Psychological therapy for Schizophrenia Flashcards
What is CBT?
A method of treating mental disorders based on both cognitive and behavioural techniques.
-> Aims to challenge negative thoughts.
How many sessions are involved in CBT for SZ?
5-20 sessions.
What will CBT do for people with SZ?
Will not eliminate the symptoms of SZ but it can make people better able to cope with them.
-> which reduces their distress and improves their ability to function adequately.
How can people hearing voices be helped via CBT?
By teaching them that voice-hearing is an extension of the ordinary experience of thinking in words. (NORMALISATION)
What is it called when people are told hearing voices is an extension of the ordinary experience?
Normalisation.
What is reality testing?
A person with SZ and their therapist jointly examine the likelihood that beliefs are true.
What happens if delusions are resistant to reality testing?
CBT can still be used to tackle the anxiety and depression that result from living with SZ.
What was Turkington’s case example in 2004? In regards to CBT.
Client: The mafia are observing me to decide how to kill me.
Therapist: You are obviously very frightened, there must be a good reason for this.
Client: Do you think it’s the mafia?
Therapist: It’s a possibility, but there could be other explanations, how do you know that it’s the Mafia?
What is family therapy?
A psychological therapy carried out with all or some members of a family with the aim of improving the communications within the family and reducing the stress of living as a family.
What are the 2 aims of family therapy?
1) Reduces negative emotions.
2) Improves the families ability to help.
Why is reducing stress important?
It’s important because it reduces the likelihood of relapse.
What does the family therapist encourage families to do?
Form a therapeutic alliance whereby they all agree on the aims of therapy.
-> The therapist also tried to improve families’ beliefs about & behaviour towards SZ.
What’s another aim of family therapy? (to do with balance)
Family members to achieve a balance between caring for the individual with SZ and maintaining their own lives.
What is Phase 1 of Burback’s (2018) family therapy model?
Sharing basic information and providing emotional and practical support.
What is Phase 2 of Burbach’s (2018) family therapy model?
Involves identifying resources including what different family members can (and cannot) offer.
