schizophrenia -psychological explanations for SZ (family dysfunction) Flashcards
how is family dysfunction used to explain SZ?
.attempt to link SZ to upbringing and the family someone lives in
what does family dysfunction say how SZ occurs?
.due to family experiences of conflict, communication problems, criticism and control
how many types of family dysfunction are there?
.3
what are the 3 types of family dysfunction?
.schizophregenic mother
.double-bind communication
.expressed emotion
who came up with idea of a schizophregenic mother to explain SZ?
.freida-fromm reichman (1948)
how does a schizophrenegic mother explain SZ?
.based on patients account of their upbringing and recognised a particular type of parent
.mothers who were cold, rejecting and controlling created a family characterised by tension, conflict and secrecy
.father is passive and uninvolved
what does the cold, rejecting and controlling mother lead too?
.leads to distrust and stress which leads to paranoid delusions in SZ
who came up with double-bind communication as an explanation of SZ?
.gregory batesman et al (1972)
what is meant by double-bind communication?
.parent communicating through mixed messages, saying one thing and meaning another
what does double-bind communication lead to?
.leads to the child thinking they can’t do right, everything they do is wrong which leads to speech poverty and avolition
who came up with expressed emotion as an explanation to SZ?
.kavanagh (1992)
what is meant by expressed emotion?
.the level of emotion expressed by the parent
.over-involvement in the life of the child causes stress in the child and a high risk of relapse
.family shows exaggerated involvement, criticism and control
what is strength to the family dysfunction theory?
.read et al -reviewed 46 studies and found 69% of adult women and 59% of adult men impatients diagnosed with SZ had a history of physical or sexual abuse in childhood
what are the negatives to family dysfunctions as an explanation of SZ?
.read et al’s study was retrospective, assessing the recall of an event when schizophrenics could have distorted memories -reduces validity
.schizophregenic mother and double-bind communication relys on clinical observations of patients so relys on subjective interpretation (lack of validity)
