Cognitive Explanation of SZ

The cognitive explanation of SZ would be categorised as a.....

• Biological explanation

• Psychological explanation

The cognitive explanation focuses on Schizophrenia being caused by......

• Disorganised thinking

• Dysfunctional thought processes

• Discombobulated schema

• Dysfunctional families

The name for the cognitive ability to suppress an automatic response and engage in another one is called (a)  

The cognitive explanation emphasises Schizophrenia being due to.....

• Adequate central control

• Really good central control

• Dysfunctional central control

• Hyperactive central control

What schizophrenic symptom may be the result of not being able to inhibit ideas/associations/thoughts that pop into their minds?

• Avolition

• Delusional beliefs

• Visual hallucinations

What is the name of the typical test of Central Control?

(a)  

What did Stirling (2006) find in relation to SZ patients doing the Stroop Test?

• They made more mistakes and took twice as long

• They did it really quick! Good job guys!

• They just couldn't do it all :(

The name for the cognitive ability to recognise our own thoughts and actions as distinct from someone else's is (a)  

The cognitive explanation emphasises Schizophrenia being due to.....

• Super good metarepresentation

• META metarepresentation

• Dysfunctional metarepresentation

Deficits in Metarepresentation could be related to a common delusional belief SZ patients have......

• Believing they are Santa Claus

• Believing thoughts are being inserted into your mind

• Thinking you have frog legs

• Believing you've got ants in your brain