psychological explanations for schizophrenia Flashcards
what is family dysfunction
the idea that schizophrenia is developed as they’ve been raised in a dysfunctional family environment
how is a family dysfunctional
communicate with each other with high levels of tension and arguments
what does family dysfunction result in
creates risk factors that lead to development and Maintence of sz
describe characteristics of a sz mother
cold controlling rejecting and emotionally unresponsive and builds a family climate with tension and secrecy
what does a sz mother lead to
distrust and developing of paranoid delusions in sz
what are fathers like in families with sz mothers
passive
describe doubleblind communication
the parent communicates a verbal message that does not match theri non verbal message so child recieve mixed messages
give an example of double blind communication
father is verbally loving but emotionally rejecting
why does double blind communication lead to sz
child feels like they can not do anything right becoming increasinly anxious leading them to withdraw and avoid social contact- signs of avoilation and mixed mesaages result in paranoid delusions
give examples of high levels of exspressed emotion
verbal critcism and occasional violence towards the patient
hostility towards the patient, including anger and rejection
emotional over-involvement in their life
how does exspresed emotion cause schizophrina
causes stress in patient and constant harrasment from family can trigger onset sz
what do cognitive explanations of sz focus on
internal mental processing
sz is characterised by disruption to normal thought proccesing name the two kinds of dysfunctional thought proccesing
metarepresentation
central control
what is metarepresentation
cognitive ability to reflect on thoughts and behaviour
allowing us to understand our actions and actions of others
what would dysfunction to metrarepresentation lead to
distruption of our ability to recognise our own actions and thoughts as beiong carried out by ourselves or others
explaining auditory hallucinations as indvidual may not understand that a voice in their head is their own voice an dnot somebody elses
