Counselors can practice observing behaviors and recognizing pathologies by studying individuals in non-clinical settings. Fictional characters frequently portray a variety of behaviors that can be assessed using clinical methods to practice diagnosis and case conceptualization.
Choose a character from a movie, television show, or fictional story with a possible personality disorder. You may use any of the characters listed on the Personality Disorders: Character Cases list or use a different one of your choosing with instructor approval.
Develop a DSM-5 diagnosis for the character based on your assessment of the presenting symptoms and behaviors.
Create a 10- to 15-slide Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation in which you present your assessment and diagnosis of your character.
Support the diagnosis with excerpts from the movie, show, or story. These could be clips embedded into the presentation or quotes with descriptions of the behaviors. Include any assessment tools you might use for diagnosis or rule-outs of differential diagnosis. Include any specifiers with your diagnosis. Write a case conceptualization for your character based on a theoretical perspective.
Research common treatment goals for the chosen diagnosis, then develop a treatment plan. Your treatment plan should include:
- A description of the target problem
- Specific, short-term goals for the target problem
- Objectives for the target problem
- Strategies/interventions to achieve goals for the target problem
- Academic, peer-reviewed evidence that supports the goals, objectives, and interventions for the target problem
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Personality Disorders: Character Cases
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Personality Disorders: Character Cases
For use with Clinical Assessment and Case Conceptualization of Personality Disorders
For this week’s assignment, you may use any of the characters listed below or use a different one of your choice with instructor approval.
Character Cases
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Media and Stage Characters |
Movie Characters |
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Batman from DC Comics |
Rebecca Bunch from Crazy Ex-Girlfriend |
Anakin Skywalker from Star Wars |
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The Joker from DC Comics |
Dr. Gregory House, M.D., of House |
Darth Vader from Star Wars |
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Squidward from SpongeBob SquarePants |
Sheldon from The Big Bang Theory |
The Hulk from The Avengers |
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Princess Azula from The Last Airbender |
Kramer from Seinfeld |
Doc Brown from Back to the Future |
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Willy Wonka from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory |
Walter White/Heisenberg from Breaking Bad |
Derek Zoolander from Zoolander |
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Sherlock Holmes from the stories of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle |
Buster Bluth from Arrested Development |
Tom Ripley in The Talented Mr. Ripley |
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Joffrey Baratheon or Ramsay Bolton from Game of Thrones |
Betty Cooper from Riverdale |
Melvin Udall from As Good As It Gets |
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Patrick Bateman from American Psycho |
Dexter Morgan from Dexter |
Joan Crawford in Mommie Dearest |
Note: To avoid the risk of plagiarism, do not use the character of the Grinch from How the Grinch Stole Christmas! for this assignment.
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