Taking the Patients History
Each assignment in this course will help you prepare your Final Paper. For each assignment you will use the historical figure (Alan Turing) you chose in your Week One journal. Remember after submitting this weeks assignment you will not be allowed to change your movie character or historical figure.One of the first steps in any clinical assessment is to gather a thorough history from the patient. This history includes at minimum the patients identifying information presenting problem and relevant personal history relating to their presenting problem.For this assignment you will write the first few sections of your psychological report. View the complete instructions for the Final Paper in the link within Week Five of your online course or the Components of Course Evaluation section of this guide. This week your assignment must cover the following sections of your psychological report and include the headings as listed:
Your assignment should include both a title page and reference page and be of sufficient depth and detail to support and inform your diagnostic impression with an absolute minimum of four pages (not including the title and reference pages). A cursory or surface level review of the patients presenting problem and history will unlikely provide enough information for your diagnostic impression.
Any sources used in the paper must be cited and referenced in APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
Optional:If you would like to start writing additional sections in your psychological report and submit them along with this assignment for instructor feedback feel free to cover any sections up to and including Section VIII (Substance Use). Before doing this please read the Final Paper prompt for guidance on additional sections.Carefully review theGrading Rubricfor the criteria that will be used to evaluate your assignment.