Women’s Mental Health Case Study Analysis
Objective:
The aim of this assignment is to develop a comprehensive understanding of the unique mental health issues faced by women. You will be expected to analyze a real or hypothetical case study, apply relevant theories and models, and propose interventions or treatment plans.
Instructions:
Select a Case Study (10 points): Choose a real (from a public news story), fictional (found in Literature, TV, or film) or hypothetical case that involves a woman dealing with a mental health issue. You may NOT use someone you know (such as your mother, sister, wife) nor may you use yourself. This should be a case from a peer-reviewed article, a book, or a reliable online source, or you can create a hypothetical scenario. Remember, the case should be complex enough to allow a detailed analysis. Provide a brief summary of the case. If you choose a hypothetical case this is how you could approach it. Create a Hypothetical Case: You can create a hypothetical case based on your understanding of a specific mental health issue. This hypothetical case should be realistic and based on scientific knowledge of the condition. Give your hypothetical case a background history that fleshes out her story.
Background Research (10 points): Conduct background research on the particular mental health issue presented in your chosen case. Discuss its prevalence, how it specifically affects women, and any unique challenges it presents for diagnosis and treatment.
Theoretical Analysis (10 points): Apply at least two theoretical frameworks from our course to analyze the case. Discuss how these theories help explain the woman’s experience and the development of her mental health issue. For example: Feminist theory, Cognitive-Behavioral theory, Jungian Psychoanalytic theory, etc.
Treatment Plan (10 points): Based on your analysis, propose a comprehensive treatment plan for the woman in your case study. This should include therapeutic approaches, any necessary medical interventions, and supportive measures for her wellbeing. Justify your choices based on the research and theories you have discussed.
Reflection (10 points): Reflect on what this case study and your analysis reveal about women’s mental health more broadly. What insights does it provide about the intersection of gender and mental health? How might these insights inform future research, policy, or practice?
Submission:
Your assignment should be 6-8 pages excluding your reference page, double-spaced, in APA format. Be sure to cite all sources appropriately. Use 5-8 scholarly resources or more for this assignment. You may use biographies and news articles as a reference in ADDITION to the 5-8 scholarly resources.
What is a Scholarly resource?
A scholarly resource for this assignment is a source that has been peer-reviewed and published in a reputable academic or professional venue. These sources are often written by experts in the field, such as professors or professionals with advanced degrees, and they are typically aimed at an academic audience.
Scholarly resources include peer-reviewed journal articles, academic books published by university presses, chapters from such books, and proceedings from academic conferences. They often include an abstract, a literature review, methodology, results, and a discussion section.
These sources are considered reliable because they have been vetted by other experts in the field through a process known as peer review. Before being published, these works are reviewed and critiqued by other scholars who assess the quality, rigor, and significance of the research.
For the assignment, using scholarly resources would involve finding and citing these types of sources to support your analysis and conclusions. You would typically find these resources through academic databases like PubMed, PsycINFO, JSTOR, or your university’s library resources.
Rubric:
Case Study Selection and Summary: 10 points
Background Research: 10 points
Theoretical Analysis: 10 points
Treatment Plan: 10 points
Reflection: 10 points
Due Date: November 18th (See Assignment Tab for Due Dates)
Remember, the goal is not just to describe the case, but to critically analyze it using the knowledge you have gained from this course.
FORMAT of you PAPER:
A title page or abstract is NOT required. The main body of an APA formatted paper incorporates the use of headings and subheadings to categorize different sections. The entirety of the text is double-spaced, and each paragraph starts with a half-inch indentation from the left margin.
After the completion of the main body, the reference list commences on a new page. The term “References” is placed at the center of the page without any bold, italic, or underline formatting. The entries in the reference list are also double-spaced, with each entry formatted with a hanging indent.
The entries are arranged in alphabetical order based on the authors’ last names, and authors’ initials are used rather than their full first and middle names. The titles of articles, books, and journals are italicized. The year of publication is mentioned in parentheses after the authors’ names.
In case of articles and chapters, the title of the article or chapter is mentioned first, followed by the title of the book or journal, and then the volume and issue number, if applicable. For books, the title of the book is followed by the edition (if not the first), the city of publication, and the name of the publisher.
Here are some examples of common APA reference list entries:
Journal Article: Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Year). Title of article. Title of Journal, volume number(issue number), pages. https://doi.org/xxxx
Links to an external site.
Book: Author, A. A. (Year). Title of book. Publisher.
Website: Author, A. A. (Year, Month Day). Title of web document/page. Site Name. URL
