| Abstract: | 24 families, each including both parents, a schizophrenic, and a nonschizophrenic adolescent, were subdivided into a parent-patient and a parent-nonpatient triad and asked to solve collectively the questions from the Comprehension and Similarities subtests of the Wechsler-Bellevue Intelligence Scale. The groups' recorded discussions were compared for problem-solving efficiency, mutual support patterns, and parent-child sex-role alignments. Contrary to predictions, the 2 triads displayed equal efficiency; parents supported both children equally; fathers and mothers were equally dominant. Patients were more supportive of their parents than were siblings, while parental discord was more prominent in patient than in nonpatient groups. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved) |
