Exam 9: Psychopathology: Schizophrenia

Schizophrenia is a group of psychopathologies that are classified as:

The five main types of schizophrenia are:

Social explanations of schizophrenia typically depend on retrospective data, which means that:

Cognitive theory suggests that schizophrenia is the result of:

Family therapy using the optimal treatment project format involves:

Cognitive therapy can work well but is criticised because it:

Reliability, in diagnostic testing, means the findings are:

The explanation that internal predisposition and external stress are both needed to trigger schizophrenia is called the:

Concordance rates support genetic causes for schizophrenia if the rate for identical twins is:

Biochemical explanations for schizophrenia are focused on excessive activity of the neurotransmitter:

Evolutionary explanations for schizophrenia are challenged by:

Schizophrenia is characterised by a significant loss of contact with:

Behavioural explanations for schizophrenia suggest that these are learned when a phobic stimulus is:

Similarities between schizophrenia and other psychopathologies making it harder to discriminate between them is known as:

Biological explanations of schizophrenia focusing on genetics compare concordance rates in twins, which are the percentage of:

Psychodynamic theory regards schizophrenia as caused by fixations in the early stages of psychosexual development followed in adulthood by:

Cognitive-behavioural therapy using coping strategy enhancement has five key features including:

Validity, in diagnostic testing, means the tests are:

The lack of effectiveness in token economy therapy's transference into the real world is likely to be the result of:

Problems with biological therapy using drugs include: