Social 1) Dysfunctional Families

Question 1

Lidz et al.

Answer 1

Two theories:

1) Dominant mother theory - mother has dominant views, father is passive, underlying hostilities in family, mostly affects boys.
2) Marital conflict (schism) - mostly affects females, a lot of parental conflict, child fears upsetting one or other parent.

Question 2

Sharan

Answer 2

• Criticises Lidz, claims that the theories have no validity

Question 3

Bateson

Answer 3

Lack of communication can cause schizophrenia, divides into verbal vs. non-verbal.
E.g. child is asked a question (verbal), when child replies parent is focused on something else (non-verbal), child becomes insular.

Question 4

Brown

Answer 4

Research on relapse; males more likely to relapse, depends on who you live with after treatment.
If you live with parents after treatment you are more likely to relapse, if you live alone, it is likely.

Question 5

EE - Expressed Emotion Theory

Answer 5

3 types of EE:
1) Critical comments.
2) Level of hostility.
3) Emotional over involvement.
Ways to measure it:
1) Observation.
2) Family Attitude Survey.
3) Level of expressed emotion.

Question 6

Hooley and Parker

Answer 6

Level of schizophrenia depends on number of people at home who have a negative attitude and are controlling.

Question 7

Vaughan and Leff

Answer 7

Relapse rates; if families have high EE levels there is 53% chance of relapse, low EE levels - 13% of relapse.

Question 8

McCredie and Philips

Answer 8

EE factor is only an element of schizophrenia caused by dysfunctional families.

Question 9

Cheng

Answer 9

Depends on culture.

E.g. in the West - high EE levels and high relapse rates are common compared to China.

Question 10

Philips and Xiang

Answer 10

Vicious cycle of cause and effect; a schizophrenic in the family can cause stress and stress can cause schizophrenic.