A-AS Level (CIE) Psychology: Specimen Questions with Answers 172 - 173 of 299

Explanation

Treatment for Schizophrenia are as follows

Individual, Group and Family Therapy

• Can help patient and family understand the disease and symptom triggers
• Teaches families communication skills
• Provides resources for dealing with emotional and practical challenges

Social Skills Training

• Can occur in hospital or community settings
• Teaches the person with schizophrenia social, self-care and vocational skills

Medications

• Taking neuroleptic medications may help people with schizophrenia to
• Clarify thinking and perceptions of reality
• Reduce hallucinations and delusion
• Drug treatment must be consistent to be effective
• Inconsistent dosage may aggravate existing symptoms or create new ones

Explanation

Treatment for Dissociative disorders are as follows

• Treatment for Dissociative disorders involves helping the patient re-experience the traumatic events in a controlled therapeutic manner
• It helps to develop better coping skills
• In the case of Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) , therapy is often long term
• Particularly essential with DID, there should be a sense of trust between therapist and patient