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A02 psychological explanations of schizophrenia Flashcards

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What are the 2 evaluations?

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Psychological factor

Sociocultural factors

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What are the 2 section so psychological factors?

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Psychodynamic

Cognitive

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Who support psychodynamic approach

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Fromm reichmann

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What did fromm reichmann say

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Said psychophrenogenic mum’s are an important contributory in in schizo dev

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What is the problem with fromm reichmann

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There is no research evidence to support such a claim.

He’s a psychoanalyst

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Who else supported view that family patterns may be cause of disorder in psychodynamic explanations

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Oltmanns et al

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What did oltmanns et al find

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Parents of schizo patients behave differently to parents of non schizo patients

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What is the problem with oltmanns study

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Parents behaviour could be a cobs equine if their children’s disorder rather than a cause. It’s just a correlation no cause proven

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Who supported the cognitive explanation

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Lindenberg et al

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What did lindenberg et al do and find

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Found a link between excess dopamine in the prefrontal cortex and working memory

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Conclusion of cognitive explanations

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Research suggests there’s evidence for a physical basis for the cognitive deficits associated with schizo

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What is the problem with lindenberg study

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Correlational therefore doesn’t prove causation

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What are the sections for sociocultural factors

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Life events and schizophrenia
Family rels
Double blind theory
Expressed emotion
Labelling theory
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Who evaluated life events

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Os et al

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Support or against life events in general?

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2 against

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What did os et al find and do

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Reported no link between stressful life events and dev if schizo
Prospective study found lower likelihood of relapse in patients who has a major life event

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What is the problem or second evaluation for studies on life events effects on schizo

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They’re correlation studies so can’t prove causation

Dev of disorder could be a cause of the life events

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Who evaluated family rels

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Tienari et al

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What did tienari et al find

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Adopted children who had a schizo biological parent more likely to Dev schizo than kids with non schizo biological parent
Difference only emerged in disturbed adopted families

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Conclusion of family rels

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Family rels are important for explanation of schizo and are relevant but environmental conditions also apply

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Who supported the double blind theory

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Berger

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What did berger find

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Schizos reported a higher recall of double blind statements by their mum’s than no schizos

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Who disagreed with the double blind theory

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Liem

Hall and levin

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What did liem do and find

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Measure patterns of parental communication between families with schizo and no schizo members
Found no difference

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What did hall and Kevin find and do

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Meta analysis

No difference in patterns of communication between families with and without a schizo member

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Conclusion for double blind theory

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Some support that family rels may lead to schizo but many studies have dissapointed this

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What’s the problem with bergers study

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Not reliable because it’s based on memory of schizos which may be affected by their disorder

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What’s the problem with the EE theory

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Whether it’s a cause or effect of schizo

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An advantage cz of the EE theory

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Real world application, therapy used to reduce levels of EE in families

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Who evaluated EE theory and EE therapy

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Hogarty et al

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What did hogarty et al find

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Reducation of EE therapy could reduce relapse rates

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Conclusion of EE

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Recieved quite a lot of support
Could be an explanation for schizo
But not sure whether it’s a cause or effect of schizo

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Which 2 people tested the labelling theory

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Scheff

Rosenhan

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What did scheff do and find

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Meta analysis
13 studies consistent with the their, 5 inconsistent
Therfore theory supported by evidence

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What did Rosenhan do and find

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Page 165

Once the label of schizo is applied, the diagnosis continued to influence the behaviour of staff toward the patient

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Conclusion of labelling theory

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There is a lot of support for it. Evidence supports it

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