents giving contradictory messages
Parents express care but also appear critical
Contradiction between verbal + non verbal beh

Question 2

The interactions of present development of?

Answer 2

Internally coherent consultation of reality and in long run manifests itself as schiz symptoms (withdrawal)

Question 3

Limitation of double bind theory

Answer 3

Liem measured patterns of parental communication in families with a schizophrenic child + found no difference when compared to norm families
Implying no difference in communicative beh of parents when comparing norm + schiz in families

Question 4

Support of dbt

Answer 4

Berger found schizophrenics reported a hunger recall of double bind statements by their mothers than non-schizophrenics

Question 5

Strength of dbt

Answer 5

Tiennari et al
Adopted kids who had schiz bio parents were more likely to become ill themselves than were kids with non schiz bio parents - however this difference emerged only in situations where the adopted fam was rated as distributed

Question 6

Strength dbt gibney

Answer 6

Claims real value of dbt is that it led to developments of fam therapy. Interactions = problematic then might be organised more constructively + so become health producing