psychological explanations of schizophrenia Flashcards
1
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what is family dysfunction?
A
abnormal processes within a family such as poor family communication, cold parenting and high levels of expressed emotion. these may be risk factors for the development and maintenance of schizophrenia.
2
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what are the cognitive explanations?
A
the ones which focus on mental processes such as thinking, language and attention.
3
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what is dysfunctional thought processing?
A
information processing is not functioning normally and produces undesireable responses.
