This is a team assingment and I only have to write the introduction ....

Address the following items:

• Provide a brief overview of your selected case.
• Discuss the biological, psychological, and social factors involved in your selected case.
• Use your selected case study to explain which interventions would be appropriate in the field of clinical psychology. For each intervention you select, provide the following:The rationale for selecting the intervention
• What would be done
• Who would be involved
• In what setting the intervention would occur
• Which area the intervention is targeting, such as biological, psychological, or social factors

 

This is what my team mates have come up with at the moment point one and two

 

James is a 55-year-old biracial executive widow of seven years. James suffers from Bipolar Disorder. He presents in a manic stage of Bipolar Disorder, having a number of previous episodes. There is a family history of Bipolar Disorder. Following the most recent episode, James discontinued his use of lithium; medication is a vital treatment component. In addition to James hindering medical treatment, denial, enjoyment of the manic high, need for control and independence, emotional losses, and sever chronic psychiatric condition all play a role in his illness. James’s family and cultural traditions may also impact his illness. James’s treatment requires medication management in addition to individual therapy in order to achieve immediate and long-term goals (Plante, 2011).

Having the appropriate knowledge and understanding of James's symptoms and contributing factors is the first step in determining the proper intervention that his particular case requires. The initial consultation an assessment with James discovered symptoms congruent with those of the bipolar disorder listen within the DSM-V. James is presented for clinical assistance while experiencing a manic episode and his history reveals a number of other occurrences of mania (Plante, 2011). Mania, and hypomania, is characterized by periods of elevated mood with an exponential increase of motor drive lasting between four days and one week with differentiating severity levels with each episode (Grande, Berk, Birmaher, & Vieta, 2016). Because James enjoys the euphoria of the mania high, he refuses to adhere to his lithium routine (Plante, 2011). The triggers associated with his symptoms can be broken into psychological, biological, and social categories. The psychological is characterized by his symptoms, as well as, his refusal to continue his medication coupled with the recent loss of his wife (Plante, 2011). In addition, James denies the fact that he suffers from his chronic disorder and is adamant about being independent and in control of his own life (Plante, 2011). The biological factors establishes the mental history of James's family as being a genetic basis for manifestation of the bipolar disorder, contradicting his denial and requiring his continued use of medication (Plante, 2011). Furthermore, the social aspects of James's assessed criteria suggest that the traditions of his family in their cultural beliefs against modern medication results in his cultural and generally socially isolation that influences the course of his illness and his refusal to medicate accordingly (Plante, 2011). With the symptoms and contributing factors assessed, the leading clinical psychologist is equipped with the required understanding and knowledge to develop the appropriate treatment plan.