it allows the client too understand how the symptoms impact them or the cause. for example if a patient hears voices a therapist can attempt too convince them that voice come from the brain and its not real this could help the client feel more calm as the
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What symptoms can cbt treat
CBT works mostly with positive symptoms of schizophrenia, it also provides the client with tools to make them more independent at dealing with their illness.
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What are 3 form of cognitive strategies
verbal challenges: ABC model an activating event leads to a belief which may be rational or irrational and consequence is healthy or unhealthy emotions.
homework activities - have a diary record what they did about an event.
behavioural experiments.
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process of cbt
1. Positive symptoms (such as hallucinations and delusions) are addressed
2. Patient is taught to regard their responses to these positive symptoms as hypotheses rather than reality – this is known as belief modification.
3. The patient then learns to
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Strength of cbt
one strength of CBT is that it is a collaborative therapy which involves the co-operation of patients. This is a strength because it means that it is more ethical and appropriate than drug therapy as the patient is not a passive recipient of treatment.
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Weakness of cbt
Drury et al (2000) conducted a study where belief modification was used as part of the process. Immediate and short term gains were effective, but after a 5 year follow up, the treatment group had no advantage over the control group. This is a weakness be
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what is family therapy
it provides support for carers in an attempt to make family life less stressful and to reduce re hospitalisation
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effects of a bad healthy environment
Garety found schizophrenics in a family that expresses high criticism, hostility and over involvement had more frequent relapses than others with a family with less expressive emotions
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what are some strategies too improve family relationships.
reducing emotional climate
enhancing relatives ability to anticipate and solve problems
reduce expression of anger or hostility
maintain reasonable expectations
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weakness of family therapy
pharaoh found that family therapy reduces hospital readmission rates and improves quality of life results of studies are inconsistent so evidence is weak.
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Weakness of family therapy
Another problem is the theory lead's to parent blaming. Parents who have already suffered their child going through the disorder and have to look after them with care go into more trauma by being blamed for the condition.
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Strength of family therapy
Goldstein Miklowitz found that family therapy and drug therapy reduces relapse rates more than drugs. this is a strength because it doesn't cause side effects thus making it more ethical.
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CBT works mostly with positive symptoms of schizophrenia, it also provides the client with tools to make them more independent at dealing with their illness.
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