Which of the following is true of expressed emotion and relapse in patients with schizophrenia?

A) Therapists have no difficulty changing entrenched communication patterns between patients with schizophrenia and their primary caregivers.
B) Delusions and hallucinations will elicit more negative expressed emotion from family members than blunted affect or lack of motivation.
C) Hostility observed in some family members indicate that negative symptoms of the person with schizophrenia are learned behaviors.
D) Interventions that reduce family expressed emotion tend to reduce the relapse rate in schizophrenic family members.

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Ethan Bayles · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : D, Explanation :  Expressed emotion refers to the level of emotion, both positive and negative, that is expressed by family members towards a person with schizophrenia. Research has found that high levels of expressed emotion, particularly negative expressed emotion, are associated with higher rates of relapse in schizophrenia. Interventions that aim to reduce family expressed emotion, such as family therapy and psychoeducation, have been shown to be effective in reducing relapse rates in those with schizophrenia.

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