Discuss the presenting problem addressing your early and concluding assessment of the problem.

CASES
Study 1: Josie: An Interdisciplinary Case Study of Madness
Josie: An Interdisciplinary Case Study of Madness by Joan-Beth Gow. Susan M. Nava, and Kerri W. Augusto. Case copyright held by the National Center for Case Study Teaching in Science, University at Buffalo, State University of New York. Originally published July 30, 2011. https://sciencecases.lib.buffalo.edu/files/josie.pdf

This case study is divided into 6 parts. After each part there is a series of questions. Jot down your initial impressions after each part. At the conclusion of your reading, answer the following questions. Post your answers and discuss the case with your classmates.

Questions (Required): Answer these three questions.

1. Outline for the class a brief history of this case.

2. Discuss the presenting problem addressing your early and concluding assessment of the problem. That is, in the beginning did you think Josie was physically or mentally ill? How or why did your thoughts change?

3. What kind of treatment strategy would you recommend? Mention theoretical perspectives, or interventions/techniques and prognosis.

Questions (Pick Two): Select. then answer two of the following questions.

4. Do you think Josie’s behavior or appearance influenced the care she received? Why? How did this impact her case?

5. What questions still remain? What other information would help you more accurately assess what Josie is experiencing?

6. With respect to the general public, how has the treatment of the mentally ill changed over time?

7. Do you think medical professionals are sufficiently trained to differentiate medical from psychological illness? Why or why not? Can you give us an example of another illness which presents as a psychological concern but is chemically based?

Study 2: Artificial Sanity
Artificial Sanity by Sheila OBrien Quinn. Case copyright held by the National Center for Case Study Teaching in Science, University at Buffalo, State University of New York. Originally published June 23, 2005. https://sciencecases.lib.buffalo.edu/files/artificial_sanity.pdf

Questions: Answer five of the following questions.

1. Discuss two accepted models of mental illness, i.e., psychological, biological, behavioral. What assumptions are made within the models? How do they differ?

2. How do these two different models influence the treatment of people with mental disorders?

3. Tell the class the history of the present case. What does “right to treatment” entail for Singleton? Does Singleton have schizophrenia, in your opinion?

4. What are the assumptions about mental illness held by Singleton’s lawyer and the prosecutor? Support your answer with direct quotes from each lawyer.

5. Each lawyer appears to believe in a different model of mental illness. What model is each lawyer using to support his/her argument about how Singleton should be treated?

6. What is artificial sanity? Argue your personal side of the case.

Study 3: Sins of the Mother
ID Crimefeed (2017, October 25). A look back at Susan Smith the South Carolina mom killed her two young sons. (Webpage)

Read the attached article. Then answer at least 4 of the following questions.

http://www.investigationdiscovery.com/crimefeed/crime-history/a-look-back-at-the-susan-smith-case-23-years-after-the-south-carolina-mom-killed-her-2-young-sons

Questions: Answer five of the following questions.

Susan violated what most people consider our most sacred trust when she killed her children. How could she have done it? Develop a profile of a woman who might kill her own children. Online, find the FBIs profile of women who kill their own children. Compare your profile with the FBIs profile.
Discuss potential effects that sexual abuse can have on a young woman. How might Susans experiences with her stepfather have affected her behavior?
Discuss possible pressures on a young couple that marries in their teens, especially under the circumstances of David and Susans marriage.
Identify nonverbal cues that Susan gave. Discuss how it is possible to tell if someone if lying from nonverbal behavior. What information does the use of the polygraph supply?
Speculate on why Susan might have done what she did. Include speculations about her marriage as well as her own childhood and adolescence.
Susan wanted relief from loneliness and the problems in her life. She wanted to commit suicide but did not want her sons to suffer as she had after her fathers suicide. She believed that if she killed her sons first and then committed suicide, her sons would suffer less than if she left them on their own. She felt burdened and was overwhelmed by the responsibilities of being a single mother. What role might depression have played in her actions?
Classify Susan according to the DSM V?
Why didnt her attorneys use the mental illness defense?

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