The Interactionist Approach Flashcards

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what does the interactionist approach acknowledges?

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-there are biological, psychological, societal factors in development of schizophrenia.

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what do biological factors include?

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genetic vulnerability
neurochemical imbalances
neurological abnormalities

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what do psychological factors include?

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stress - which can result from life events (death of family event)

daily hassles (poor quality family interactions)

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what is a diathesis?

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predisposition to developing medical condition

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what is stress?

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any environmental factor that could trigger a disorder

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what causes schizophrenia?

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diathesis + stress

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what is diathesis stress model?

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says that both vulnerability to schizophrenia and stress-trigger are necessary to develop schizophrenia

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whats the original diathesis stress model?

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-Meehl (1962)
-original model says the diathesis is entirely genetic (‘schizo-gene’ - schizotypic personality)

-if a person doesn’t have this gene no amount of stress could lead to schizophrenia

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whats the modern diathesis stress model?

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-range of factors can cause underlying vulnerability to schizophrenia.

-could be genes or psychological trauma.

-psychological trauma could be child abuse (this can impact brain development)

-stress is anything that risks triggering schizophrenia. Could be psychological stress for examples from parents or it could be cannabis use.

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