Treatment of sz

Question 1

what are the two types of treamtment for SZ?

Answer 1

CBT and family therapy

Question 2

What happens during CBT?

Answer 2

usually 5-20 SESSIONS
group or individually
Patients IDENTIFY irrational thoughts and try to CHANGE them.
May involve ARGUMENTS or discussion of how LIKELY beliefs are to be TRUE.

Question 3

HOW does cbt help?

Answer 3

Make SENSE of delusions and hallucinations and how they IMPACT feelings and behaviour.

Helps UNDERSTAND where symptoms come from and understand their EXISTENCE to REDUCE anxiety. Delusions can be challenged through REALITY testing, examining liklihood that their beliefs are true.

Question 4

What is the case study for CBT?

Answer 4

TURKINGTON: Example of using CBT to challenge paranoid delusions, patient believes mafia are observing how to kill him, therapist says they’re obviously FRIGHTENED and there must be a REASON for this. Asked if he thinks its the mafia and therapist says its a POSSIBILITY but there could be OTHER explanations and HOW do you KNOW it’s the mafia.

Question 5

What happens during Family therapy?

Answer 5

Imrproves COMMUNICATION and interaction between family members. Go to ROOT cause of conditions, and REUDCE stress within families that might CONTRIBUTE to risk of relapse. Aims to REDUCE levelse of EE

Question 6

ow does family therapy work?

Answer 6

Range of strategies to IMPROVE functioning of a family member with Sz

REDUCE NEGATIVE EMOTIONS: reduces EE, especially negative emotions like GUILT. Reduces stress, increasing compliance and reducing risk of relapse..

IMPROVES FAMILIES ABILITY TO HELP: Encouraged to form theraputic alliances,.