Schizophrenia

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Schizophrenia

• Psychological theories
• Psychodynamic
• Behaviourist
• Cognitive

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Psychodynamic

• Psychological disorders assumed to be
  manifestations of
• Imbalance between id, ego superego
• Attempts to deal with unacceptable repressed
  material

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Healthy Psyche
OK Guys Im in charge. Anything you want has
to go through me.
OK.
OK.
Ego
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Id
Superego
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Neurotic
Listen up! Im in charge, and you are not here
to enjoy yourselves. Get ready for a double-size
portion of anxiety with a side order of guilt!
No fun.
gtwhimperlt
Superego
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Id
Ego
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Psychotic
Sex! Food! Drink! Drugs! NOW!
Who turned out the lights?
Id
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Superego
Ego
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Psychodynamic

• Regression to primary narcissism
• Id takes over
• No distinction between reality fantasy, self
  others
• Inability to function delay gratification
• Assumed to be due to maternal behaviour
  (schizogenic mother)

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Behaviourist

• Mental disorders regarded as sets of learned
  behaviour
• Behaviour acquired through observation of others
• Behaviour maintained through operant processes

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Cognitive

• Abnormal behaviours assumed to arise from faulty
  thinking processes
• Bentall (2004) presents an account of how
  psychotic symptoms occur, but rejects the idea
  that schiz. is a discrete diagnostic entity

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Cognitive

• Hallucinations
• Misattributed inner speech
• Delusions
• Attempts to make sense of hallucinatory
  experiences
• Once delusion arises, attentional bias tends to
  maintain it

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Cognitive

• Disorganised thinking speech
• Difficulty distinguishing between thinking and
  speech
• Deficits in STM and semantic memory
• Exacerbated by emotional arousal, resulting in
  vicious circle or disorganisation

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