schizophrenia - psychological treatment

Question 1

what is classed as psychological treatment?

Answer 1

cognitive behavioural therapy.

Question 2

what is cognitive behavioural therapy?

Answer 2

aims to identify irrational thoughts and try to change them,

Question 3

how many session may be used for cbt?

Answer 3

5 - 20

Question 4

what will the therapist help the client identify?

Answer 4

activating beliefs
beliefs
consequences
disrupting irrational beliefs
restructured belief

Question 5

why does cbt work?

Answer 5

helps patients understand their symptoms and the impact it is having, it also require the discussion of these symptoms by exploring more rational alternatives and the irrational beliefs are ‘cured’ because it is not based on reality.

Question 6

what is family therapy?

Answer 6

is carried out with all or some members of the family with the aim of improving communication within the family.

Question 7

how does it work?

Answer 7

pharoah et al 2010 identified a range of strategies:
reduces negative emotions
improves family ability to help

Question 8

burbach et al 2018 model

Answer 8

1) basic information sharing
2) identifying resources which can be afforded and not
3) encourage mutual understanding
4) identifying unhelpful patterns
5) skill training
6) relapse prevention
7) maintenance of healthy patterns.