Explanations of Schizophrenia (OCR A-Level Psychology): Quizzes
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What do neural correlates refer to?
What do neural correlates refer to?
Necessary brain activity for experiences
Which hypothesis is an example of a neural correlate of schizophrenia?
Which hypothesis is an example of a neural correlate of schizophrenia?
The dopamine hypothesis
What brain area shows lower activity in people with schizophrenia, possibly linked to delusions?
What brain area shows lower activity in people with schizophrenia, possibly linked to delusions?
The prefrontal cortex
What symptom type is linked to low dopamine levels in certain brain areas?
What symptom type is linked to low dopamine levels in certain brain areas?
Negative symptoms
High dopamine levels in certain brain areas are associated with which symptoms?
High dopamine levels in certain brain areas are associated with which symptoms?
Positive symptoms
Activity in which brain structure has been linked to the development of avolition?
Activity in which brain structure has been linked to the development of avolition?
The ventral striatum
What structural brain abnormality do people with schizophrenia have?
What structural brain abnormality do people with schizophrenia have?
Abnormally large ventricles
What do twin studies show about concordance rates for schizophrenia?
What do twin studies show about concordance rates for schizophrenia?
MZ twins have higher rates than DZ
Why might MZ twin concordance rates be inflated beyond genetic factors?
Why might MZ twin concordance rates be inflated beyond genetic factors?
They share more similar environments
How can genetic understanding of schizophrenia be practically applied?
How can genetic understanding of schizophrenia be practically applied?
To enable early intervention strategies
What criticism is often directed at biological explanations of schizophrenia?
What criticism is often directed at biological explanations of schizophrenia?
They are reductionist