SCHIZOPHRENIA: Social - Dysfunctional Families A03

Question 1

Schizophrenia: Social - Dysfunctional Families A03:
Names

Answer 1

Liem
Koopmans
Vaughn & Laff

Question 2

Schizophrenia: Social - Dysfunctional Families A03:
Evaluative Points

Answer 2

D/B CAUSE / EFFECT: COMMUNICATION DIFFICULTIES ON WHICH THE D/B THEORY IS BASED UPON ARE AN AFFECT > CAUSE OF SCHIZ

Where do d/b communications come from?

Research Support for Expressed Emotion

Question 3

Schizophrenia: Social - Dysfunctional Families A03:
Double bind cause & effect

Answer 3

Studies have found a difference in quality of communication within families with schizophrenic members: Liem - Communications offered in a structured task to the parents of 11 schiz sons were no more disordered than communications offered by those with non-schiz sons.

Question 4

Schizophrenia: Social - Dysfunctional Families A03:
Where do double bind communications come from?

Answer 4

Koopmans - Incidental variations in family interactions (which normally have little effect) at times of family disruption lead to double bind communication 🙂 Explains how d/b communications can be established / 😟 No empirical evidence

Question 5

Schizophrenia: Social - Dysfunctional Families A03:
Research Support for Expressed Emotions

Answer 5

Vaughn & Leff - 53% of schiz inds who had a high EE relative relapsed within 9 months / 12% of those who had a low EE relative relapsed