In this paper, you have the opportunity to demonstrate your understanding, and apply Concepts from ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY and DSM-5
For this paper you will select a person for whom you will complete a diagnostic battery. The person and his or her history should be connected to some legal issue, be it criminal, civil, or juvenile. The person can be a public figure or a fictional character from a book, a movie, or a TV show [Lindsay Lohan] who is related to the legal process.
Your Paper will contain the following sections:
- Introduction of the person or the character you are diagnosing
- Background of the person and presenting information, including the legal issue he or she has encountered
- Data collection methods (testing, interviews, observation, etc.)
- Diagnosis
- Related psychosocial and family issues
- Related career and vocational issues
- Proposed treatment and intervention options
- Continuing assessment and proposed follow-up
- Potential legal and ethical issues
Your Paper must follow APA Publication Manualguidelines and be free of typographical, spelling, and grammatical errors. The project should be 8–10 pages in length (double-spaced), not including the title page, the abstract, and references.
Be sure to support your Paper with specific references to all resources used in its preparation.
Information on scholarly writing may be found in the APA Publication Manual and at the Walden Writing Centerwebsite.
THIS PAPER SHOULD BE HEAVILY SUPPORTED BY THE DSM-5 !!!!!!!!!!!!!
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