Analyze addictive behaviors for their social and psychological effects on the individual, family, community, or society
Case Study: psy 200 Final Paper
Overview There are two major projects for this course. Scenario/Case Study: This is a final project (with milestones) in which students will analyze a scenario of an individual dealing with an addiction in order to explore potential diagnoses that could apply and to articulate a treatment plan for the individual. The goal of this assignment is to understand how addictions impact the individual, family, community, and/or society. This assessment will assess your mastery with respect to the following course outcomes:
Evaluate major intervention techniques for their effectiveness in treating addictions
Differentiate between the physiological and psychological effects of mood-altering substances on behaviors and mental processes
Analyze addictive behaviors for their social and psychological effects on the individual, family, community, or society
Differentiate between the biological, environmental, and philosophical perspectives on addiction Prevention Program: Students will design a small prevention program that could be implemented at a health fair, at a workplace, or in a school. The goal of this assignment is to articulate the social, biological, and psychological consequences of addictive behaviors to an at-risk population and contextualize issues of addiction in historical and social frameworks. This assessment will assess your mastery with respect to the following course outcomes:
Analyze addictive behaviors for their social and psychological effects on the individual, family, community, or society
Identify connections between historical milestones and contemporary approaches to addictionsThe paper must be neatly formatted, double-spaced with a one-inch margin on the top, bottom, and sides of each page. When submitting hard copy, be sure to use white paper and print out using dark ink. If it is hard to read your essay, it will also be hard to follow your argument.
Case Study Prompt Throughout this course, you have learned about addictions, their impact on the individual/family/society, and treatment options. For the case study project, you will draw on what you have learned to analyze a provided case study. In the final project milestones, you focused on certain aspects of the case study. For your final paper, complete a full analysis of this case study. Specifically, address the following critical elements in your paper: