psychological explanations Flashcards
Frith et al
2 forms of dysfunctional thinking leading to schizophrenia. Meta representation and central control.
Stirling et al
schizophrenics took twice as long to name ink colours than non-schizophrenics in troop test. Suggests disorganised thinking.
Fromm-Reichman
schizophregenic mother theory
Oltmanns et al
schizophrenics parents behave differently in presence of offspring. Support for schizophregenic mother.
Bateson et al
double bind theory
Berger
higher recall of double bind statements by mothers in schizophrenics. Support for double bind.
Hall + Levin
no difference in patterns of parental communication in families with + without schizophrenics. Counter for double bind.
Laing
high expressed emotion theory
Linszen et al
patients returning to high EE families 4x more likely to relapse. Support for high EE.
Read et al
reviewed studies + found 69% of adult women schizophrenics had abusive childhoods. Support for family dysfunction.
