AQA A Level Psychology- Schizophrenia

Classification and Diagnosis

Key Term

Classification

Positive symptoms

Negative symptoms

Hallucinations

Delusions

Speech poverty

Avolition

Co-morbidity

Symptom overlap

Validity

Reliability

Biological Explanations

Key Term

Genetics

Dopamine

Glutamate

Neural correlates

Hyperdopaminergia

Hypodopaminergia

Agonists

Antagonists

Ventral striatum

Superior temporal gyrus

Hyperdopaminergia in Broca's area

Hypodopaminergia in the pre-frontal cortex

Psychological Explanations

Key Term

Family dysfunction

Cognitive explanations

Dysfunctional meta-representation

Lack of central control

Schizophrenogenic mother

Double bind theory

Negative expressed emotion

Biological Treatments

Key Term

Antipsychotics

Typical antipsychotics

Atypical antipsychotics

Psychological Treatments

Key Term

Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT)

Family therapy

Token economies

Primary reinforcer

Secondary reinforcer

Interactionist Approach

Key Term

Interactionist approach

Diathesis-Stress model

Diathesis

Stress