12.7 The Importance of an Interactionist Approach

• The interactionist approach views schizophrenia as arising from biological predispositions and psychological stress
• Arrange the key components of the interactionist approach in the correct order.

  1️⃣ Biological Predispositions

  2️⃣ Psychological Stress

  3️⃣ Combined Impact
• A person with a genetic predisposition to schizophrenia will always develop the disorder.

  False
• The interactionist approach posits that schizophrenia results from a combination of biological predispositions and psychological stress
• What is the formula used to represent the interactionist approach in schizophrenia?

  $Schizophrenia =$$Biological Predisposition +$$Psychological Stress$
• The diathesis-stress model proposes that schizophrenia results from vulnerability and environmental stress
• Match the components of the diathesis-stress model with their descriptions.

  Diathesis ↔️ Genetic or biological vulnerability

  Stress ↔️ Environmental triggers

  Interaction ↔️ Combined effect leading to symptoms
• Someone with low genetic vulnerability can withstand considerable stress without developing schizophrenia.
• What is the formula used to represent the diathesis-stress model?

  Schizophrenia = Diathesis + Stress</latex>
• The interactionist approach emphasizes that schizophrenia results from genetic predisposition and environmental stress
• What formula represents the interaction between genetic predisposition and environmental stress in schizophrenia?

  $Schizophrenia =$$Genetic Predisposition +$$Environmental Stress$
• The interactionist approach supports treatments that target both biological and psychological aspects, such as medication and cognitive-behavioral therapy
• Childhood trauma is an example of environmental stress that can trigger schizophrenia in genetically vulnerable individuals.
• The diathesis-stress model suggests that stress activates a biological vulnerability to schizophrenia
• What does the term 'diathesis' refer to in the diathesis-stress model?

  Genetic predisposition
• The interactionist approach evaluates schizophrenia as resulting from biological predispositions and environmental stressors
• Match the component of the diathesis-stress model with its description:

  Diathesis ↔️ Genetic or biological vulnerability

  Stress ↔️ Environmental triggers or life events
• Match the factors influencing schizophrenia with their examples.

  Biological Predispositions ↔️ Family history of schizophrenia

  Environmental Stressors ↔️ Childhood trauma
• Holistic treatment for schizophrenia addresses both biological and psychological factors.
• The interactionist approach contrasts with solely biological or psychological viewpoints by recognizing the interplay between genetic vulnerabilities and environmental triggers
• What is the formula used to express the interaction between biological vulnerability and psychological stress in schizophrenia?

  Schizophrenia = Biological Vulnerability + Psychological Stress</latex>
• Treatments combining medication and cognitive-behavioral therapy are supported by the interactionist approach
• Arrange the psychological factors influencing schizophrenia in order of their impact.

  1️⃣ Stress

  2️⃣ Cognitive Processes

  3️⃣ Coping Mechanisms

  4️⃣ Social Environment
• The interactionist approach emphasizes that schizophrenia results from the interplay between genetic predisposition and environmental stress
• The study by Tienari et al. (2004) found that adoptees with schizophrenic parents developed the condition more often in dysfunctional adoptive families
• What does the formula Schizophrenia = Diathesis + Stress</latex> represent?

  Diathesis-stress interaction
• Which study showed a significant correlation between childhood trauma and schizophrenia in genetically vulnerable individuals?

  Read et al. (2001)
• Individuals with a genetic vulnerability are more likely to develop schizophrenia if exposed to significant stressors
• The Hogarty et al. (1991) study demonstrated that combining medication and family therapy reduces relapse rates compared to medication alone.
• Why is the interactionist approach important in treating schizophrenia?

  Addresses both biological and psychological factors
• What does the interactionist approach to schizophrenia emphasize?

  Biological and environmental interplay
• The diathesis-stress model suggests that schizophrenia arises from genetic vulnerability alone.

  False
• The interactionist approach acknowledges that schizophrenia results from a combination of biological predispositions and psychological stress
• In the diathesis-stress model, diathesis represents genetic or biological vulnerability
• What is an example of an environmental stressor that can trigger schizophrenia?

  Childhood trauma
• Match the factor with its description:

  Biological Predispositions ↔️ Genetic vulnerability

  Environmental Stressors ↔️ Life events or trauma
• The interactionist approach contrasts with solely biological or psychological viewpoints.
• Biological predispositions are inherited vulnerabilities that increase susceptibility to schizophrenia
• What role does psychological stress play in schizophrenia development?

  Triggers onset of symptoms
• The diathesis-stress model includes a formula to illustrate the interaction between biological and psychological factors.