the diathesis stress model The importance of an interactionist approach in explaining and treating schizophrenia the diathesis stress model

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Diathesis Stress Model- Explain

Group Questions In two groups Devise a way to find the answers and share them in 10 minutes ready for a game after!

Darts! Every correct question will be that amount of marks. Each student must play a part!

Darts: Each time you throw your question is worth the marks on the board. Q1: What is a diathesis-stress model in a sentence? Q10: What where the two groups in the study? Q2: What is meant by diathesis? Q11: Which finding supports a diathesis? Q3: What has led to the view that there is a diathesis in schizophrenia? Q12: Which finding supports a stressor? Q13: Any issues with the evidence? Q4: why have some questioned the nature of a diathesis in schizophrenia? Q14: What else could a diathesis be as opposed to genetic? Q5: What is a meant by a stressor? Q15: Why is this complication in what a diathesis is an issue? Q6: Give two examples of stressors? Q7: What has led to the view that stressors are involved in schizophrenia? Q16: What is meant by implications for treatment? Q17: What treatment could be used for stressor? Q8: What is meant by the idea that schizophrenia is additive? Q18: What treatment could be used for the diathesis? Q9: How many PPs in Tienari’s study?

This is also your essay plan! Q1: What is a diathesis-stress model in a sentence? Q10: What where the two groups in the study? Q2: What is meant by diathesis? Q11: Which finding supports a diathesis? Q3: What has led to the view that there is a diathesis in schizophrenia? Q12: Which finding supports a stressor? Q13: Any issues with the evidence? Q4: why have some questioned the nature of a diathesis in schizophrenia? Q14: What else could a diathesis be as opposed to genetic? Q5: What is a meant by a stressor? Q15: Why is this complication in what a diathesis is an issue? Q6: Give two examples of stressors? Q7: What has led to the view that stressors are involved in schizophrenia? Q16: What is meant by implications for treatment? Q17: What treatment could be used for stressor? Q8: What is meant by the idea that schizophrenia is addictive? Q18: What treatment could be used for the diathesis? Q9: How many PPs in Tienari’s study?

Interaction between biological (diathesis) and environment (stress) Interaction between biological (diathesis) and environment (stress). Both are in varying degrees. Diathesis is genetic. Research into twin studies such…? Twin studies inconclusive Trauma, life event, urbanisation Varese ‘12 trauma pre age 6 2x more likely to get it. Vassos et al ‘12 2.37 higher risk in urbanised. Stress+Diathesis=disorder 303 145 adopted away from Schizophrenic mum (high risk) 115 adoptees (low risk) Tienari/Gottesman ‘91 2 parents=46% 1 parent 13% Tienari/Varese/Vassos Tiernari- only interviewed at one point, hard to tell if family or adoptee was the stressed one or not. Not 100% conclusive. Varese and Vasos correlational. Could be a stressful life event in itself? Biological? Birth abnormality? Hard to identify and address the real causes Both bio and psych. Borglum et al ’14 ntiviral medication during pregnancy.

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