Individual differences of Sz Flashcards
1
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- Sleep deprivation can cause auditory hallucinations ( hearing voices in maladaptive ways )
- This can lead to issues like social withdrawal and self harm
- This reinforces the voices and creates vicious cycle
A
Morrison et al 1998 says this as a reason for POSITIVE symptoms of schizophrenia
2
Q
- Individuals hold dysfunction beliefs and have no future aspirations
- Mental filters only attend to negative messages and causes difficulty when processing information
A
Frith 1979 said this about negative symptoms
3
Q
- It is suggested that positive symptoms come from inhibiting preconscious content
- Interpretation of information because difficult
A
Frith 1992
4
Q
- Compromised Theory of Mind
1. Disorder of willed action ( negative )
2. Disorders of self monitoring ( positive )
3. Disorders of monitoring others ( persecution )
A
Frith 1992
5
Q
- Stroop test with schizophrenics and non-schizophrenics
- those with sz has a delay in mental processing
- but cannot be used to explain catatonic behaviour
A
Barch et al 1999
6
Q
- A German judge called Schreber was hospitalised 3 times because of schizophrenia and made a book
- Freud based his explanations on this
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- Schreber (1842-1911)
- Freud
7
Q
- Fixation at the oral stage could lead to schizophrenia ( breastfeeding, dummy ) anything that satisfies libido
- Regression in adult life, libido is satisfied by smoking, kissing or chewing gum - if excessive stress occurs they may regress back to the oral stage which is an ego mechanism
A
Freud
8
Q
- Ego - if this isn’t fully developed the ID can operate without constraint so fantasy isn’t limited, hallucinations can occur
- Mothers can play a key role in schizophrenia developing. Emotionless and rejecting mothers make their children vulnerable
A
- Freud
9
Q
“ the schizophrenic is painfully distrustful and resentful of other people due to severe early warp and rejection in infancy “
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- Frieda Fromm-Richmond
