Human Behavior in the Social Environment III S44.

2001 MID-TERM PAPER DUE DATE: See Instructor (Late papers will be downgraded). LENGTH: 5 7 pages FORMAT: Papers must be typed and double-spaced, using APA style for citation and references. Choose ONE of the three cases posted on Blackboard to discuss for this exam (Mary, Robert, or Megan). The midterm paper is based on your readings and the assessment of the attached case / diagnostic vignette. I. II. Make DSM IV diagnoses on all 5 axes. Consider the following variables and features in your discussion: What precipitated the request for help? What is the current problem? What can you ascertain of premorbid personality structure? What social, biological, cultural and environmental factors may influence your understanding of this person? What do the different biopsychosocial models suggest are the causes of the problems? What are the relevant dynamic processes, developmental issues and familial considerations?

III. How would you talk with this person and his family about his problem/diagnosis and about what he needs? What can you offer as help? Evidence of readings and relevant videos should be integrated throughout the paper. Avoid direct quotations from readings, but rather pull ideas from them and integrate them, along with your own critical thinking, into your own paper.