DescriptionSo I have to solve a case that you will find in the “Case for the assessed coursework”. All those medical terms have to be searched on the internet and understood prior to the start of the essay. The template that has to be followed is in the “Coursework Assessment Outline” and it consists of 3 sections:Section 1: What is going on? – the most important findings (what examinations, abbreviations and test results indicate/suggest e.g., normal, high, low, indicative of disease etc.)- extract salient(=most important) information from the case and combine it (e.g. this symptom may be related to X found in the case report etc.) to come up with the most likely DIAGNOSISSection 2: Why do you think this and why is the diagnoses not likely to be something else? WHY? you think the diagnosis you have decided on is the most likely diagnosis and why other causes/diagnoses/pathways/mechanisms are less likely.- try to explain mechanisms using the biopsychosocial model – that you will have used in the practice cases and lectures – to discuss different mental health experiences and their theoretical backgroundSection 3: How should this proceed? – discuss HOW? this should be treated, WHAT? are the best treatments, WHAT? the patients prognosis is likely to be and HOW? other features of interest require further examination/treatment.I am studying Psychology and this is for the Brain and Behaviour module that I have. The essay has to be 1000 words spread over the sections and the focus should be on Section 2 because it counts the most (40 marks).I have to add a MAXIMUM of 5 references using FOOTNOTES (the instructions for references are in the “Referencing” folder) from the most salient evidence-based websites I have used (Medline, NHS, PubMed) to substantiate my findings and thoughts on most likely diagnoses, differential diagnoses, most likely mechanisms, and most optimal treatment with its prognosis (these links headings & footnotes DO NOT count towards the word count).You can include other references as well (research papers etc), but these additional references have to be added at the end, using the links only (without footnotes)For this case you use Problem Based or Oriented Learning:1.Make a note of terms and abbreviations you do not know e.g., HVLT, AUDIT.2.Write down the symptoms, questionnaires, and examinations. 3.Brainstorm what you think is going on.4.Order the information.5.Make hypothesis i.e., very specific questions you can answer with a yes or a no6.Look these questions up in online scientific literature (PubMed, google scholar or other evidence-based websites, NHS and helpline are usually also peer reviewed)7.Answer the questions and try to solve the case, what could be going on, what is the most likely diagnoses, what is the mechanism, what else could it be, why is that less likely, what is the treatment and what is the prognosis.
