Studies. WJEC Psychology
Component 3. Schizophrenia.-
Questions with Answers
Frith (1992) - -Schizophrenics don't feel in control of their own inner voice,
attributing it to the outside world.
-McGuire et al (1996) - -Schizophrenics have reduced activity in parts of the
brain involved in monitoring inner speech.
-Beck (2008) - -Applied the cognitive triad to certain negative symptoms,
individuals approve dysfunctional thoughts.
-Frith (1979) - -Core symptoms of schizophrenia could be explained by
faulty preconscious filters.
-Bentall (1994) - -Schizophrenics have an attention bias towards
threatening or particularly emotional stimuli.
-David Hemsley (1993, 2005) - -Schizophrenia involves a breakdown in the
relationship between memory and perception.
-Frith (1992) - -Proposed that schizophrenics have a compromised theory of
mind.
-Langdon (2007) - -Schizophrenics with significant negative symptoms
struggled to self generate responses.
-Lewandowski et al. (2009) - -Approximately 20% of people with
schizophrenia have tactile hallucinations.
-Barch et al (1999) - -People with schizophrenia performed worse on the
stroop test than those without.
-McGlashan (2009) - -'As in the phantom limb syndrome...the brain creates
persons and relationships in mind to fill the blankness created by the brain's
diminished capacity to gather and process daily social experiences and
relationships'
-Lidz and Lidz (1949) - -Suggested problematic mother child relationships
played a part in schizophrenia.
, -Sterling and Hellewell (1999) - -Young children typically show enthusiasm
to engage with others.
-Waring and Ricks (1965) - -Mothers of schizophrenics tend to be anxious,
withdrawn and incoherent.
-Wild et al (1975) - -Tends to find a link between fathers and schizophrenics
rather than mothers.
-J.J Griffith et al (1968) - -Induced psychosis in non-schizophrenics by
administering dextroamphetamine which increases dopamine levels.
-Toda and Abi-Dargham (2007) - -Hyperactivity of D2 receptor positive,
hypo functionality of D1 negative
-Davies et al (1999) - -Too little dopamine in D1 receptors in the frontal lobe
-Irving Gottesman et al (1991) - -As genetic similarity increases, so does the
likelihood of both individuals having schizophrenia
-Kane (1988) - -Clozapine, 2nd gen drug, was effective in treating the
negative symptoms of schizophrenia
-Iverson (1979) - -Post mortem studies of scz showed higher concentration
of dopamine in limbic system
-Falkai et al (1988) - -Higher levels of dopamine in the amygdala
-Wong et al (1986) - -Unmedicated schizophrenics had more dopamine
receptors in the caudate nuclei
-Crow et al (1985) - -Drugs used to treat scz are only effective after a few
weeks even though they bind to receptors quickly, perhaps have effects in
other parts of the brain
-Weinberger et al (1979) - -CAT scans on 58 SZ and 56 controls, ventricular
size larger in SZ.
-Andreassen (1988) - -Regardless of time of onset of disorder or medication,
SZ had ventricular size 20-50% larger.
-Suddath et al (1990) - -In monozygotic twins, the SZ had significantly
larger ventricles as well as a decreased anterior hypothalamus.
-Torrey (2002) - -Ventricles were 15% larger in SZ, particularly in those with
negative symptoms
Component 3. Schizophrenia.-
Questions with Answers
Frith (1992) - -Schizophrenics don't feel in control of their own inner voice,
attributing it to the outside world.
-McGuire et al (1996) - -Schizophrenics have reduced activity in parts of the
brain involved in monitoring inner speech.
-Beck (2008) - -Applied the cognitive triad to certain negative symptoms,
individuals approve dysfunctional thoughts.
-Frith (1979) - -Core symptoms of schizophrenia could be explained by
faulty preconscious filters.
-Bentall (1994) - -Schizophrenics have an attention bias towards
threatening or particularly emotional stimuli.
-David Hemsley (1993, 2005) - -Schizophrenia involves a breakdown in the
relationship between memory and perception.
-Frith (1992) - -Proposed that schizophrenics have a compromised theory of
mind.
-Langdon (2007) - -Schizophrenics with significant negative symptoms
struggled to self generate responses.
-Lewandowski et al. (2009) - -Approximately 20% of people with
schizophrenia have tactile hallucinations.
-Barch et al (1999) - -People with schizophrenia performed worse on the
stroop test than those without.
-McGlashan (2009) - -'As in the phantom limb syndrome...the brain creates
persons and relationships in mind to fill the blankness created by the brain's
diminished capacity to gather and process daily social experiences and
relationships'
-Lidz and Lidz (1949) - -Suggested problematic mother child relationships
played a part in schizophrenia.
, -Sterling and Hellewell (1999) - -Young children typically show enthusiasm
to engage with others.
-Waring and Ricks (1965) - -Mothers of schizophrenics tend to be anxious,
withdrawn and incoherent.
-Wild et al (1975) - -Tends to find a link between fathers and schizophrenics
rather than mothers.
-J.J Griffith et al (1968) - -Induced psychosis in non-schizophrenics by
administering dextroamphetamine which increases dopamine levels.
-Toda and Abi-Dargham (2007) - -Hyperactivity of D2 receptor positive,
hypo functionality of D1 negative
-Davies et al (1999) - -Too little dopamine in D1 receptors in the frontal lobe
-Irving Gottesman et al (1991) - -As genetic similarity increases, so does the
likelihood of both individuals having schizophrenia
-Kane (1988) - -Clozapine, 2nd gen drug, was effective in treating the
negative symptoms of schizophrenia
-Iverson (1979) - -Post mortem studies of scz showed higher concentration
of dopamine in limbic system
-Falkai et al (1988) - -Higher levels of dopamine in the amygdala
-Wong et al (1986) - -Unmedicated schizophrenics had more dopamine
receptors in the caudate nuclei
-Crow et al (1985) - -Drugs used to treat scz are only effective after a few
weeks even though they bind to receptors quickly, perhaps have effects in
other parts of the brain
-Weinberger et al (1979) - -CAT scans on 58 SZ and 56 controls, ventricular
size larger in SZ.
-Andreassen (1988) - -Regardless of time of onset of disorder or medication,
SZ had ventricular size 20-50% larger.
-Suddath et al (1990) - -In monozygotic twins, the SZ had significantly
larger ventricles as well as a decreased anterior hypothalamus.
-Torrey (2002) - -Ventricles were 15% larger in SZ, particularly in those with
negative symptoms
