individual differences explanations for schizophrenia - sex differences
- Created by: Abi Crew
- Created on: 22-10-21 13:17
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- individual differences explanations for schizophrenia
- sex differences
- male
- earlier peak onset of symptoms in early to mid 20s
- more likely to experience more severe negative and cognitive symptoms like social withdrawal and alogia
- more likely to resort to substance abuse as a result of the disorder
- female
- peak onset of symptoms at 25-30 years old or during menopause
- more likely to experience positive symptoms like disorganised speech and hallucinations
- Goldstein (1988) found that women generally experience less severe symptoms than men, but that they have a higher average length of hospital stays
- Stereotypical gender socialisation can exacerbate sex differences by embedding psychological dissociation.
- men are traditionally socialised as independent, assertive and overtly masculine whereas negative symptoms subvert these traits.
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- sex differences
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