Case Study Milestone Two: Short Paper Assignment

PSY 200 Case Study Milestone Two Guidelines and Rubric In the previous milestone, you focused on addiction and its effects. In Milestone Two, you will want to focus on the assessment used as well as the addiction. Read this case study and write a short paper in which you address the following critical elements:

 Case study client information and presenting problem o Identify the client (gender, age, race, profession).

i. Identify the addiction that this client presents with. ii. Does he have a substance addiction, like alcohol, prescription drugs, or illicit drugs?

iii. Does he have a process addiction, like gambling, video gaming, or shopping?

 Assessment o Identify the physiological procedure the client uses for administration of his addiction (oral, injection, watching videos, phone calls). o Describe the type of environment in which the client spends his time.

i. Is there support within the family? ii. Does the client hang around with friends who are using addictive substances?

iii. Is the client working for a company where his addiction is encouraged? o What is the client’s philosophical stand about his addiction?

i. What is his motivation level for getting help? ii. Is there a sense of hope or hopelessness?

 Addiction information o Provide the history of the addiction. (Is it a substance or process addiction?)

i. What is the history of the addiction? Remember, there are many types of addiction, and not all were defined around that time. For example, video game addiction was not officially defined until 1995, while alcohol addiction was defined in 1941.

o Differentiate between the physiological and psychological effects of the addiction. i. Does the addiction physiologically affect the client’s behaviors and mental processes? If so, how?

ii. Does the addiction psychologically affect the client’s behaviors and mental processes? If so, how?

 Results o Discuss the results of this case.

i. Did the client respond positively to the treatment? ii. Did the client relapse?

Guidelines for Submission: This submission should follow APA formatting guidelines, use 12-point Times New Roman font and 1-inch margins, be at least 3 pages in length, not including the title page and references page, and employ a minimum of 2 scholarly sources that directly support your main ideas.

Case Study Milestone Two Rubric

Critical Elements Exemplary (100%) Proficient (85%) Needs Improvement (55%) Not Evident (0%) Value

Identify Client: Background Information

Meets “Proficient” criteria, and analysis of the client is extensive and imperative to the case study

Provides a complete background history of the client

Provides an incomplete background history of the client

Does not provide background information

20

Addiction: Assessment

Meets “Proficient” criteria and utilizes relevant examples to substantiate claims

Discusses the physiological procedure client uses to administer his addiction, the environmental elements the client is affected by, and the client’s philosophical stand about his addiction

Discusses the physiological procedure the client uses to administer his addiction, but does not discuss the environmental elements the client is affected by and/or the client’s philosophical stand about his addiction

Does not provide addiction assessment information

20

Addiction Information: Identification

Meets “Proficient” criteria and uses specific, relevant examples to substantiate claims through the synthesis of the scholarly research

Identifies the addiction the client presents with and the background history of that addiction. Supports by referencing scholarly research

Identifies the addiction, but does not provide a history of the addiction or does not support by referencing scholarly research

Does not identify the addiction and its background history

20

Addiction Information:

Physiological and Psychological Effects

Meets “Proficient” criteria and uses specific and relevant examples to substantiate claims

Discusses if and how the addiction physiologically and psychologically affects the client’s behaviors and mental processes

Discusses if the addiction physiologically and psychologically affects the client’s behaviors and mental processes, but discussion lacks how it affects the client’s behaviors and mental processes

Does not discuss the physiological and psychological effects of the addiction

15

Results Meets “Proficient” criteria and provides own feedback to the type of treatment used

Discusses how the client responded to treatment and if he/she relapsed

Discusses the results of the case, but discussion lacks mention of relapse

Does not discuss the results of the case

15

Application of APA format

Submission is free of errors related to citation format, references, or other elements of APA style

Submission has no major errors related to citation format, references, or other elements of APA style

Submission has major errors related to citation format, references, or other elements of APA style

No attempt to apply APA style is evident within the submission

5

Articulation of Response

Submission is free of errors related to grammar, spelling, and syntax

Submission has no major errors related to grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization

Submission has major errors related to grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization that negatively impact readability and articulation of main ideas

Submission has critical errors related to grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization that prevent understanding of ideas

5

Total 100%