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psychological explanations
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- 1name the 2 psychological explanariosnfamily dysfunction
cognitive explanations - 2name the three things linked to family dysfunctionschizophregenic mothers
double bind
expressed emotion - 3who came up with schizophregenic mothersFromm Reichmann
- 4what is schizophregenic mothersthe parent is cold, harsh, controlling and rejecting
this leads to paranoia and distrust - 5who did the double bindBateson
- 6what is double bind all about and how does it cause schz-it is a lack of communication in families
-the child fears doing wrong and is punished by withdrawal of love
-they find the world confusing and causes paranoia - 7what is expressed emotion and what can it lead to-it is negative emotion towards schz sufferers - verbal, hostility, over involvement
-can lead to a relapse - 8what is the main cognitive explanationdysfunctional thoughts
- 9who came up with the cognitive explanation - dysfunctional thoughtsFrith
- 10what are the 2 types of dysfunctional thought processingmetarepresentation
central control - 11what is metarepresentation and what could it lead toyou reflect on thoughts and actions
could lead to hallucinations and delusions - 12what is central control and what does it causeit supresses automatic responses
could lead to disorganised speech - 13evaluation psychological explanation - support for family dysfunctionRead
46 studies of child abuse
69% of women had schz
59% of men had schz
all had insecure attachment - 14evaluation psychological explanation - weak evidence for family based and what is an issue with itnot much research for schz mother and double bind
can lead to parent blaming - 15evaluation psychological explanation - strong evidence for dysfunctionStirling
30 patients and 18 controls
cognitive tasks e.g. stroop test
patients took twice as long - 16evaluation psychological explanation - what is the originthere is a lack of cause and effect with the studies. as you only look at them after they are diagnosed
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