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PTSD: Student Workbook
Name:
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KEY TERMS TRAFFIC LIGHTS
Use coloured pencils or highlighters. Colour the boxes below based on how well you know the key term.
Green = you know it and could explain it to someone else
Yellow = you think you know it, but you’re not 100% confident
Red = you don’t know it
Term
Before we begin
End of unit
Post-traumatic stress
disorder
Multi-store model of
memory
Memory consolidation
Declarative (explicit)
memory
Procedural (implicit)
memory
Working memory
Executive cognitive
functions
Fear conditioning
Cortisol
Top-down processing
Cognitive reappraisal
Socioeconomic status
Selective serotonin
reuptake inhibitor (SSRI)
Intrusive memory
Disorder prevalence
Exposure therapy
Cognitive behavioural
therapy (CBT)
Virtual reality exposure
therapy (VRET)
Cognitive restructuring
DSM
Classification system
Diagnosis
Comorbidity
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How do core psychology approaches explain schizophrenia?
Learning
intentions
By the end of this
lesson, you should be
able to:
1. DESCRIBE the diagnostic criteria, explanation, and treatment for
schizophrenia?
2. EXPLAIN the diagnostic criteria, explanation and treatment for
schizophrenia.
3. EVALUATE the diagnostic criteria, explanation and treatment for
schizophrenia.
4. APPLY the findings of studies on schizophrenia to the real world.
Short Essay - Recap
In one paragraph, summarize 2 points you learned about this unit.
o You can write two different answers if you need to.
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PART A.
a) What do Gottesman and Shields (1972) mean by the term ‘genetic explanation of
schizophrenia’? [2]
(b) Describe the cognitive explanation of schizophrenia, as outlined by Frith (1992). [4]
(c) Compare the cognitive explanation of schizophrenia with one other explanation of
schizophrenia. [6]
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PART B.
(a) Outline two characteristics of schizophrenia. [2]
(b) Describe token economy (Paul and Lentz, 1977) as a treatment for schizophrenia and
delusional disorder. [4]
(c) Discuss the ethics of using token economies as a treatment for schizophrenia and
delusional disorder. [6]
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PART C.
(a) Describe explanations of schizophrenia and delusional disorder. [8]
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(b) Evaluate explanations of schizophrenia and delusional disorder, including a discussion of
the individual versus situational debate. [10]
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PART D.
(a) Outline one cognitive explanation of schizophrenia and delusional disorder. [2]
(b) Describe the procedure in the study by Sensky et al. (2000) of cognitive-behavioural
therapy (CBT) for schizophrenia. [4]
(c) Explain one similarity and one difference between CBT and biochemical treatments for
schizophrenia/delusional disorder. [6]
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PART E.
(a) Describe characteristics and assessment of schizophrenia spectrum and psychotic
disorders. [8]
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(b) Evaluate characteristics and assessment of schizophrenia spectrum and psychotic
disorders, including a discussion of validity. [10]
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PART F.
(a) Outline one way that Freeman (2008) used virtual reality to assess the symptoms of
schizophrenia. [2]
(b) Describe the study by Sensky (2000) that used cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT) as a
treatment for schizophrenia. [4]
(c) Explain two strengths of the study by Sensky. [6]
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