managing schizophrenia - token economies Flashcards

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token economies

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-behavioural treatment for SZ based on operant conditioning
-tokens given as a reward in psychiatric institution to encourage self care

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reinforcers

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secondary - tokens
primary - rewards (e.g. movies, outdoor time and sweets)

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ayllon and azrin (1968)

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-set up a token economy with SZ patients
-went from performing 5 chores a day to 40
-helps improve the quality of life

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institutionalisation

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-long periods of being in an hospital
-bad habits (not washing or socialising) can develop without a routine
-when you come out of a hospital you may get the symptoms back

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weakness

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point - unethical (freedom reduced)
evidence - patients with the most severe symptoms (catatonic) are unable to access tokens as they can’t perform the behaviours
explain - effectively discriminated against for being severely ill

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strength / weakness

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pont - better alternatives
evidence - art therapy has similar benefits and no ethical issues (also recommended)
explain - limits usefulness of token economies

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weakness

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point - institutionalisation
evidence - if they are reliant they will be unable to go back to life outside of the hospital, may fall back into bad habits and regain symptoms
explain - this limits the effectiveness of token economies in everyday life

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