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Schizophrenia - Biological Explanations Flashcards

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Diathesis stress model researcher?

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Gottesman and Reilley

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Gottesman and Reilley?

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Many people have a biological predisposition for SZ which is triggered by psychological stressors

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Biological explanations for SZ?

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Genetic factors and the dopamine hypothesis

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Genetic factors are looked at in…

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family studies, twin studies and adoption studies

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Family study on SZ?

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Gottesman

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Gottesman?

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46% chance if both parents had SZ, 13% if one parent, 9% if a sibling had it and 1% chance for general population (40 european studies)

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Kety et al? (f)

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20+ year study diagnosed SZ in 16.2% of the high risk group (mothers with SZ) and 1.9% of the low risk group, even when matched

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Twin study on SZ?

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Gottesman and Shields

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Gottesman and Shields?

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42% concordance rate for hospitalisation and diagnosis for MZ twins, 9% for DZ twins (57 twin pairs)

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Adoption study on SZ?

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Kety et al

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Kety et al? (a)

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High rates of diagnosis for chronic SZ in adoptees whose parents had the same diagnosis, despite being adopted by ‘healthy’ parents

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Weaknesses of genetic factors in SZ?

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Methodological problems
Reductionist
Ignores nurture

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Strengths of genetic factors in SZ?

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Support

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Supporting evidence for genetic factors in SZ?

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Kety et al

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Methodological problems in genetic factors in SZ?

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Most studies have broadened definition of SZ to include non-psychotic ‘SZ spectrum disorders’

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Research on SZ spectrum disorders?

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Kety et al found no full cases of SZ among 1st degree relatives of children with SZ spectrum disorders

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Reductionism in genetic factors in SZ?

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May be more to do with common rearing patterns or other factors such as EE

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Research on EE?

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Kalafi and Torabi

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Kalafi and Torabi?

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High EE was one of the main causes of SZ

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Ignoring nurture in genetic factors in SZ?

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Joseph

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Joseph?

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MZ twins treated more similarly, encounter more similar environments and experience more identity confusion

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Main belief of the dopamine hypothesis?

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SZ results from an excess of dopamine activity at certain synaptic sites

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Reasons for excess of dopamine activity?

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  1. release of excess dopamine by presynaptic neurone firing too easily or too often
  2. abnormally high excess of DZ receptors -> more dopamine binding -> more firing
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Research on dopamine hypothesis?

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Comer

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Comer?

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Dopamine neurones play a key role in guiding attention, so disturbances may lead to attention, perception and thought problems

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Ways of investigating dopamine hypothesis?

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Aphetamines, antipsychotic drugs, parkinsons disease

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What approach does the dopamine hypothesis come from?

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Biochemical

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What do amphetamines do?

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Dopamine agonists - result in hallucinations and delusions

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What to antipsychotic drugs do?

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Dopamine antagonists - eliminate SZ symptoms

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Research on parkinsons disease?

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Grilly

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Grilly?

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Sufferers of parkinsons disease have low levels of dopamine, so taking L-dopa to raise levels makes them develop side-effecs of SZ type symptoms

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Strengths of the dopamine hypothesis?

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Support

Effective treatments

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Weaknesses of the dopamine hypothesis?

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Reductionist
Cause or effect?
Weak evidence

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Support for dopamine hypothesis?

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Seeman

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Seeman?

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Increase in dopamine receptor density between 60-110% in SZs

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Effective treatments from the dopamine hypothesis?

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Davis et al

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Davis et al?

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55% relapse rates for those on placebo, 19% for those an antipsychotics

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Reductionism in dopamine hypothesis?

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Vaughn and leff

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Vaughn and leff?

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Antipsychotics only made a significant difference for those with high EE (53% relapse compared to 12%)

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Cause or effect in dopamine hypothesis?

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Haracz

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Haracz?

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Those who hadn’t received medication had normal levels of dopamine in post-mortems

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Weak evidence for dopamine hypothesis?

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Copolov and Crook

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Copolov and Crook?

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PET scans yet to find convincing evidence

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