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This is a graded discussion: 6 points possible due Sep 22 at 1:59am
Week 6 – Discussion 4 4
Your initial discussion thread is due on Day 3 (Thursday) and you have until Day 7
(Monday) to respond to your classmates. Your grade will reflect both the quality of your
initial post and the depth of your responses. Refer to the Discussion Forum Grading
Rubric under the Settings icon above for guidance on how your discussion will be
evaluated.
Forensic Assessment Cases
Prior to beginning work on this discussion, read Chapter 12 in the textbook and the
required articles for this week. For this discussion you will take on the role of a
psychologist assigned a case in which the client has a legal concern. For your initial post,
select one of the three forensic case scenarios below and follow the instructions.
Forensic Scenario One: Mr. W (Attempting to Obtain Legal Guardianship Over an
Elderly Parent): Attorney Mr. X referred Mr. W for an evaluation of his decision-making
capacity. Mr. W??s children do not agree with the findings from a prior evaluation and have
requested a second opinion. Review the PSY640 Week Six Clinical Neuropsychological
Report for Mr. W (https://content.bridgepointeducation.com/curriculum/file/743be14e-18b8-
4609-9ff2-
38f7934a0152/1/PSY640%20Week%20Six%20Clinical%20Neuropsychological%20Report%20for
%20Mr.%20W.pdf) , and begin your post with a one-paragraph summary of the test data you
deem most significant. Utilize assigned readings and any additional scholarly and/or peer-
reviewed sources needed to develop a list of assessment instruments and evaluation
procedures to administer to the client in addition to those used in the current evaluation.
Justify your assessment choices by providing an evaluation of the ethical and professional
practice standards and an analysis of the reliability and validity of the instruments. Note: It
is common for there to be a delay between the time a test publisher updates a test and the
time the textbook and other authors can update their information about the new version of
the test. Be sure to do online research to make sure you are recommending the most
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the test. Be sure to do online research to make sure you are recommending the most
current version of the test. If there is a newer version than the version discussed in the
textbook or other readings, present information about the newest version.
Forensic Scenario Two, Mr. M (Not Guilty Plea): Your client, Mr. M., was referred by the
court for an evaluation of his mental condition after his attorney entered a plea of not guilty
on his behalf. Review the Case Description: Mr. M??Forensic, Pre-trial Criminal Score
Report (https://www.pearsonclinical.co.uk/content/dam/school/global/clinical/uk-
clinical/files/mmpi2-rf-forensic-pretrial-criminal-score.pdf) , and begin your post
SAMPLE REPORT
Case descriptions do not accompany MMPI-2-RF reports, but are provided here as background information. The
following report was generated from Q-global?¢, Pearson??s web-based scoring and reporting application, using Mr. M.??s
responses to the MMPI-2-RF. Additional MMPI-2-RF sample reports, product offerings, training opportunities, and
resources can be found at PearsonClinical.com/mmpi2rf.
Copyright © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. or its affiliate(s). All rights reserved. Q-global, Always Learning, Pearson, design for Psi, and PsychCorp are atrademarks, in the U.S. and/or other countries, of Pearson Education, Inc. or its affiliate(s).
Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2 Restructured Form and MMPI-2-RF are registered trademarks of the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN. 8795-A 01/14
Case Description: Mr. M ?? Forensic, Pre-trial Criminal
Score Report
Mr. M, a 21-year-old, single male, was evaluated pursuant to a court order in connection with a not-guilty-
by-reason-of-insanity plea. A patrol officer had observed Mr. M driving erratically, weaving in and out of
traffic on a county highway. The officer followed the defendant in a marked police cruiser and eventually
activated the vehicle??s lights and siren. Rather than pull over, Mr. M accelerated his driving speed and
a several-mile chase ensued. Other cruisers were called in, and Mr. M, who had pulled off the highway
and was driving on back roads, was surrounded. He then drove straight at the patrol officer??s vehicle and
rammed it several times, managing to escape, and continued driving until his vehicle ran out of fuel. At
that point he was apprehended, arrested, and charged with aggravated assault of a police officer. He was
taken to a hospital to clean up minor wounds and from there Mr. M was transported to the county jail.
In his report, the arresting officer wrote that Mr. M appeared to be terrified, repeatedly shouting ??Don??t
shoot me, don??t kill me? even after he was handcuffed and sitting in the back of a cruiser. Records
forwarded by the hospital where Mr. M was treated for his wounds described him as initially agitated,
paranoid, and incoherent. Hospital staff suspected that Mr. M may have been under the influence of drugs
or alcohol. However, the results of a toxicology screen were negative. Mr. M was given a sedative and
eventually calmed down and was transported to the jail where he was assessed by a mental health worker.
The worker??s notes indicated that Mr. M claimed that he had been chased by a gang that was hired to
kill him. He was placed in the jail??s mental health unit and evaluated later that day by a psychiatrist who
diagnosed Mr. M with ??Atypical Psychosis? and recommended that he be observed for a few days to help
determine an appropriate diagnosis and course of treatment.
At his arraignment, a court-appointed attorney entered pleas of
SAMPLE REPORT
Case descriptions do not accompany MMPI-2-RF reports, but are provided here as background information. The
following report was generated from Q-global?¢, Pearson??s web-based scoring and reporting application, using Ms. X.??s
responses to the MMPI-2-RF. Additional MMPI-2-RF sample reports, product offerings, training opportunities, and
resources can be found at PearsonClinical.com/mmpi2rf.
Copyright © 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. or its affiliate(s). All rights reserved. Q-global, Always Learning, Pearson, design for Psi, and PsychCorp are atrademarks, in the U.S. and/or other countries, of Pearson Education, Inc. or its affiliate(s).
Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2 Restructured Form and MMPI-2-RF are registered trademarks of the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN. 8795-A 01/14
Case Description: Ms. X ?? Forensic, Neuropsychological
Score Report
Ms. X is a 47-year-old, separated woman who underwent a forensic neuropsychological evaluation in
connection with a personal injury lawsuit she had filed. The litigation involved a motor vehicle accident
that occurred several months prior to the evaluation. According to Ms. X she was cut off by another vehicle
while driving, and, unable to avoid a collision, she broadsided the other car. She recalls striking her head
against a window, but was uncertain whether she lost consciousness. She was transported to a local hospital
where she remained hospitalized for several days. Ms. X was discharged with diagnoses of a severe neck
sprain, a contusion resulting from restraint by her seatbelt, a bladder infection, torn ligaments in her left
leg, and nerve damage in her left foot.
Medical records indicated that the attending paramedic who first evaluated Ms. X described her mental
status as normal. At the hospital her Glascow Coma Scale score was 15/15. She is described in these
records as presenting with a series of vaguely related symptoms and complaints that were investigated
over the course of her hospitalization. Medical imaging studies did not reveal any abnormalities. Following
discharge, after a series of complaints Ms. X was deemed to be incapable of caring for her own basic needs
and found eligible to receive 24-hour assistance with basic living skills.
Ms. X reported having sustained another injury ten years prior to the recent motor vehicle accident when
she fell into a ditch. According to her report a vertebrae fracture was diagnosed and treated unsuccessfully
several years after this accident. She reported that prior to the first accident she had been employed as a
paraprofessional, but she became disabled by the accident, and had not worked since this event. A review
of medical records indicated that a number of evaluators concluded that Ms. X??s symptoms and complaints
following the initial accident could not be explained medically.
Ms. X??s main com
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