Select a character in a book or movie (Suzanna Kaysen from Girl Interrupted the film) with psychological symptoms. Please select a character for whom substantial psychosocial information is provided about their current symptoms, presenting problem, childhood and family history.You will write a case study of 10- 12 pages not including the title page or reference page. You should include about 10 references. The paper should be divided into categories with a heading for each category as designated below (Case study should be in APA format and standard line spacing and margins. Please look at the syllabus for expectations of written work):
Identify DSM 5 diagnosis
Including applicable subtypes and specifiers
Identify which of the diagnostic criteria are met by this case
Provide examples from the case study to support your findings
Psychosocial Information
Identify family and environmental factors that may contribute to this person’s difficulties
Differential Diagnosis
What other diagnoses or disorders should you consider and possibly rule out.
Why would you rule them out?
Social Location
Discuss the possible impact of age, class, color, culture, ethnicity, gender (including gender identity and gender expression), national origin, race, religion or spirituality, health status, abilities and socio-economic status
Childhood Experiences/ Trauma
Discuss the possible impact of trauma/early life experiences
Social Work Perspective on Intervention
Multi-level interventions
Micro: Discuss social work micro interventions that would be appropriate for this case (strengths-based, person in environment approach, advocacy approaches)
Mezzo: List community and/or nationwide resources or organizations for individuals or families with this disorder. This can include treatment centers, research funding sources, or support groups.
Macro: Discuss macro interventions for this disorder such as: program development, community-based education initiatives, policy changes, community organization
What might recovery look like for this person from a social work perspective
Treatment
List 2 evidence-based psychological treatments for the disorder (not medications)
Please discuss at least three empirical articles (for each treatment) with findings for each one to support the scientific investigations for these treatments.
From what you know about the character, how might they make use of these treatments? What modifications, might you make in light of the particular psychosocial history, current life situation, and emotional needs of this character?
Prognosis and Evaluation
What would you speculate about how this character would fare given the interventions you’ve described.
What factors might hinder the treatments or support their effectiveness given what you know about the strengths, motivation, and psychosocial context of this character?
