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Worksheets37: OCR Psychology - explanations for schizophrenia
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 6mins
What's the name for the psychological theory of schizophrenia?
ABC model
dopamine hypothesis
social drift theory
social rank theory
Social drift theory tries to explain the link between schizophrenia and what?
depression
dopamine
evolution
social class
Working class people are how many times more likely to be diagnosed with schizophrenia?
2
5
8
10
Which two factors are said to explain social drift?
disengagement of individuals
evolution
lack of money
rejection by society
Click on the valid criticisms of social drift theory.
can't establish cause and effect
ignores biological explanations for schizophrenia
ignores the role of family in contributing to schizophrenia
all of the above
What is the biological explanation for schizophrenia?
ABC model
dopamine hypothesis
social drift theory
social rank theory
The dopamine hypothesis suggests that too many dopamine receptors may cause what symptoms of schizophrenia?
delusions
hallucinations
catatonic symptoms
lack of motivation
Low dopamine levels in which part of the brain may explain negative symptoms?
pre-frontal cortex
hippocampus
amygdala
temporal lobe
Which three parts of the brain are often smaller in volume in people with schizophrenia?
amygdala
hippocampus
prefrontal cortex
temporal lobe
Click on the valid criticisms of the biological explanations for schizophrenia.
ignores the role of the environment
can't prove cause and effect
it's too deterministic
all of the above
