psychology term paper

� Begin with the basics


· Age, presenting issues, family composition

� Address diagnostic labels

· - Identify which DSM diagnoses he/she is meeting criteria for… 


· - Discuss differential diagnoses (why you would consider one diagnosis over another if meeting criteria for multiple) 


· � Now go back in time: start telling the story 


· -  The heart of the conceptualization 


· -  Create the narrative of how we got here 


· -  Family dynamics and formative experiences are key 


· -  Discuss how events, reactions to events, and ways of coping with these events/the world current situation