Psychological Explanations

Question 1

Family dsyfunction

Answer 1

it suggests stress caused by unhealthy/abnormal relationships and patterns of communication, cold parenting and high levels of expressed emotion can cause schiz.

Question 2

Schizophrenogenic mother

Answer 2

-‘schizophrenogenic’ = schizophrenia causing.

-comes from psychodynamic approach.

-characteristics of mother create an environment involving tension and secrecy. leads to distrust in child which can lead to paranoid delusions = schizophrenia symptom.

Question 3

Double-blind theory

Answer 3

-contradictory situation, mixed message

-child socially withdraws and shows lack of emotional response as doesn’t know how to respond.

-their understanding of the world involves confusion and danger which leads to disorganised thinking and paranoid delusions

-double-blind isn’t only style of communication associated with schiz nor the only factor but its a risk factor.

Question 4

Expressed Emotion

Answer 4

-level of negative emotion expressed towards schizophrenic individuals.

-its usually hostile and critical.

-communications cause stress going beyond already impaired coping mechanisms this can lead to relapse.

-it can cause relapse and be the stress in the diathesis stress model.