The psychoeducation is involves to teach patients about the following aspects of symptoms, further to decrease family distress and to enable patient coping.
The schizophrenia is a psychological illness caused due to the imbalance in the excitatory and inhibitory neurotransmitters in the brain. Some viral infected cells often do produce schizophrenic etiological aspects in some patients.
The possible prenatal risk factor for prospective incidence of schizophrenia is maternal exposure to flu viruses such as influenza virus. This virus may cause alteration in neurotransmitter synthesis in prenatal brains. About 1% of the US population is suffering from schizophrenia. Excessive activity of dopaminergic neurons is associated with the physiology of schizophrenia.
The theories of aetiology of schizophrenia include delusions, hallucinations and manic attacks, According to diathesis –model, inherited genetic factors may also trigger schizophrenia in some patients.
Thus, the options (b), (c) and (d) are incorrect.
The psychoeducation is involves to teach patients about the following aspects of symptoms, further to decrease family distress and to enable patient coping.
Therefore, the correct option is – a). psychoeducation.