Instructions
Write and submit a 5–7 page report summarizing Derek’s or Meredith’s diagnosis and its influence on their behavior.
In your paper, include the following:
Begin by restating the disorder Derek or Meredith shows signs of having. Reference the DSM-5-TR when you do this and specifically state how they meet the diagnostic criteria for that disorder. This discussion should be approximately one page.
Describe the mental health assessment you chose. Discuss the assessment’s validity and reliability. Be sure to demonstrate how this assessment is appropriate for your case study. This discussion should be approximately one page.
Discuss the possible biological, developmental, behavioral, situational, and protective factors that may explain or cause the behaviors in the case study. This discussion should be approximately one to two pages.
Discuss ethical and racial or ethnic considerations related to assessing this client and provide examples. This discussion should be approximately one page.
Review the crime as described in the media piece and describe how the disorder may have influenced the commission of the crime. This discussion should be approximately one to two pages.
Criminal Psychology: Case Studies.
Competencies Measured
By successfully completing this assignment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and scoring guide criteria:
Competency 1: Interpret behavior based on biological, social, and psychological factors.
Apply DSM-5-TR criteria to a case study.
Interpret behavior based on biological, behavioral, situational, developmental, and protective factors.
Develop an explanation of the relationship between the mental health disorder and the crime.
Competency 2: Apply reliability and validity and generalizability to research findings and assessments.
Apply reliability, validity, and generalizability to chosen assessment.
Competency 3: Apply psychological ethical principles to forensic psychology.
Apply ethical principles to assessment in forensic psychology.
Competency 4: Apply information literacy skills to problems in forensic psychology.
Apply evidence from peer-reviewed journal articles.
Competency 5: Communicate in a manner that is scholarly, professional, and consistent with expectations for professionals in the field of psychology.
Use APA style formatting for citations and reference list with only minor errors.
Address assignment purpose in a well-organized text, incorporating appropriate evidence and tone in grammatically sound sentences.
