Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia:
Questions
1. Explain the term avolition (2 marks)
2. Explain what is meant by the positive symptoms of schizophrenia (4
marks)
3. Briefly describe two symptoms or schizophrenia (4 marks)
4. Distinguish between positive and negative symptoms of schizophrenia
(4 marks)
5. In relation to diagnosis and classification of schizophrenia, explain what
is meant by ‘co-morbidity’ and ‘symptom overlap’. Use examples in
your answer (6 marks)
6. Explain the issues to culture bias and gender bias in the diagnosis of
schizophrenia (8 marks)
7. Describe and evaluate the classification and diagnosis of schizophrenia
(16 marks)
Biological Explanations for Schizophrenia:
1. What is meant by neural correlates? (2 marks)
2. Explain the role of genetic in the development of schizophrenia (4
marks)
3. Outline the dopamine hypothesis (4 marks)
4. Evaluate the role of genetics in the development of schizophrenia (8
marks)
5. Describe and evaluate biological explanations for schizophrenia (16
marks)
Psychological Explanations for Schizophrenia:
1. Outline what is meant by dysfunctional thought processing. Use
examples in your answer (3 marks)
2. Explain one limitation of family dysfunction as an explanation of
schizophrenia. (4 marks)
3. Explain one criticism of cognitive explanations for schizophrenia (4
marks)
4. Briefly outline two psychological explanations for schizophrenia (6
marks)
5. Evaluate family dysfunction as an explanation for schizophrenia. (8
marks)
6. Describe and evaluate psychological theories of schizophrenia. (16
marks)
Drug Therapy:
1. Explain what is meant by an atypical antipsychotic drug (2 marks)
2. Using example, distinguish between typical and atypical antipsychotics
as drug therapies for schizophrenia (4 marks)
3. Briefly evaluate atypical antipsychotics as a drug therapy for
schizophrenia (4 marks)
4. Outline the use of typical antipsychotics (6 marks)
5. Evaluate the use of antipsychotic drugs to treat schizophrenia (10
marks)
Schizophrenia:
Questions
1. Explain the term avolition (2 marks)
2. Explain what is meant by the positive symptoms of schizophrenia (4
marks)
3. Briefly describe two symptoms or schizophrenia (4 marks)
4. Distinguish between positive and negative symptoms of schizophrenia
(4 marks)
5. In relation to diagnosis and classification of schizophrenia, explain what
is meant by ‘co-morbidity’ and ‘symptom overlap’. Use examples in
your answer (6 marks)
6. Explain the issues to culture bias and gender bias in the diagnosis of
schizophrenia (8 marks)
7. Describe and evaluate the classification and diagnosis of schizophrenia
(16 marks)
Biological Explanations for Schizophrenia:
1. What is meant by neural correlates? (2 marks)
2. Explain the role of genetic in the development of schizophrenia (4
marks)
3. Outline the dopamine hypothesis (4 marks)
4. Evaluate the role of genetics in the development of schizophrenia (8
marks)
5. Describe and evaluate biological explanations for schizophrenia (16
marks)
Psychological Explanations for Schizophrenia:
1. Outline what is meant by dysfunctional thought processing. Use
examples in your answer (3 marks)
2. Explain one limitation of family dysfunction as an explanation of
schizophrenia. (4 marks)
3. Explain one criticism of cognitive explanations for schizophrenia (4
marks)
4. Briefly outline two psychological explanations for schizophrenia (6
marks)
5. Evaluate family dysfunction as an explanation for schizophrenia. (8
marks)
6. Describe and evaluate psychological theories of schizophrenia. (16
marks)
Drug Therapy:
1. Explain what is meant by an atypical antipsychotic drug (2 marks)
2. Using example, distinguish between typical and atypical antipsychotics
as drug therapies for schizophrenia (4 marks)
3. Briefly evaluate atypical antipsychotics as a drug therapy for
schizophrenia (4 marks)
4. Outline the use of typical antipsychotics (6 marks)
5. Evaluate the use of antipsychotic drugs to treat schizophrenia (10
marks)
