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Britta developed schizophrenia as a teenager, and continues to display symptoms as an adult. When she lived at home, her parents were rarely happy and constantly argued. When they weren’t mad at each other, they would get cross with her, for what felt like weirdly small things to get upset about. This had an emotional impact on Britta, and she began to feel paranoid and developed a speaking problem. According to the family dysfunction explanation of schizophrenia, which of the following statements is true?
DBritta experienced a lot of family conflict when she was younger, the stress of which led to the development of schizophrenia.
What types of symptoms can be caused by stress as a result of family dysfunction?
CBoth Positive and Negative Symptoms.
Which of the following statements are true of the family dysfunction explanation of schizophrenia? Select all that apply.
DFamily conflict leads to stress and confusion in individuals, which causes the development of schizophrenia.
BBoth positive and negative symptoms of schizophrenia can develop over time.
What is a double blind study?
BNeither the researcher nor the participants know which of the participants are in the experimental group.
According to the family dysfunction explanation, what is a consequence of the stress and confusion caused by double bind situations?
Increased risk of developing schizophrenia.
Which of the following statements are true? Select all that apply. About double bind
BA double bind is when someone experiences contradictory messages, confusing them on how they should behave.
CA double bind is a very stressful experience, that can lead to the development of schizophrenia.
According to the family dysfunction explanation, when families have a high degree of expressed emotion, this creates stress and confusion, which…
leads to the development of schizophrenia
A high degree of expressed emotion is when…?
Members of a family speak to each other in negative ways, consistently expressing lots of criticism and complaints about what everyone else is doing.
Which of the following statements best describes the family dysfunction explanation of schizophrenia?
Stress and confusion caused by family conflict leads to symptoms of schizophrenia.
Katie lived at home with her parents. From a young age, she would constantly hear them argue about every little thing, every single day. Her parents had different ideas about how she should be raised, and would tell her different things. Katie’s dad would tell her to stay indoors and avoid being around other people. He worries that she may turn out like his own dad (Katie’s grandad), who was very ‘eccentric’. Katie’s grandad was known to see angels and demons, and was paranoid that the government was trying to assassinate him. On the other hand, Katie’s Mum would tell her to get out as much as possible, to remain social and physically active by hanging out with the other kids on her street. In either case, one parent would tell Katie off for doing what the other parent wanted her to do. Question 5. Demonstrate how the family dysfunction explanation of schizophrenia would explain how Katie could develop schizophrenia.
Katie is living in a family that uses a high degree of expressed emotion. Her parents are always arguing around her, being critical of both each other and Katie, and are very involved in how Katie should live her life. Katie is also experiencing a double bind around her social activity. Her parents are telling her contradictory messages about what she should be doing in her spare time, which is likely to cause confusion and distress. Both of these factors are likely to cause a significant amount of stress in Katie’s life, which the family dysfunction explanation states is the cause of schizophrenia development.
Take note that the question is asking about the family dysfunction explanation here. Though there may be evidence in the scenario that the biological explanation could explain, this shouldn’t be in your answer. It is important to focus on what the question is asking for in longer, essay style questions.
Which of the following statements are true? Select all that apply. Berger
CBerger found that people with schizophrenia were more able to recall more experiences of double binds from their childhood, compared to a control group.
ABerger conducted research on the effects of double binds on the development of schizophrenia.
Which of the following statements about Vaughn and Leff’s study is correct. Select all that apply.
DVaughn and Leff conducted observations to investigate the family relationships of people with schizophrenia.
More like to relapse if they had high expressed emotions at home
AVaughn and Leff conducted research on the effects of expressed emotion on people with schizophrenia
What did Berger do in his study?
CBerger conducted interviews in which he asked people with schizophrenia to recall childhood experiences.
What are the limitations of using a self-report method, for recalling events that happened a long time ago? Select all that apply.
AParticipants may be susceptible to leading questions.
BSelf-reports often lack objectivity.
CThe researcher may have an influence on how the participants respond.
DParticipants can sometimes forget what happened, or miss out details.
People with schizophrenia are less likely to recall past events accurately, because they have dysfunctional…?
Mental processes,
Altorfer et al. measured the number of times families were critical and negative towards the family member with schizophrenia. So, they were looking at the degree of
Altorfer et al. measured the number of times families were critical and negative towards the family member with schizophrenia. So, they were looking at the degree of expressed emotion that families displayed.
