Psychological explanations for SCZ

Question 1

Family dysfunction

Answer 1

Schizophrenia symptoms arise from unhealthy family relationships.

Question 2

Schizophrenogenic mother

Answer 2

A cold, controlling mother and passive father create stress and secrecy, leading to paranoid delusions.

Question 3

Double bind theory

Answer 3

Mixed messages make sufferers feel they can’t act correctly, causing disorganized thinking and paranoia.

Question 4

Expressed emotion

Answer 4

High EE involves excessive involvement, criticism, hostility, and rejection, increasing stress for the sufferer.

Question 5

Cognitive explanations

Answer 5

Faulty thought processing leads to symptoms.

Question 6

Delusions of control

Answer 6

Faulty meta-representation makes it hard to distinguish personal thoughts and actions.

Question 7

Social sensitivity (evaluation)

Answer 7

Blaming families for schizophrenia may add stress and anxiety.

Question 8

Stroop test (evaluation)

Answer 8

Stirling : Schizophrenia patients took twice as long in the Stroop test, showing faulty central control and issues with deliberate thought processes.

Question 9

Correlation caution (evaluation)

Answer 9

Family dysfunction may result from having a schizophrenic child, not necessarily cause it.

Question 10

Relapse into SCZ (evaluation)

Answer 10

Relapse into schizophrenia is more likely in families with high expressed emotion (EE).