LS6 - Interactive Approach

Question 1

Interactionist Approach

Answer 1

An approach that acknowledges there are biological, psychological and societal factors in the development of SZ.

Question 2

Diathesis Stress Model In SZ

Answer 2

Biology is the genetic component(s) making us vulnerable the trigger is the psychological experience.

Question 3

Treatment In Sign With The Interactionist Model

Answer 3

Combines drug therapy with CBT as it is able to acknowledge that SZ develops due to both psychological and biological factors.

Question 4

Interactionist Approach Strengths (+)

Answer 4

Evidence For Vulnerability And Triggers
Research Support For Effectiveness Of Both Treatments

Question 5

Interactionist Approach Weaknesses

Answer 5

Original Diathesis-Stress Model Is Too Simplistic
We Don’t Know How Diathesis Stress Works
Treatment-Causation Fallacy

Question 6

Evidence For Vulnerability And Triggers (+)

Answer 6

Tienari adopted family study as it shows genetic vulnerability is needed but also family stress environment.

Question 7

Research Support For Effectiveness Of Both Treatments (+)

Answer 7

Patients in the two combination groups showed lower symptom levels than those in the control group (medication only), however there was no difference in rehospitalisation.

Question 8

Original Diathesis Stress Model is Too Simplistic (-)

Answer 8

Multiple genes increase vulnerability whereas model suggests there’s a singular one, and stress can come in a variety of forms and things like cannabis use can be a trigger.

Question 9

We Don’t Know How Diathesis Stress Works (-)

Answer 9

We don’t understand the mechanisms by which symptoms of schizophrenia appear and how both vulnerability and stress produce them.