Schizophrenia and delusional disorder

Paper 3
2 (a) Describe the treatment and management of schizophrenia and delusional disorder. [8]

(b) Evaluate the treatment and management of schizophrenia and delusional disorder, including

a discussion of determinism. [10]31/M/J/18

(a) Explain what is meant by ‘electro-convulsive therapy’ (ECT) as a treatment for schizophrenia.[2]

(b) The study by Freeman (2008) used virtual reality to assess symptoms of schizophrenia.

Describe the procedure of this study. [4]

(c) Discuss the reliability of this procedure. 32/M/J/18

1 (a) Explain what is meant by ‘schizophrenia’. [2]

(b) Describe the genetic explanation of schizophrenia, as outlined by Gottesman and Shields

(1972). [4]

(c) Explain one similarity and one difference between cognitive and genetic explanations of
schizophrenia. [6] 31/O/N/19

2 (a) Describe explanations of schizophrenia and delusional disorder. [8]

(b) Evaluate explanations of schizophrenia and delusional disorder, including a discussion of the

individual versus situational debate. [10]31/O/N/20

1 (a) Outline two characteristics of schizophrenia. [2]

(b) Describe token economy (Paul and Lentz, 1977) as a treatment for schizophrenia and

delusional disorder. [4]

(c) Discuss the ethics of using token economies as a treatment for schizophrenia and delusional

disorder. [6] 32/O/N/20

 Paper 4
Section A
1 Three comments about electro-convulsive therapy (ECT):

‘It was the best thing that my wife could have had at that time; a good decision by the doctors
after drugs had failed.’

‘It was a positive experience; worked well for my schizophrenia.’

‘I was able to go home after five months of inpatient stay as a result of ECT, after years of

unsuccessful psychological treatment.’

(a) Outline the procedure of electro-convulsive therapy (ECT). [2]

(b) (i) Outline one biochemical treatment for schizophrenia. [2]

(ii) Give one advantage of this biochemical treatment for schizophrenia. [2]

(c) Outline two psychological treatments for schizophrenia. [4]

(d) Discuss the strengths and weaknesses of ECT as a treatment for schizophrenia. You should
include a conclusion in your answer. [5] 42/M/J/21

People with symptoms of schizophrenia are often diagnosed through an interview with their
doctor.

Freeman (2008) says virtual reality (VR) is useful for symptom assessment and the treatment of

psychotic disorders. Freeman also says this technology has many other applications.

(a) Explain the symptoms of schizophrenia which are targeted by virtual reality. [2]

(b) Suggest two uses of virtual reality in abnormal psychology, other than the application to

schizophrenia. [4]

(c) Give two differences between the use of virtual reality for symptom assessment of

schizophrenia and an interview with a doctor. [4]

(d) Discuss the strengths and weaknesses of using virtual reality to treat schizophrenia. You

should include a conclusion in your answer. [5] 42/O/N/18

Section B
5 (a) Design a study to assess the effectiveness of virtual reality as a way to measure symptoms of
schizophrenia. [10]
(b) Explain the psychological and methodological evidence on which your study is based. [8] /F/M/18

5 (a) Design a study to investigate the long-term effectiveness of antipsychotic drugs in patients

with schizophrenia. [10]

(b) Explain the psychological and methodological evidence on which your study is based. [8]

/41/M/J/19

5 (a) Design a longitudinal study to investigate whether cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT)

manages schizophrenia effectively. [10]

(b) Explain the psychological and methodological evidence on which your study is based. [8] 43/M/J/21

5 (a) Design a longitudinal study to investigate whether electro-convulsive therapy (ECT) as a

treatment for schizophrenia has side effects. [10]

(b) Explain the psychological and methodological evidence on which your study is based. [8] 42/O/N/18

Section C
9 ‘A token economy used for patients with schizophrenia in hospitals only makes them behave better

for the staff.’

To what extent do you agree with this statement? Use examples of research you have studied to

support your answer. [12] F/M/18