interactionist approach

• diathesis stress model - a01

  meehl

  • diathesis - genetic vunerabiity
  • stress - something that causes biological disadvantage

  housten et al

  • canabis + diathesis stress model

  1. one dose increases risk by 7 times
  2. canabis interferes with dopamine
  3. risk of sz if user carries vunerable genes
• interactionist treatment - a01

  turkington et al

  • use of both cbt and antipsychotics
• interactionist approach a03

  1. tienari et al - adopted finnish children who had genetic predipostion - high criticsim and low empathy implicated the development of sz to those genetic vunerability - genetic vunerable are more sensitive to parenting behaviour - holistic approach both bio and psych reasons
  2. diathesis is oversimplified - mutiple genes and stress is subjective - houston et al - vunerability can be bc of early trauma and sexual trauma emerged a factor while cannabis is a trigger
• interactionist a03

  3. combination is most effective - tarrier et al patient with combination are less likely to relapse and show lower symptoms - ID real life application