Question | Answer |
what are the 3 psychological therapies | CBT family therapy token economies |
what is CBT | it challenges irrational beliefs e.g. delusions and so reduces anxiety |
what is family therapy | to improve communication and reduce stress (reduce expressed emotion) |
what is token economy | manage behaviours reward desirable behaviour (reinforced by operant condition) |
evaluation psychological therapies - evidence for CBT, family therapy and token economies | CBT - Jauhor - reviewed 34 studies and found there was a significant but small effect on both types of symptoms Family therapy - Pharoah - moderate but consistent Token economies - McMonagle + Sultana - out of 3 valid studies one showed improvement |
evaluation psychological therapies - one weakness | all of them improve but don't cure |
evaluation psychological therapies - ethical issues | token economies only work with mild symptoms (discriminate severe) CBT challenges freedom of thought |
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