psychological treatments for sz

• What psychological theories are used to explain schizophrenia in the video?

  Family dysfunction and cognitive explanations
• What role do communication styles within the family play in schizophrenia?

  They may contribute to the disorder's development
• What is family dysfunction in relation to schizophrenia?

  • Families of individuals with schizophrenia have interaction problems
  • These issues may lead to the expression of schizophrenia
• What is the term used to describe a mother who creates schizophrenia in a child?

  Schizophrenogenic mother
• What does the term "schizophrenogenic mother" imply?

  A mother who fosters schizophrenia in her child
• What type of relationship does a child have with a schizophrenogenic mother?

  Cold, rejecting, and controlling
• How does a tense household contribute to schizophrenia according to the video?

  It leads to psychotic thinking and paranoid delusions
• What does the double bind theory suggest about family communication?

  Children receive mixed messages from parents
• How might a parent express mixed messages according to the double bind theory?

  Encouraging independence while being overprotective
• What is expressed emotion in the context of schizophrenia?

  The caregiver's attitudes towards the person with schizophrenia
• What did Butzlaff and Huey's meta-analysis reveal about expressed emotion?

  Relapse is more likely with high expressed emotion
• What did Tanari's research find regarding adopted children of schizophrenic mothers?

  36.8% developed schizophrenia in unhealthy families
• What does the 5.8% statistic suggest about psychological health in families?

  Psychological health influences schizophrenia development
• What are cognitive explanations for schizophrenia?

  • Dysfunction in thought processing
  • Examples include faulty attention, lack of central control, and meta-representation issues
• What does Firth's attention deficit theory claim?

  Attention system fails to filter pre-conscious thoughts
• How does a faulty attention system relate to schizophrenia symptoms?

  It explains hallucinations and delusions
• What is central control in cognitive processing?

  Suppressing automatic actions and speech
• How does a lack of central control manifest in schizophrenia?

  Difficulty resisting automatic urges and speech derailment
• What is meta-representation in cognitive processing?

  Awareness of one's own thoughts and actions
• What happens if there is a fault in meta-representation?

  Feeling that thoughts are controlled by outside forces
• What did Firth's brain imaging evidence reveal?

  Reduced blood flow in the frontal cortex
• What did Sterling's Stroop test reveal about schizophrenia patients?

  They took twice as long to name ink colors
• What are the evaluations of family therapy and CBT in treating schizophrenia?

  • Family therapy is effective and supports family dysfunction theory
  • CBT is also effective for cognitive causes
• What ethical concern arises from the family dysfunction theory?

  It may blame families for the disorder
• What alternative perspective is suggested regarding family dysfunction?

  The sufferer's behavior may cause family dysfunction
• What does Gotzman's research suggest about schizophrenia?

  It is a genetic disorder potentially caused by neurotransmitter imbalance
• What is the interaction between biological and psychological causes of schizophrenia?

  • Schizophrenia is not entirely psychological
  • Likely involves both biological and psychological factors
• What is the expected percentage of schizophrenia in the general population?

  1%
• What is the significance of the 5.8% statistic in relation to psychological health?

  It indicates a higher risk than expected
• How does the video suggest schizophrenia might be treated effectively?

  Through family therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy