SCT

Question 1

intro

Answer 1

• social influences
• lower socio ecomomic group
• social adversity
• immigration
• urbanicity- stressors- triggers onset

Question 2

A01.1

Answer 2

social class- deprived inner city lower class exposed to stressors such as noise light crime poor living faster paced lifestyle poorer education- psychological stressors trigger onset

Question 3

A03.1

Answer 3

• freeman carried out studdies in stockholm, chicargo, london , nottinham and salford found a above average incidence of SZ - all cities where the above would show

Question 4

A03.2

Answer 4

Uk incidence more than 4/1000 found in both lower class white population and lower class black immigrant population

Question 5

A03.3

Answer 5

weakness- correlational therefore cant suggest that SZ is due to lower class coudl be the opposite where lower class is due to SZ social drift hyppthesis unable to hold down a job therefore unable to earn fall into poverty, explaining correlation

Question 6

A03.4

Answer 6

although turner et al suggests that fathers of SZ patients are found to be living in the lower socio eco groups supporting SCT but whitbourne suggests that there isnt sufficient evidence to support either viewpoint

Question 7

A01.2

Answer 7

social adversity - idea that if needs for human development are not met in childhood increases risk of SZ
children who grow up in less favourable environments more vunerable
- crime ,lack education, seperation from parents, overcrowding, poverty

Question 8

A03.5

Answer 8

strength- study in sweeden Hjem et al- found that social adversity in childhood related to the development of SZ in later life highlighted presssures such as crime poor libing drug use speration from parents overcrowding
supports

Question 9

A03.6

Answer 9

although not everyone whp lives in poor conditions develops SZ therefore must be a biological element- diathesis stress model suggests that thoes with a biological predisposition will only develop sz if an environmental factor triggers it likely to be in lower classes

Question 10

A01.3

Answer 10

1st and 2nd gen immigrants greater risk of SZ than general population

• disadvantaged regarding education, housing
• may recieve negative comments due to ethnicity and race
• weaker ethnic identity as try to fit in with society’s norms which may not comply eith parents ethnic culture beliefs causing stress

Question 11

A03.7

Answer 11

Willem- caribbean incidence of SZ compared to indegenous UK rate is almost same demonstrating no genetic cause, only due to disadvantages immigration population recieve

Question 12

A03.8

Answer 12

although, statiourious rates of SZ fairly similar across numerous cultures despite the fact e.g. culture largely in poverty

Question 13

A01.4

Answer 13

urban lifestyle, high population density, life more competittive

job offer- chronic social defeat - exposed to hostile confrontations in being excluded from the majority group elict SZ

Question 14

A03.9

Answer 14

lederbogen et al used fMRI link between growing up in an urban environmeny and their sensitivity to social stress.

ppts had to solve a challenging arythmatic problem whilts recieving negative feedback about performance

thoes in cities shpwed greater activity in amygdala and ACC compared to thoes in rural locations- regulated emotion and stress and shown thoes with SZ reduced ACC volume

Question 15

A03.10

Answer 15

urban areas well known for high rates of birth difficulties and infectious disease 0 maternal flu and poor diet in pregammvu risk factors of SZ

Question 16

conclusion

Answer 16

development of housing projects reduce overcrowding encourage neighbourhood cohesipm celebrate cultural diversity.