Psychological explanations for schizophrenia Flashcards
Define family dysfunction.
Processes within family (poor communication), risk factors for schiz development/ management.
Describe Reichmann’s theory of the schizophrenogenic mother.
Based on childhood accounts.
Rejecting, controlling= leads to distrust- paranoia delusions= schiz.
Describe Bateson’s double-bind theory.
Child in fear of doing wrong, unable to communicate about it.
Punishment withdrawal of love, world confusing/ dangerous= paranoid delusions/ schiz.
Suggests communication in fam risk factor for schiz.22m qw
Define expressed emotion.
level of negative emotion expressed towards pp with schiz by carers.
What are the several elements in expressed emotion, affects on schiz.
Verbal criticism, hostility, emotional overinvolvement
Stress trigger
Strength of psychological explanations, in terms of evidence linking family dysfunction to schiz.
Read et al- adults with schiz likely have insecure attachment/ abuse. 69% women, 59% men with schiz history of abuse.
Suggests fam dysfunction= schiz vulnerability.
Limitation of psychological explanations, in terms of poor evidence for family dysfunction explanation.
No evidence support traditional family.
Theories based on observation of schiz families and informal assessment of mum personality.
Fam explanations can’t make link between childhood trauma and schiz.
Define dysfunctional thought processing.
Info processing that doesn’t represent reality, produces undesirable consequences.
Schiz symptom
Define cognitive explanations.
Explanations focus on mental processes.
According to Frith, what are the 2 kinds of dysfunctional thought processes?
Met representation and central control dysfunction
Define met- representation.
Cognitive ability reflect on thoughts/ behaviour. Insight into intentions, goals, actions of others
What happens if there’s dysfunction in met-representation?
Disrupt ability to recognise actions/ thoughts as carried out by ourselves than someone else.
Explains hallucination.
