Psychological Treatments

Question 1

What typically does CBT involve

Answer 1

Helping to understand that their delusions and hallucinations aren’t real and are instead fantasy

Helping to put routines into place to get over avolition

Provide tools for social skills and problem solving to avoid relapse

Question 2

What does family therapy aim to do

Answer 2

Pharaoh et al.

Reduce stress for the person suffering with Schizophrenia and eliminate self destructive behaviours like *shame, guilt and anger

Re-establish communication in the household through creating teamwork

Dispelling myths and other misinformation about schizophrenia

Question 3

Who established the goals for family therapy

Answer 3

Pharaoh et al.

Question 4

Why might CBT not work for some

Answer 4

Those with severe negative symptoms like avolition may lack the motivation to attend CBT sessions

Question 5

CBT as a treatment for schizophrenia has evidence to support (Jauhar)

Answer 5

Across 34 studies they found significant changes in CBT

Question 6

CBT as a treatment for schizophrenia is too weak

Answer 6

CBT is short term, it doesn’t cure schizophrenia and doesn’t solve the underlying issues

Question 7

There is evidence to support Family therapy as a treatment for schizophrenia (McFarlane)

Answer 7

Found that FT leads to 50 to 60% less relapse than other methods of treatment

Question 7

Psychological treatments for schizophrenia are too reductionist

Answer 7

315 participant study

Question 8

Family therapy is found to be beneficial to the whole family

Answer 8

Benefits the whole family’s functioning