Born or Made That Way? Jason Case Study, law homework help

Born
or Made That Way? Jason Case Study

In this assignment, you will be using the
DSM-5 (link given in the resources), which provides descriptions of
psychiatric conditions, including criteria for determining whether a condition
exists and treatment recommendations, as well as other details.

http://dsm.psychiatryonline.org.library.capella.edu/doi/book/10.1176/appi.books.9780890425596

Note:
You may review the document Accessing the DSM-5 and the Mental Measurement
Yearbook (given in the resources) to understand how to access the DSM-5
in the Capella library.

For this assignment, you will review the
media Jason’s Case Study as a focus, as you start to develop you own premises
of how you would explain criminal behavior.

https://media.capella.edu/CourseMedia/PSYC3130/Jason-CaseStudy/media.asp

Instructions

After reviewing the media Jason’s Case
Study, access the DSM-5 and read about the following:

· 
Affective
disorder. For example, depressive and bipolar
disorders. Is Jason’s difficulty self-regulating, a biological condition, or a
learned behavior?

· 
Substance abuse. For example, is Jason’s drug use indicative of a disease
model or is it socially influenced?

· 
Anxiety. For example, is Jason dealing with a neurochemical or
hormonal imbalance, or is it a learned behavior or a behavior modification, or
is there some secondary gain for Jason?

· 
Psychotic
disorders. For example, does Jason experience
thought distortion or difficulty with reality testing?

In
your paper:

· 
Analyze the case study in terms of the
psychology described in the DSM-5. Note: Choose only one of
the disorders listed that you think is most closely related to Jason’s
case. Through
your analysis of Jason’s case study and your reading in the DSM-5,
describe how he meets the criteria of the disorder you have chosen. Remember, a
disorder is based on time, duration, intensity, and the degree to which it
interferes with everyday functioning (social, interpersonal, work, and patterns
in relationships) and not just the observable behavior.

· 
Determine
social factors (for example, parenting styles, rejection by loved ones, lack of
limits, et cetera) that impact Jason’s behavior (for example, his bullying,
lying, and drug use).

· 
Describe
what you have found in the case that is relevant for a court case for either
the defense or the prosecution. Without considering establishing competency or
sanity, reflect on the implications of what you have seen in the DSM-5 and
the case study in terms of criminal justice for Jason.

Other Requirements

· 
APA formatting:. 3-4 typed, double-spaced pages, not
including the title page or the references page.

References: A minimum of
three references.