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Schizophrenia
Classification, biological and psychological explanations, and treatments
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Schizophrenia is a key topic in the AQA A-Level Psychologyspecification. This topic covers classification, biological and psychological explanations, and treatments.
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Classification of schizophreniaPositive symptomsHallucinationsDelusionsNegative symptomsSpeech poverty (alogia)AvolitionAffective flatteningReliability of diagnosisValidity of diagnosisCo-morbidity issuesCulture and gender bias in diagnosisSymptom overlap with other disordersGenetic explanations of schizophreniaFamily studiesTwin studiesAdoption studiesCandidate genesPolygenic natureNeural correlates of schizophreniaDopamine hypothesisHyperdopaminergiaBrain structure abnormalitiesEnlarged ventriclesReduced prefrontal cortexEvaluation of biological explanationsFamily dysfunction explanationsDouble-bind theory (Bateson)Expressed emotionSchizophrenogenic motherCognitive explanationsDysfunctional thought processingMetarepresentation dysfunctionCentral control dysfunctionEvaluation of psychological explanationsTypical antipsychoticsChlorpromazineDopamine antagonistsAtypical antipsychoticsClozapineEffects on dopamine and serotoninEffectiveness of drug therapySide effects of antipsychoticsEvaluation of drug therapyCognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) for schizophreniaChallenging delusional beliefsReality testingFamily therapyReducing expressed emotionPsychoeducationToken economiesEffectiveness of psychological therapiesEvaluation of psychological therapiesThe interactionist approachDiathesis-stress modelOriginal and modern versionsCombining biological and psychological treatmentsEvaluation of interactionist approach
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