psychological explanations of schizophrenia: family dysfunction Flashcards

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family dysfunction

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any forms of abnormal processes within a family (e.g. conflict, communication issues, criticism and expressed emotions)

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schizophrenigenic mother

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-sz causing mother
-cold, rejecting, controlling and creates tension and secrecy that causes delusions

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double bind theory

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-child fears doing the wrong thing and feels unable to seek clarification
-child is punished through withdrawal of love (makes world seem dangerous which causes delusions)

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expressed emotion

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-emotion towards a SZ patient (verbal criticism, violence, hostility and emotional over involvement
-triggers relapse of SZ in a vulnerable person

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strength

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point - research support
evidence - insecure attachment are predictors of FD
- SZ patients are more likely to have insecure resistant and have a history of sexual abuse
explain - link between SZ and dysfunction

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weakness

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point - low quality evidence
evidence
evidence- little evidence for double bind theory and schizophrenogenic mother
explain - theories based upon observations of clients not systematic evidence

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