Assessment Task

Overview: Structured written report, discussing the causes of any ONE clinical psychological disorder. Outline the key clinical features or symptoms of that disorder and then critically discuss the relevant causal model(s). The disorder and model(s) should be the same as the ones chosen for the oral presentation coursework.

Aim: To test depth of understanding of a specific model of a particular psychological disorder/condition, and the ability to critically discuss it using empirical evidence.

Task: Write a 1500-word structured clinical model evaluation relating to any one of the psychological disorders/conditions discussed in this unit. The written work should include the following:

An overview and clear introduction to the disorder, which might include a brief general introduction (1 or 2 sentences), and some demographic, prevalence and other relevant information as decided by the student.
A brief outline of the key clinical features of the chosen disorder, including, but not limited to, DSM-V diagnostic criteria.
An overview of the main or key causal model associated with this disorder. If there are several causal models relevant to this disorder, you might briefly mention them, but it is important to go into detail and depth about the key model. You might need to justify why you have decided to focus on this specific model.
Critical evaluation of this key model using empirical evidence.