A clinical psychology team is evaluating the use of family therapy for patients diagnosed with schizophrenia. Which of the following statements accurately describes a key mechanism or empirical finding associated with this intervention?
Clinical reviews (such as Pharoah et al.) indicate that while family therapy improves family cohesion, it has no significant impact on the patient's compliance with antipsychotic medication.
It aims to reduce Expressed Emotion (EE) within the family environment, which decreases chronic stress and significantly reduces the likelihood of symptom relapse.
To prevent cognitive overload, the patient is strictly excluded from therapy sessions, which are instead conducted solely with the relatives to reform their communication patterns.
It acts as a primary curative treatment that directly reverses the structural ventricular enlargement associated with chronic schizophrenia.
Practise AQA A Level Psychology CBT and family therapy for schizophrenia with exam-style questions for A Level Psychology. 21 questions, matched to the AQA A Level Psychology (7182) specification and written in Paper 1, Paper 2 and Paper 3 style. Every question includes a full worked solution and mark scheme, so you can see where marks are awarded rather than just whether you got the answer right.
