Taking the Patients History
Each assignment in this course will help you prepare your Final Paper. For each assignment, you will use the movie character or historical figure you chose in your Week One journal. Remember, after submitting this weeks assignment, you will not be allowed to change your movie character or historical figure.
One of the first steps in any clinical assessment is to gather a thorough history from the patient. This history includes, at minimum, the patients identifying information, presenting problem, and relevant personal history relating to their presenting problem.
For this assignment, you will write the first few sections of your psychological report. View the complete instructions for the Final Paper in the link within Week Five of your online course or the Components of Course Evaluation section of this guide. This week, your assignment must cover the following sections of your psychological report and include the headings as listed:
