Schizophrenia

Question 1

What % of the population is affected by schizophrenia?

Answer 1

1%

Question 2

What 2 manuals are used to classify schizophrenia?

Answer 2

ICD and DSM

Question 3

2 positive symptoms?

Answer 3

Hallucinations and delusions

Question 4

2 negative symptoms?

Answer 4

Speech poverty and avolition

Question 5

Gottesman (1991) %s for schizophrenia:
Chance when parent has it?
Chance when sibling has it?
Chance when DZ twin has it?
Chance when MZ twin has it?
Chance when partner has it?

Answer 5

6%
9%
17%
48%
2%

Question 6

What are the 3 parts to family dysfunction theory of schizophrenia?

Answer 6

Schizophrenic mother, double bind theory and expressed emotion

Question 7

What are the 3 parts of the cognitive explanation of schizophrenia?

Answer 7

Dysfunctional thinking, meta representation dysfunction and central control dysfunction

Question 8

When were Typical antipsychotics introduced and what are the main 2?

Answer 8

1950s
Chlorpromazine and Haloperidol

Question 9

When were Atypical antipsychotics first used?
What are the main 2?

Answer 9

1975
Clozapine and Risperidone

Question 10

What dosage is given for Chlorpromazine?

Answer 10

Up to 1000mg which is increased to overtime

Question 11

What is the dosage used for Clozapine?

Answer 11

300-400mg

Question 12

What is the dosage for Risperidone?

Answer 12

Starts at 4-8mg and can increase to 12mg daily

Question 13

How many sessions of CBT are given to treat schizophrenia?

Answer 13

5-20

Question 14

What are 2 main areas of schizophrenia CBT?

Answer 14

Normalisation and reality testing

Question 15

How many phases are in Burbach’s model for working with families?

Answer 15

7

Question 16

What is interaction approach for schizophrenia mainly based on?

Answer 16

Diathesis stress model

Question 17

What did the old diathesis stress mosel say?

Answer 17

Schizophrenia was entirely genetic, caused by schizogene

Question 18

What does the new Diathesis stress model say?

Answer 18

Biology can also act as the trigger (drug use, HPAS, trauma) as brain can be altered

Question 19

How much is the chance increased in getting schizophrenia when drugs are used?

Answer 19

7 times more likely

Question 20

When were token economy’s most used to treat schizophrenia?

Answer 20

Prolonged hospitalisation, institutionalisation

Question 21

Who found TES to be effective in 7 studies 1999-2013?

Answer 21

Glowack

Question 22

Thornely’s supporting research for typical antipsychotics?

Answer 22

1121 participants with schizophrenia trialled chlorpromazine and showed reduced symptom severity.

Question 23

Meltzer’s research support for a typical antipsychotics?

Answer 23

Found clozapine to be more effective than chlorpromazine, as 30-50% of cases failed.