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Each assignment in this course will help you prepare your Final Paper. For each assignment, you will use the movie character or historical figure you chose in your Week One journal. Remember, after submitting this week\u2019s assignment, you will not be allowed to change your movie character or historical figure.<\/p>\n
One of the first steps in any clinical assessment is to gather a thorough history from the patient. This history includes, at minimum, the patient\u2019s identifying information, presenting problem, and relevant personal history relating to their presenting problem.<\/p>\n
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 \u201cComponents of Course Evaluation\u201d section of this guide. This week, your assignment must cover the following sections of your psychological report and include the headings as listed:<\/p>\n
Typically, this section within a psychological report seeks to answer the following questions (further elaboration within this section is encouraged where possible):<\/p>\n
Typically, this section within a psychological report seeks to answer the following questions (further elaboration within this section is encouraged where possible):<\/p>\n
Typically, this section within a psychological report seeks to answer the following questions (further elaboration within this section is encouraged where possible):<\/p>\n
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 patient\u2019s presenting problem and history will unlikely provide enough information for your diagnostic impression.<\/p>\n
Any sources used in the paper must be cited and referenced in APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.<\/p>\n
Optional:<\/strong> 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.<\/p>\n