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Schizophrenia key words

Mollie Summer Psychology A level Inglês 8 flashcards

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1Cognitive behaviour therapyModifies thought patterns to alter behavioural and emotional states
2Rational emotional behaviour therapyTeaches schizophrenics that irrational thoughts and emotions are part of the illness that they must live with
3ClozapineAtypical drug, 2nd generation, effects positive and negative symptoms
4ChloropromazineConventional drug, 1st generation, dopamine antagonist
5Meta-cognitionCognitive monitoring of one's own thought processes - includes ability to detect errors
6Family therapyTreatment of schizophrenia by alteration of communication systems within families
7Token economiesReinforces target behaviour by awarding tokens that can be exchanged for material goods
8DIathesis-stress modelPeople have varying genetic potentials for schizophrenia which combines with the degree of environmental stressors in their lives to form their actual amount of vulnerability of the disorder