Books and Resources for this Week 7 PSY 8148
Psychopathology: Foundations for a contemporary understanding (4th ed.)
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Classroom Productions (Producer). (2015). Diagnosing mental disorders: DSM-5 and ICD-10, schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders [Video file]…
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Ouzir, M., Azorin, J. M., Adida, M., Boussaoud, D., & Battas, O. (2012). Insight from schizophrenia: From conceptualization…
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Week 7 – Assignment: Examine a Case of Schizophrenia
Overdue – Last Sun at 11:59 PM
Assume that you are working as a case manager in a mental health center. A college-aged student has come to the mental health center and has been diagnosed as paranoid schizophrenic. Assume this patient is from a different cultural group than your own. You may specify any population you like to complete this assignment. As the case manager, it is your responsibility to explain this diagnosis to your patients parents and significant other. In an initial interview with them, the family and partner expressed confusion over why the patient was acting in certain ways, how the patient could be treated, whether the patient would ever get better, and what they could do to help.
Your explanation to them should be based on the latest scientific research and expressed in terms that an average family can understand.
Finally, provide them with a list of local and online resources to support them as a family with a schizophrenic member. You may prepare this assignment as a brief paper or outline of notes that would be applicable to use in the field.
Length: 2-3 pages with a 1-page resource list, not including title and reference pages
Your assignment should demonstrate thoughtful consideration of the ideas and concepts presented in the course by providing new thoughts and insights relating directly to this topic. Your response should reflect scholarly writing and current APA standards
