Psychology A-Level
The schizophrenogenic mother and the double bind
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A cold, rejecting and controlling mother creates tension and secrecy leading to distrust and paranoid delusions, while the double bind is contradictory messages with no way to comment and punishment by withdrawal of love.
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- Schizophrenia (AQA A-Level)
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