schizophrenia Flashcards
evaluation for diagnosis and classification of schizophrenia
good reliability (+)
low validity (-)
co-morbidity (-)
gender bias in diagnosis (-)
culture bias in diagnosis (-)
symptom overlap (-)
description points of diagnosis and classification overlapp
ICD 10 and DSM5, differ in classification
DSM5 - 1 positive
ICD - 2 or more negative
dropped subtypes
positive symptoms
hallucinations
delusions
negative symptoms
speech poverty
avolition (apathy)
biological explanation evaluation: genetic basis
research support (+)
environmental factors (-)
evaluation for biological explanation: neural correlates
evidence for dopamine (+)
glutamate (-)
evaluation psychological explanations for schizophrenia: family dysfunction
research support (+)
explanations lack support (-)
evaluation psychological explanations for schizophrenia: cognitive explanations
research support (+)
a proximal explanation (-)
evaluation for biological therapy
evidence for effectiveness (+) with counterpoint less impressive evidence (-)
serious side effects (-)
mechanism unclear (-)
evaluation psychological therapy for schizophrenia : CBT
evidence for effectiveness (+)
quality of evidence (-)
evaluation for psychological therapy for schizophrenia: family therapy
evidence for effectiveness (+)
benefits to whole family (+)
evaluation for management of schizophrenia
evidence of effectiveness (+)
with counterpoint (-) question over evidence for effectiveness
ethical issues (-)
alternative approaches (-)
evaluation for the interactionist approach to schizophrenia
support for vulnerability and triggers (+)
diathesis and stress are complex (-)
real world application (+)
with counterpoint (-) cannot assume the success of control therapies means interactionist explanations are correct.