Homework: Making a Differential Diagnosis
Prior to beginning work on this homework, read Chapter 1: Differential Diagnosis Step by Step in DSM-5: Handbook of Differential Diagnosis and review one of the case studies from the Case Studies in Abnormal Psychology text that you did not write about in your Week One and Week Two discussions.
Select one of the following cases that you have not already written about in a prior homework in this class.
Case 3: Hoarding Disorder
Case 4: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Case 5: Major Depressive Disorder
Case 6: Bipolar Disorder
Case 10: Alcohol Use Disorder and Marital Distress
Case 13: Schizophrenia
Case 14: Antisocial Personality Disorder
Case 15: Borderline Personality Disorder
Case 18: You Decide: The Case of Julia
Case 19: You Decide: The Case of Fred
Case 20: You Decide: The Case of Suzanne
For this homework, you will create a differential diagnosis for the patient in your chosen case. Be sure to select one of the cases above that you have not already written about in a prior homework for this class. Be sure to follow the instructions in Chapter 1: Differential Diagnosis Step by Step when creating your differential diagnosis. Your homework must include the following:
Recommend a diagnosis based on the patient's symptoms, presenting problems, and history.
Assess the validity of your diagnosis using a sociocultural perspective.
Compare at least one evidence-based and one non-evidence-based treatment option for the diagnosis. Research a minimum of two peer-reviewed sources to support your choices.
Propose and provide an explanation for a minimum of two historical perspectives and two theoretical orientations that are inappropriate alternates for the conceptualizations in this case (e.g., cognitive, behavioral, humanistic, biological, sociocultural, evolutionary, psychoanalytic, integrative, etc.). NOTE: Be clear that you are writing about theoretical orientations and using the theoretical orientations to explain the client's symptoms and presenting problems. Do not use the theoretical orientations to discuss any therapy or treatment approaches. Your application of the theoretical orientations should answer the question: How did this client develop the symptoms and current presenting problems? For example, "Based on the cognitive perspective, how did this client develop the symptoms and current presenting problem?" "Based on the humanisitic perspective, how did this client develop the symptoms and current presenting problem?" Etc.
Format your homework according to the give formatting requirements:
a. The answer must be double spaced, typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
b. The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the homework, the course title, the student's name, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
c. Also include a reference page. The references and Citations should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.