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Psychotic Disorder Case

[WLOs: 1, 2, 3] [CLOs: 3, 4]

Prior to beginning work on this learning activity, review Chapters 13 and 16 in the Abnormal Psychology Finally, review the PowerPoint presentations Abnormal Psychology: Chapter 13 Download Abnormal Psychology: Chapter 13and Abnormal Psychology: Chapter 16 Download Abnormal Psychology: Chapter 16.

Brittany is a 26-year-old single Caucasian female. She is a high school graduate and completed one year of college. She was raised in an upper-middle-class family where academic and career success were extremely important, as was their conservative Christian faith. She was the third of five children. Brittany was a good student, hardworking, and self-critical. She was shy but had several friends and dated occasionally.

After graduation from high school, Brittany went out of state to college. She received passing grades her first year but began to hear voices telling her not to trust her classmates. She began to act in bizarre ways and withdrew from people. She often suspected that her classmates wanted to steal her work and that they would switch their exams with hers. She also started putting her food in a locked safe when she left her room to ensure that her roommates would not steal or poison her food. Due to this issue, she was hospitalized at age 19 for one month and dropped out of college. In the past seven years, she has been hospitalized 12 times. She has been unable to work.

Please provide the following:

• Analyze Brittany’s case.
  • List the client’s main symptoms, diagnosis, and possible causes of the disorder.
  • Provide any specific treatment options you would consider in working with Brittany and how you would assess efficacy of treatment.
• Justify your decisions based on information from the textbook readings and any outside scholarly sources.
• Create an intake form to document your findings.
  • Base your form off of the Mental Health Intake and Evaluation Forms from APA Division 31 Links to an external site.. It is recommended to view the form for your state.
• Include a paragraph of information in your form’s notes section that overviews your reasoning for your analysis.

The Psychotic Disorder Case learning activity

• Must include a mental health intake form that contains a notes section for written documentation.
• Must utilize academic voice. See the Academic Voice Links to an external site. resource for additional guidance.
• Must use at least two scholarly, peer-reviewed sources in addition to the course text