Demographics Summary Assignment | Online Assignment

1) Who is the person you will be writing about?
You should provide a brief summary of this person in terms of:
• Basic demographics (race, age, sex, relationship status, etc)
• Relevant developmental history
• Status at the time the book is written

2) Provide a diagnostic work up for the character using DSM-V Diagnostic Criteria.
• Please be sure to address how each criterion for the disorder (or disorders) is (or is not) met. If the text does not provide enough information to evaluate a particular criterion, please note the absence of specific examples for that criterion in your write-up.
• Some of the writers may have more than one disorder. If the author has multiple disorders, you should diagnose all that apply to her/him, but you can focus on the disorder that is most pronounced in answering the rest of the questions in the paper.
• Provide two functional/dysfunctional scores along with specific evidence that supports your scoring. Scores will be based on a 0-100 scale, 0 = complete lack of functioning, institutionalization; 50 = moderate functioning; 100 = extremely high functioning, no help needed.
o Please provide your score and description of the person’s highest functioning ever as described in the text.
o Please provide the your score and description of the person’s lowest functioning ever as described in the text.

3) Discuss the etiology of the disorder(s).
• Discuss the different possible causes (i.e., etiology) of the person’s disorder using at least 2 of the perspectives you have learned about in class.
• In your evaluation, what do you believe is the etiology of the author’s disorder?

4) Evaluate the text.
• Overall, how accurate a depiction do you believe the book provides?
• How has reading this biography affected you?
• How might this biography affect someone who has just been diagnosed with the same disorder?
• Would you recommend this book to a friend who had just been diagnosed with this disorder? Why or why not?

5) Write clearly, organize your paper, proofread and cite references in APA format. (10 points)
ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY CLASS