Schizoprhenia Flashcards
Describe the schizophregenic mother
She doesnt have sz but causes sz to child
COLD , CRITICAL AND CONTROLLING
Psychological explanations for SZ
Family dysfunction- schizophregenic mother , double bind communication and high expressed emotion
High expressed emotion
Hostile , critical and emotional over involvement in childs life
If eveyone is fighting all the time the patient more likely to have relapse
Double bind communication
Child receives mixed messages and then develops trust issues . In long term they think they cant do anything correctly . Devlopment of avolotion and disorgniaded thinkijgn
What does freda say
Father is passive
Mother is causing sz
What do we mean by positive and negative symptoms - give examples
Positive- additional experiences beyond those of ordinary existence
Hallucinations and delusions
Negative - involve loss of usual abilties and experiences
Avolotion and speech poverty
Hallucinations
Unusual extra sensory experiences
Delusions
Aka paranoia , irrational beliefs
Being relgious figure
Persecuted by the gov
Beleif that part of their body is under control
What does ICD 11 say about schizophrenia?
It is characterized by changes in patterns of speech . A reduction in amount and quality of speech
Chemo
Poor inter rater reliability between ICD and DSM
Symptom overlap
Two conditions may share a symptom
Cognitive explanations
Irrational beliefs - the feedback people give them for having delusions makes them even more paranoid
Psychological therapies
CBT
FAMILY THERPAY
TOKEN ECONOMY
Dsm criteria
At least one positive symptom
Icd criteria
Can have 2 negative
