{"id":1160,"date":"2025-10-28T03:06:34","date_gmt":"2025-10-28T03:06:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ciealevels.excellingpsychology.com\/?p=1160"},"modified":"2025-10-28T06:26:39","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T06:26:39","slug":"quick-lesson-2-a-case-study-of-schizophrenia-aneja-et-al","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ciealevels.excellingpsychology.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/28\/quick-lesson-2-a-case-study-of-schizophrenia-aneja-et-al\/","title":{"rendered":"Quick Lesson # 2 – A Case Study of Schizophrenia (Aneja et al.)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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AO1 (Description)<\/h1>\n\n\n\n
Aims<\/strong><\/td>To investigate presentation & treatment of Very-Early-Onset Schizophrenia (VEOS).<\/td><\/tr>
Procedure<\/strong><\/td>Case history analysis, symptom observation, and trial of sodium valproate.<\/td><\/tr>
Results<\/strong><\/td>– History: Troubled home with abusive father, divorce between parents, living with maternal grandparents, school refusal, aggression.
– Symptoms: Heard voices, suspicious, social withdrawal, poor self-care.
– Treatment: Valproate failed; aggression increased, needed hospitalisation.<\/td><\/tr>
Conclusion<\/strong><\/td>Highlights diagnostic complexity of VEOS (initially missed) and need for specific antipsychotics, not mood stabilisers.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

AO3 (Evaluation)<\/h1>\n\n\n\n
Individual and Situational Explanations<\/strong><\/strong><\/td>Point:<\/strong> Weakness: Over-emphasises individual factors.
Evidence:<\/strong> Focus on diagnosis, not “aggressive father”.
Explain:<\/strong> Lowers validity, ignores situational causes.
Link:<\/strong> Reduces validity.
Counterpoint:<\/strong> However, led to practical treatment.<\/td><\/tr>
Use of Children<\/strong><\/td>Point:<\/strong> Strength: Direct benefit to participant.
Evidence:<\/strong> Study aimed to diagnose and treat him.
Explain:<\/strong> Ethically justifiable as it helped him.
Link:<\/strong> Addresses ethics.
Counterpoint:<\/strong> However, his distress despite treatment highlights risks.<\/td><\/tr>
Idiographic vs. Nomothetic<\/strong> <\/td>Point:<\/strong> Strength: Detailed idiographic insight.
Evidence:<\/strong> Details unique history and symptoms.
Explain:<\/strong> Allows deep understanding of one case.
Link:<\/strong> High internal validity.
Counterpoint:<\/strong> However, poor generalisability to other schizophrenia patients. <\/td><\/tr>
Case Studies<\/strong><\/td>Point:<\/strong> Strength: High real-world application.
Evidence:<\/strong> Tracked diagnosis over time.
Explain:<\/strong> Crucial for complex real-life disorders.
Link:<\/strong> High ecological validity.
Counterpoint:<\/strong> However, low reliability as other clinicians may interpret same symptoms differently.<\/td><\/tr>
Generalisations from Findings<\/strong><\/td>Point:<\/strong> Weakness: Poor generalisability.
Evidence:<\/strong> Single, rare case (VEOS).
Explain:<\/strong> Unique background not representative.
Link:<\/strong> Low generalisability.
Counterpoint:<\/strong> However, it can generate hypotheses, e.g., on links between early trauma and VEOS.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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