psy explanations

Question 1

family dysfunction

Answer 1

abnormal processes within the family such as poor communication is a risk factor to development and maintenance

Question 2

schizophrenogenic mother

Answer 2

(FRIEDA FROMM REICHMANN)

• basked on accounts of patients from their childhoods
• included cold, rejecting and controlling creating a climate of tension and secrecy within the family which can lead to paranoid delusions and then schizophrenia

Question 3

double bind theory (bateson et al)

Answer 3

• schizophrenia is a reaction to a parent presenting the child with a no win situation, created by a contradictory communication between tone of voice and content
• prolonged exposure to interactions (such as come give mom a cuddle but then freeze when child approaches and then tells child off for not being affectionate), can leave the child with a confusing and dangerous understanding of the world

Question 4

expressed emotion (EE)

Answer 4

• members of the family of a schizophrenic are critical of the patient
• hostile and over involvement in patients life
• a patient returning to a family with high EE is about four times more likely to relapse than a patient whose family is low in EE
• suggests people with schizophrenia have a lower tolerance for intense emotional situations- CAN LEAD TO STRESS BEYONG PATIENTS COPING MECHANISMS THEREFORE TRIGGERING AN EPISODE

Question 5

cognitive explanations- metarepresentation

Answer 5

• REFLECT ON THOUGHTS AND BEHAVIOUR
• disrupts our ability to recognise our thoughts as our own and can lead to hearing voices and having thoughts placed in the mind by others (delusions)

Question 6

cognitive explanations- central control

Answer 6

cognitive ability to suppress automatic responses while performing deliberate actions
-speech poverty could be the result of NOT suppressing these automatic thoughts

Question 7

what are the psy explanations (2)

Answer 7

family dysfunction (double bind, EE, schizophrenic mother goes in here) and cognitive