Psychodynamic Explanation of Schizophrenia

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Created on: 25-05-15 17:15

outline Klein & Bion's explanation

1st 3 months, people in paranoid-schizoid position: feelings of persecution & being all-powerful. poor relationship with carer: unable to move on: schizophrenic core of personality. respond to stress by reverting back to these feelings(schiz symps)

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outline Fromm-Reichman's explanation

a specific type of parent that increases your likelihood of developing schizophrenia, according to the work done with her own patients. called the schizophrenogenic mother: cold, controlling, creates family life of tension and secrecy.

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STRENGTH: monozygotic twins reared apart

not a 100% concordance rate suggesting there are environmental factors which could include having a schizophrenogenic mother

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STRENGTH: explains

explains some symptoms of schizophrenia: delusions (but not others)

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STRENGTH: evidence in general

there is evidence that suggests a link between childhood neglect and the onset of schizophrenia which loosely supports this explanation

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WEAKNESS: Waring and Ricks

found schizophrenic mothers to be shy and withdraw instead of controlling and harsh like Fromm-Reichman suggested

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WEAKNESS: reductionist

doesn't consider other possibly causes of schizophrenia such as mental thoughts processes

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WEAKNESS: testing the explanation

all of the components of the explanation are unconscious and internal and so it is difficult to reliably test them

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Psychodynamic Explanation of Schizophrenia