PSYA4 Psychopathology: Schizophrenia

Past Paper Questions: Schizophrenia

Specimen Paper Outline and evaluate one or more biological explanations for schizophrenia. In your evaluation you should refer to research evidence. (9 marks + 16 marks) January 2010 Therapies can be time-consuming and, in some cases, uncomfortable for the client. It is, therefore, very important to offer the most appropriate and effective type of treatment. Outline and evaluate two or more therapies used in the treatment of schizophrenia. (9 marks + 16 marks) June 2010 In an important and influential criticism of the diagnosis of mental illness, Rosenhan (1973) showed that healthy pseudopatients could gain admission to psychiatric hospital by pretending to have auditory hallucinations. Although systems of classification and diagnosis have changed considerably since the 1970s, many people still have concerns about their accuracy and appropriateness. Discuss issues surrounding the classification and diagnosis of schizophrenia. (9 marks + 16 marks) January 2011

Outline clinical characteristics of schizophrenia. (5 marks) Outline one psychological explanation of schizophrenia. (4 marks) Evaluate psychological explanations of schizophrenia. (16 marks)

June 2011 There is considerable evidence that schizophrenia is caused by biological factors. These can be genetic, neuroanatomical, biochemical, viral or a combination of such factors. Discuss biological explanations of schizophrenia. (9 marks + 16 marks) Jan 2012 Discuss issues associated with the classification and/or diagnosis of schizophrenia. (8 marks + 16 marks) June 2012 Outline and evaluate one biological therapy for schizophrenia and one psychological therapy for schizophrenia. (8 marks + 16 marks) Jan 2013 Outline and evaluate one biological therapy for schizophrenia. (4 marks + 8 marks) Outline and evaluate one psychological therapy for schizophrenia. (4 marks + 8 marks)

PSYA4 Psychopathology: Schizophrenia

Other Possible questions: Describe two explanations of the Schizophrenia (9 marks) Evaluate these explanations of Schizophrenia (16 marks) Psychologists believe that Schizophrenia can be explained solely by biological factors Discuss this claim with reference to the above quotation. Describe and evaluate at least two issues in classifying or diagnosing schizophrenia (25 marks) Explain issues relating to classifying schizophrenia as a mental disorder (5) Discuss two explanations of schizophrenia from different perspectives in psychology (9 and 11 marks) Describe and evaluate two psychological explanations of Schizophrenia (25 marks) Describe the clinical characteristics of Schizophrenia (9 marks) Explain and evaluate issues relating to the diagnosis of Schizophrenia as a mental disorder (16 marks) Discuss the extent to which biological therapies can be used to treat Schizophrenia with reference to the above quotation (25 marks)