In this assessment, complete an assessment of a criminal offender based on a case study. Case Study Details: Derek is a twenty-year-old, African American patient who is accused of second-degree murder

Name:

Age:

Gender:

Race or ethnicity (if known):

Marital status (if known):

Other important details:

Symptom:

Observed:

Not observed:

Depressed mood most of the day, nearly everyday (feels sad, empty, hopeless):

Loss of interest or pleasure nearly every day:

Significant weight loss when not dieting or weight gain, decrease or increase in appetite nearly every day:

Insomnia or hypersomnia nearly every day:

Psychomotor agitation or retardation nearly every day:

Fatigue or loss of energy nearly every day:

Feelings of worthlessness or excessive or inappropriate guilt nearly every day:

Diminished ability to think or concentrate, or indecisiveness, nearly every day:

Recurrent thoughts of death, recurrent suicidal ideation without a specific plan, or a suicide attempt or a specific plan for committing suicide:

Abnormal and persistent elevated, expansive, or irritable mood and abnormal, persistent increased activity or energy:

Inflated self-esteem or grandiosity:

Decreased need for sleep:

More talkative than usual or pressure to keep talking:

Flight of ideas or subjective experience that thoughts are racing:

Distractibility (attention too easily drawn to unimportant or irrelevant external stimuli) as reported or observed:

Increase in goal-directed activity (either socially, at work or school, or sexually) or psychomotor agitation:

Excessive involvement in activities that have a high potential for painful consequences:

Excessive anxiety and worry, occurring more days than not, about a number of events or activities:

Difficulty controlling the feelings of worry:

Restlessness or feeling keyed up or on edge:

Easily fatigued:

Difficulty concentrating or mind going blank:

Irritability:

Muscle tension:

Sleep disturbance (difficultly falling or staying asleep, or restless, unsatisfying sleep):

One or more delusions with a duration of one month or more:

Hallucinations:

Disorganized speech:

Grossly disorganized or catatonic behaviors:

Name of diagnosis:

Provide a brief rationale for diagnosis. This should be 1–2 fully developed paragraphs. Use APA style citations.

Describe the possible biological origin of these behaviors. This should be 1–2 fully developed paragraphs. Use APA style citations.

Describe the possible learning and situational factors that might influence these behaviors. This should be 1–2 fully developed paragraphs. Use APA style citations.

Describe the possible developmental risks and protective factors that may influence these behaviors. This should be 1–2 fully developed paragraphs. Use APA style citations.

Name of Assessment:

Assessment of reliability:

Assessment of validity:

Recommended population:

Describe the assessment. This should be 1–2 fully developed paragraphs. Use APA style citations.

Scientific evidence supporting the use of this assessment for this individual (appropriate for both the disorder and the demographic characteristics of your chosen case study). This should be 1–2 fully developed paragraphs. Use APA style citations.