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    • Family dysfunction often includes poor communication, conflict, and lack of support
    • Family dysfunction can contribute to the development or worsening of schizophrenia.
    • Match the characteristics with the type of family dysfunction:
      Poor or confusing communication ↔️ Dysfunctional family
      Open and clear communication ↔️ Healthy family
    • High EE families are characterized by criticism, hostility, and over-involvement
    • What is a defining characteristic of double bind families?
      Conflicting messages
    • Neglectful families provide emotional support during mental health crises.
      False
    • Poor communication in dysfunctional families includes unclear messages, avoidance of difficult topics, and lack of listening
    • What is the impact of conflicting messages in dysfunctional families?
      Confusion and anxiety
    • High EE is characterized by criticism, hostility, and over-involvement.
    • Order the components of high EE and their impact on schizophrenia relapse:
      1️⃣ Criticism: Increases stress and guilt
      2️⃣ Hostility: Creates an unstable environment
      3️⃣ Over-involvement: Stifles independence
    • How does criticism in high EE environments affect schizophrenia relapse?
      Increases stress and guilt
    • Over-involvement in high EE families stifles independence and heightens relapse risks
    • What does the term 'Expressed Emotion' refer to in the context of mental health disorders?
      Emotional expression and attitudes
    • Criticism from family members increases stress and guilt, contributing to higher relapse
    • Over-involvement by family members can stifle independence and self-management, heightening relapse risks.
    • How does family dysfunction create an environment that fosters cognitive distortions?
      Poor communication and conflict
    • A dysfunctional family characterized by poor communication and conflict often leads to negative thought patterns and cognitive distortions
    • How might a high EE family environment lead to cognitive distortions in a child?
      Negative self-talk
    • Longitudinal studies have demonstrated causality between EE levels and patient outcomes in schizophrenia.
    • Which study found that schizophrenia patients in high EE families had significantly higher relapse rates?
      Brown et al. (1972)
    • While family dysfunction contributes to relapse, it does not fully explain the development of schizophrenia
    • What are the three main alternative explanations for schizophrenia besides family dysfunction?
      Biological, psychological, and social
    • An interactionist approach combines biological, psychological, and social factors to understand schizophrenia's causes and development.