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Topic outline
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Questions to answer:
- What is the role of dopamine in causing SZ (the ‘dopamine hypothesis’)?
- What evidence is there for this?
- What evidence is there for a genetic factor in causing SZ?
- What sort of factors sometimes ‘trigger’ the onset of SZ in people with a genetic predisposition for it?
- What is the ‘schizophrenergic mother’ and ‘schizophrenergic family’? How is this theorised to contribute to explaining SZ?
- What evidence is there for the effectiveness of anti-psychotics in treating SZ? What strengths and limitations are there of antipsychotics?
- What psychological therapies are there for SZ?
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2. What are the psychological (cognitive, behavioural and social) explanations and treatments for SZ?
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A website for supporting SZ patients in their treatment options. Some good videos and information.
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A good article about the 'Double bind theory', a social-cultural explanation of the cause of SZ (maintained through EE and dysfunctional family communication)
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A journal article about the role of expressed emotion (EE) in explaining SZ from a social approach.
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Some notes on the whole SZ topic from 'brainfreeze.co.uk'.
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