Psychological Explanations: Intro

Question 1

What were the main theories behind schizophrenia until the 1960s?

Answer 1

psychological/environmental, including behavioural and psychodynamic (most focussed on family events)

Question 2

Why were the early theories of schizophrenia rejected?

Answer 2

growing evidence of a biological basis from behavioural genetic and dopamine studies, limitations of environmental evidence (correlational, no control groups)

Question 3

What are the 2 models of interaction?

Answer 3

Diathesis stress model and final common pathways

Question 4

What are the 2 models of interaction? What are the psychological aspects of these models?

Answer 4

Diathesis stress model (stressor) and final common pathway dopamine hypothesis (something influencing pre synaptic dopamine dysfunction)