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Psychology Final Exam

This is the culmination of our semester together, your exam asks you to synthesize a lot of different material that we have explored; the brain, possible impact of drugs on the brain, learning theories, mental illnesses, and therapies.

You will be given a case study for your final exam. This includes some key details about a client’s diagnosis, history, family, and their goals. You, as their therapist have the challenge of helping them to:

1. Explain their diagnosis clearly and answer three questions that they have about their diagnosis. 50% 2. Create a therapeutic plan according to two schools of therapy. 40% (Pick 2: cognitive, behavioral, humanistic, cognitive-behavioral, rational-emotive, family/systems, classical psychoanalytic, or modern psychodynamic.) 3. Use the internet to find resources that will help them to plan steps to reach their goals. 10% (you will have a specific location to work with)

You will receive your case study and state on the last day of class, so you have time to do research and start writing before you come in for the final. Please do all your own work, you may discuss your client with other people, but they may not help you do research or write your exam.

You will have an hour and a half of silent writing time on a computer for the exam (exam location will be announced in advance). Please use your time wisely and any sources used must be included in a bibliography –without a bibliography no work will be accepted.

Things to include: Full explanation of the diagnosis in clear language tailored to your client. Your client will ask three questions -one about how the diagnosis was reached, explain how the DSM IV format works and why you diagnosed them with this condition. -two about causality, if there is anything that they did to cause this condition depending upon the diagnosis there probably isn’t anything, but you need to explain this clearly. Please include brain information here: neurotransmitters, architecture, hormones, etc. -three is a question that you create that they could have asked that you then answer in detail.
 * Part 1:** You can write this in dialogue (or screenplay) form if you wish. You will be making up all kinds of details __about your client__ in order to flesh out the situation. Be creative, but sensitive and above all accurate.

Explain to your client what their therapy would be like with each of these major types of psychotherapy. The more detail you use, the better. Your job is to de-mystify the therapy process. Would your client go to a hospital for treatment? How long would treatment last? What is typically the outcome? Give details.
 * Part 2:** According to two schools of thought regarding therapy explain what the client can anticipate in treatment. Choose from cognitive, behavioral, humanistic, cognitive-behavioral, rational-emotive, family/systems, classical psychoanalytic, or modern psychodynamic.


 * Part 3**: You will be given a location in the US where your client lives.You could just randomly google, but I suggest going to NAMI click on your state and peruse the highly reputable resources that they have listed. If that doesn't work, then google away! Take all factors into consideration, if your client is a veteran, what Veterans Administration resources can you get for him or her? If your client is a child, what about the school, what can colleges or schools provide? Think creatively.