social psychological explanations of schizophrenia - describe
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- social psychological explanations of schizophrenia
- dysfunctional family
- suggests that children who receive mixed messages/behavioural cues from family = more likely to develop schizophrenia
- eg. parents who say they love a child whilst appearing angry or critical
- dysfunction = anything that interferes with a healthy family's long-term functioning eg. a death or injury
- lidtz et al. (1957) found 2 specific types of dysfunction to co-oberate this theory.
- marital skew - 1 parent is far more dominant and has unmovable views on parenting
- marital schism - cause of female schiz, overt conflict in front of child, competing for child's affection
- read et al. (2005) found that 69% of adult women with schizophrenia had experienced physical, sexual abuse or both during childhood. 59% for men
- suggests that children who receive mixed messages/behavioural cues from family = more likely to develop schizophrenia
- expressed emotion
- the quality of interaction between a schizophrenic and their caregivers
- key factor in the outcome and reoccurrence of symptoms
- 3 components of EE
- hostility - others think they can get better and control the illlness, the patient is selfish for not getting better
- over involvement - excessive self sacrifice due to parental guilt, patient dependence.
- criticalness - exchanges between the sufferer and caregiver that encompass placing blame and burden
- brown et al (2011) discharged sufferers faired worse than those still in care due to emotional over-involvement and criticalness that increased relapse rates
- butzlaff (1998) meta-analysis study that found that high EE households had relapse rates of 65%
- quality of interaction with family/caregivers = huge factor in relapse and presentation of symptoms
- the quality of interaction between a schizophrenic and their caregivers
- dysfunctional family
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