Unit 4 Psychology: Schizophrenia 0.0 / 5 ? PsychologySchizophreniaA2/A-levelAQA Created by: catt-jacksonCreated on: 07-02-14 10:10 Ellanson & Ross Classifications: People with DID have more schizophrenic sympotms than schizophrenics. 1 of 10 Frith Classifications: The larynx is active when the person hears voices. 2 of 10 Schneider Classifications: Delusions are often the person mistaking their own actions from an outside source. 3 of 10 Gottesman (Twins) Biological explanations: Genetics. MZ twins had a 48% concordance rate compared to 17% for DZ twins. 4 of 10 Cardno Biological explanations: Genetics. MZ twins concordance 26%, DZ twins 0%. 5 of 10 Tienari Biological explanations: Genetics. Adopted children with schizophrenic mothers had a concordance rate of 10% compared to !% for control group. 6 of 10 Gottesman (Family) Biological explanations: Genetics. If both parents had schizophrenia, the child was 46% likely to develop schizophrenia. 7 of 10 Seeman Biological explanations: Biochemicals. Post-mortems of schizophrenics show an increase of dopamine levels. 8 of 10 Sczesko Biological explanations: Brain structure. Schizophrenics brains are symmetrical, which is abnormal. 9 of 10 Johnston Biological explanations: Brain structure. The hippocampus of a schizophrenic is smaller than average. 10 of 10
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