Schizophrenia: The Interactionist Approach Flashcards

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1
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What does diathesis mean?

A

Vulnerability

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2
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What did Meehl originally claim the vulnerability was due to?

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Genetics

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3
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Meehl claimed schizophrenia was due to a

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Single schizo-gene

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4
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The single gene vulnerability explanation has now been rejected in exchange for what genetic explanation?

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Polygenic - where many genes combined increase vulnerability

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What other factors than genes can now be seen as diathesis?

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Psychological trauma e.g early childhood abuse

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How can early abuse make a person vulnerable to stress?

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It can affect brain development

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7
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The stress trigger can now cover things other than parenting. Name one factor

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Cannabis use

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8
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How much more likely are you to get schizophrenia if you use cannabis

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Up to 7 times

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9
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How can cannabis make a person vulnerable to schizophrenia?

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It interferes with the dopamine system

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10
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Why can we argue that there must be other factors than cannabis use as stressors?

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Not everyone who. Smokes cannabis has schizophrenia

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What is a common ineractionist treatment for schizophrenia?

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Anti-psychotic medication and CBT

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What does the interactionist approach to treatment consider

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Both biological and psychological treatments

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13
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What three treatments are commonly combined in the UK

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Drugs, family therapy and CBT

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14
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What did Tienari find to be the vulnerability and stress to be in their Finnish study?

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Vulnerability - genetics
Stress - family dysfunction (high conflict & low empathy

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15
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What is the individual differences evaluation point for the interactionist approach?

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Two people may have same vulnerability and stressor, but they both don’t develop schizophrenia

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16
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What did Tarrier find on the interactionist approach to treatment?

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Those receiving a combination of CBT and medication had fewer symptoms than those receiving one treatment

17
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What is the treatment causation fallacy?

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Just because a combination treatment is effective, this combination may not be the cause of schizophrenia