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Unit 27 : Case Study

• Collective : Involves, studying a group of individuals. Notes
• Instrumental : Occurs when the individual or group allows researchers to understand more
than what is initially obvious to observers.
• Prospective : A type of case study in which an individual or group of people is observed in
order to determine outcomes.
• Retrospective : A type of case study that involves looking at historical information.
• Direct observation
• Interviews
• Documents
• Archival records
• Physical artifacts
• Participant observation
• Case studies are often used in clinical cases or in situations when lab research is not possible
or practical.
• Case History
(i) Background Information
The first section of your paper will present your client’s background. Include factors such as
age, gender, work, health status, family mental health history, family and social relationships,
drug and alcohol history, life difficulties, goals and coping skills and weaknesses.
(ii) Description of the Presenting Problem
In the next section of your case study, you will describe the problem or symptoms that the
client presented with. Describe any physical, emotional or sensory symptoms reported by
the client. Thoughts, feelings, and perceptions related to the symptoms should also be noted.
Any screening or diagnostic assessments that are used should also be described in detail
and all scores reported.
(iii) Your Diagnosis
Provide your diagnosis and give the appropriate Diagnostic and Statistical Manual code.
Explain how you reached your diagnosis, how the clients symptoms fit the diagnostic criteria
for the disorder(s), or any possible difficulties in reaching a diagnosis.
• The second section of your paper will focus on the intervention used to help the client. Your
instructor might require you to choose from a particular theoretical approach or ask you to
summarize two or more possible treatment approaches.
(i) Psychoanalytic Approach
(ii) Cognitive-Behavioral Approach
(iii) Humanistic Approach
• Provides detailed (rich qualitative) information
• Provides insight for further research
• Permitting investigation of otherwise impractical (or unethical) situations
• Can’t generalize the results to the wider population
• Researchers own subjective feeling may influence the case study (researcher bias)
• Difficult to replicate
• Time consuming

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