Schizophrenia: Psychological Explanations - Family Dysfunction Flashcards
When answering questions on psychological explanations of schizophrenia, what structure must you follow?
Name/Explain/Feeling/Symptom
When answering questions on psychological explanations you need to follow this structure: Name - Explain - Feeling - ________
Symptom
When answering questions on psychological explanations you need to follow this structure: Name - Explain - ____________ - Symptom
Feeling
When answering questions on psychological explanations you need to follow this structure: __________ - Explain - Feeling - Symptom
Name
When answering questions on psychological explanations you need to follow this structure: Name - __________- Feeling - Symptom
Explain
Family dysfunction is the idea that an individual develops schizophrenia because of what?
Because they have been raised in a dysfunctional family environment.
Based on the psychological explanation, what type of family environment makes you more likely to develop schizophrenia?
A dysfunctional family environment.
The family is dysfunctional in the way that they ___________ with each other
communicate
What can poor communication result in?
high levels of tension and arguments
High levels of tension and arguments are a result of?
Poor communication between family members
High levels of tension and arguments between family members result in creating risk factors for the 1.____________and 2.______________of schizophrenia.
- development
- maintenance
High levels of tension and arguments between who result in creating risk factors for the development and maintenance of schizophrenia?
Family members
What are the three areas of a dysfunctional family environment that increases the risk of schizophrenia?
Schizophrenogenic mother, double bind communication & expressed emotion
What are the three areas of a dysfunctional family environment that increases the risk of schizophrenia are Schizophrenogenic mother, double bind communication & ____________
expressed emotion
What are the three areas of a dysfunctional family environment that increases the risk of schizophrenia are _________________________, double bind communication & expressed emotion
Schizophrenogenic mother
What are the three areas of a dysfunctional family environment that increases the risk of schizophrenia are Schizophrenogenic mother, __________________& expressed emotion
double bind communication
Accoriding to the psychological expanantion of schizophrenia, Schizophrenia is caused by the patient’s early experience of what type of mother?
Schizophrenogenic mother
(Schizophrenia causing mother)
What does Schizophrenogenic mean?
Schizophrenia causing
What are 5 characteristics that can be used to describe a schizophrenogenic mother?
- cold
- controlling
- rejecting
- emotionally
- unresponsive
Which family member describes as cold and controlling can increase the risk of developing schizophrenia?
A schizophrenogenic mother
What kind of family environment does a schizophrenogenic mother build?
She builds a family climate characterised by tension and secrecy.
Which family member builds a family climate characterised by tension and secrecy.
Schizophrenogenic mother
Family climate characterised by tension and secrecy leads to what?
Distrust that later develops into paranoid delusions in schizophrenia.