Psychological explanations - Family dysfunction

How does family dysfunction link to SZ?

Maladaptive relationships + patterns of behaviour as sources of stress that influence development of SZ

3 family dysfunction explanation for SZ

Schizophrenigenic mother

Double-bind theory

Expressed emotion

What is

Schizophrenigenic mother

Double-bind theory

Expressed emotion

3 family dysfunction explanation for SZ

Who developed Schizophrenogenic mother theory?

Fromm-Reichmann (1948)

What did Fromm-Reichmann (1948) do?

Created Schizophrenogenic mother theory

When did Fromm-Reichmann create Schizophrenogenic mother theory?

1948

How did Fromm-Reichmann (1948) create Schizophrenogenic mother theory?

Psychodynamic theory based on accounts she heard from SZ clients about childhood

What type of theory is Fromm-Reichmann (1948) Schizophrenogenic mother theory?

Psychodynamic

Fromm-Reichmann’s (1948) Schizophrenogenic mother theory (3)

-Clients spoke of a particular parent, she called this Schizophrenogenic mother

-Mother described as cold, controlling + rejecting + creates environment of tension + secrecy

-Leads to distrust = leads to paranoid delusions = ultimately SZ

What is

-Clients spoke of a particular parent, she called this Schizophrenogenic mother

-Mother described as cold, controlling + rejecting + creates environment of tension + secrecy

-Leads to distrust = leads to paranoid delusions = ultimately SZ

Fromm-Reichmann (1948) Schizophrenogenic mother theory

What symptoms does schizophrenogenic mother theory lead to?

Paranoid delusions

What theory of SZ leads to paranoid delusions?

Fromm-Reichmann’s (1948) Schizophrenogenic mother

What did Bateson et al (1972) create?

Double-bind theory

Who created double-bind theory?

Bateson et al (1972)

When did Bateson et al create double-bind theory?

1972

What did Bateson et al (1972) emphasise?

Importance of communication style within a family

Bateson et al (1972) Double-bind theory (6)

-Symptoms of SZ expression of contradictory patterns of interaction in family

-Developing child fears doing wrong thing but receives mixed messages on what wrong thing is

→ feel unable to comment on unfairness of situation

-Punished with withdrawal of love when wrong

-Leaves child w/ an understanding of the world as confusing

-leads to disorganised thinking + paranoid delusions

-Contradictory statements such as complaints w/ criticisms

→ lead to delusions of persecution coz doubt what ppl think of them

→ lead to avolition coz criticism makes them unmotivated

What is

-Symptoms of SZ expression of contradictory patterns of interaction in family

-Developing child fears doing wrong thing but receives mixed messages on what wrong thing is

→ feel unable to comment on unfairness of situation

-Punished with withdrawal of love when wrong

-Leaves child w/ an understanding of the world as confusing

-leads to disorganised thinking + paranoid delusions

-Contradictory statements such as complaints w/ criticisms

→ lead to delusions of persecution coz doubt what ppl think of them

→ lead to avolition coz criticism makes them unmotivated

Bateson et al (1972) Double - bind theory

What symptoms does double-bind theory lead to?

Disorganised thinking + delusions

Delusions of persecution + avolition

What theory leads to Disorganised thinking + delusions

Delusions of persecution + avolition?

Double- bind