Directions: Write a 2-3 page APA style paper in which you develop a case study based on the information presented in the Vignette (see attached)

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Directions:

Write a 2-3 page APA style paper in which you develop a case study based on the information presented in the Vignette (see attached). Before you start writing your paper, review the information regarding how to do a case study in the link below. Please review the attached link below (How to write a case study). It will give you a brief outline on how to complete this assignment correctly. Remember the case study is based on Chapter 11 reading material.

Note-- See following In Course Resources to complete this assignment:

• Downloadable APA Guide (paper set-up, citation examples, etc.)
• Link to Research Using the Internet
• Video on How to Use the Ivy Tech Internet Library Articles Database

To see how you will be graded on this assignment, check the rubric which is included in this assignment. Your paper should have the following:

• Cover Page
• Introduction:
  • Summarizes the case study in your own words
• Symptoms and Diagnosis:
  • Provide a diagnosis that best fits the description in the Case Study and the current chapter. Go down each of the criteria for the diagnosis given in the chapter & the DSM-5 and state how it fits.
• Differential Diagnosis:
  • Provide a provisional diagnosis of the description if the 1st one wasn't correct. Go down each of the criteria for the diagnosis and the DSM-5 and state how it fits.
• Treatment:
  • Provide the possible treatments based on your quality outside sources and the text.
• Prognosis:
  • Provide a prognosis based on your quality outside sources and the text.

Your case study should demonstrate a clear analysis of the vignette and offer a clear diagnosis, differential diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis. Your work should be well researched and supported by information you find in high quality sources.

Format:

• APA format includes a properly formatted title page and reference page. An abstract is not required.
• Margins should be set to 1 inch on all sides.
• The content of your paper must be double-spaced and use 12 pt. Courier or Times New Roman font.
• Papers must be saved as a Word document (.doc or .docx) to ensure that your professor can open your paper.
• Please note that the title page, reference page and abstract (if provided) do not count toward the page requirement for the assignment.

Sources:

• You should use your textbook as one source.
• In addition to the textbook, your paper must include at least two other high quality sources. If you are unsure of what is a quality source, then visit the link under Course Resources that discusses how to evaluate sources.

Mechanics:

• Your paper must be well-written, free of grammatical and spelling errors, and flow in a clear and logical manner.

Vignette 2: Jack “Jack” is a 24 year old single Caucasian male. He is being evaluated at the request of the court after filing paperwork for joint custody of his five year old son, who currently lives with his mother and maternal grandparents. This is not the first interview of a psychiatric nature for Jack. He was first seen by a psychiatrist at the age of 11 after physically attacking a nine year old foster brother who allegedly used his bicycle without permission, which resulted in a blown tire. Jack was in several foster homes during his childhood, beginning at age 6. His mother was unable to care for him due to a cocaine addiction, and essentially abandoned him. Most of the foster home placements did not work out for him. The pattern consisted of a disregard of the rules of the household, which he blatantly disobeyed or challenged the foster parents, and when confronted about his behavior, would typically blame someone else, deny any wrongdoing, or lose his temper which sometimes resulted in destruction of property. Jack began getting in trouble with the law at age 12, after being charged with theft at the local five and dime store. The nature of his thefts grew into larger and more valuable items until he was once again arrested at age 15 for auto theft, driving without a license, and underage drinking. This resulted in a year at a residential center, after which he was released to an adolescent group home. He was not very successful at school. Most classmates found him to be argumentative and something of a bully. He was truant frequently, received poor grades and engaged in several school yard fights. This behavior caught up with him and at the age of 17, he was expelled. Upon hearing of the decision, he indicated that he was pushed into these fights, and he had no choice but to “teach those losers a lesson.” Upon expulsion from school, he was also left the group home. He lived on the street off and on, with occasional housing arrangements with someone else. To get money, Jack would gamble, or steal and then sell the stolen items, but instead of paying his share of the rent, often impulsively spent the money on items that he felt would make him look “cool”, or he might gamble it away. Things continued along these lines for the next few years. He moved in with his girlfriend at age 20 when she became pregnant. He made many promises of how he would take care of her and the baby--that he would get a job and provide them a good place to live. However, Jack was having a difficult time staying on a job for more than a few months at a time. He always found something wrong with the way the place was managed, felt unjustly targeted by his supervisor, or simply felt the work was “beneath” him. He would frequently miss work when he was employed, and lied about the reasons. Rent bills began adding up and he didn’t seem to care. He began engaging in illegal behavior and would pay just enough to not be evicted. He increasingly bought alcohol with money that should have been going to the needs of his now wife and son, and would sit home many nights and drink. When drunk, he initiated arguments with her, and accusations that it was her fault that his life miserable, and sometimes these would escalate into physical abuse. When he was again arrested for moving stolen property and sentenced to six months in jail, she took their son and moved in with her parents. When he was released from jail, after serving what he said was an unjust sentence because he did not know the “merchandise” was stolen, she refused to let him see their son, and had filed for divorce, which made him furious. His response was to file for joint custody.