Sz general evaluations

Question 1

Classification systems

Answer 1

X - Gender bias - Longnecker
X - Culture Bias - Escobar
X - Symptom overlap and lack of IRR - Cheniaux
X - Co-Morbidity - Buckley

Question 2

Psychological explanations

Answer 2

X - Blames mother with guilt
X - Explains symptoms but not cause
√ - research support from Read - X - memories faulty
√ - Research support from Stirling

Question 3

Biological Explanations

Answer 3

X - Cause and Effect - faulty brain and symptoms
X - Ignores nurture - MZ twins not 100% - deterministic
√ - scientific research support - Ripke et al
√ - evidence from the success of drugs for dopamine hypothesis - X T.A.F

Question 4

Drug Treatments

Answer 4

X - Side effects
X - just deal with symptoms - dont prevent relapse or cure it
√ - Meltzer
√ - Research support - Thornley - found them effective
X - low concordance rates - think its poison

Question 5

Psychological Therapies - CBT

Answer 5

√ - Jauhar - found it effective
√ - long term impact - no side effects
X - takes long
X - requires active participation from patient - may not always be appropriate

Question 6

Psychological therapies - Token Economies

Answer 6

√ - Improve QOL and ability to function IRL
X - McMagonagle and Sultana (2009) not very effective or widely used
X - prejudiced

Question 7

Psychological therapies - Family Therapy

Answer 7

√ - Pharoah - effective in improving family relationships and QOL
X - Doesnt cure just helps symptoms

Question 8

Interactionist approach - Mehl (1962) - diathesis model

Answer 8

√ - Tarrier et al (2014) found combination treatments more effective
√ - Tienari et al (2014)
X - modern understanding, not necessarily a biological diathesis