PSY 200 Case Study Milestone Two Guidelines and Rubric
In the previous milestone, you focused on addiction and its effects. In Milestone Two, you will want to focus on the assessment used as well as the addiction.
Read this case study and write a short paper in which you address the following critical elements:
 Case study client information and presenting problem
o Identify the client (gender, age, race, profession).
i. Identify the addiction that this client presents with.
ii. Does he have a substance addiction, like alcohol, prescription drugs, or illicit drugs?
iii. Does he have a process addiction, like gambling, video gaming, or shopping?
 Assessment
o Identify the physiological procedure the client uses for administration of his addiction (oral, injection, watching videos, phone calls).
o Describe the type of environment in which the client spends his time.
i. Is there support within the family?
ii. Does the client hang around with friends who are using addictive substances?
iii. Is the client working for a company where his addiction is encouraged?
o What is the client’s philosophical stand about his addiction?
i. What is his motivation level for getting help?
ii. Is there a sense of hope or hopelessness?
 Addiction information
o Provide the history of the addiction. (Is it a substance or process addiction?)
i. What is the history of the addiction? Remember, there are many types of addiction, and not all were defined around that time. For
example, video game addiction was not officially defined until 1995, while alcohol addiction was defined in 1941.
o Differentiate between the physiological and psychological effects of the addiction.
i. Does the addiction physiologically affect the client’s behaviors and mental processes? If so, how?
ii. Does the addiction psychologically affect the client’s behaviors and mental processes? If so, how?
 Results
o Discuss the results of this case.
i. Did the client respond positively to the treatment?
ii. Did the client relapse?
Guidelines for Submission: This submission should follow APA formatting guidelines, use 12-point Times New Roman font and 1-inch margins, be at least 3
pages in length, not including the title page and references page, and employ a minimum of 2 scholarly sources that directly support your main ideas.
Case Study Milestone Two Rubric
Critical Elements Exemplary (100%) Proficient (85%) Needs Improvement (55%) Not Evident (0%) Value
Identify Client:
Background
Information
Meets “Proficient” criteria, and
analysis of the client is extensive
and imperative to the case study
Provides a complete background
history of the client
Provides an incomplete
background history of the client
Does not provide background
information
20
Addiction:
Assessment
Meets “Proficient” criteria and
utilizes relevant examples to
substantiate claims
Discusses the physiological
procedure client uses to
administer his addiction, the
environmental elements the
client is affected by, and the
client’s philosophical stand
about his addiction
Discusses the physiological
procedure the client uses to
administer his addiction, but
does not discuss the
environmental elements the
client is affected by and/or the
client’s philosophical stand
about his addiction
Does not provide addiction
assessment information
20
Addiction
Information:
Identification
Meets “Proficient” criteria and
uses specific, relevant examples
to substantiate claims through
the synthesis of the scholarly
research
Identifies the addiction the
client presents with and the
background history of that
addiction. Supports by
referencing scholarly research
Identifies the addiction, but
does not provide a history of the
addiction or does not support by
referencing scholarly research
Does not identify the addiction
and its background history
20
Addiction
Information:
Physiological and
Psychological Effects
Meets “Proficient” criteria and
uses specific and relevant
examples to substantiate claims
Discusses if and how the
addiction physiologically and
psychologically affects the
client’s behaviors and mental
processes
Discusses if the addiction
physiologically and
psychologically affects the
client’s behaviors and mental
processes, but discussion lacks
how it affects the client’s
behaviors and mental processes
Does not discuss the
physiological and psychological
effects of the addiction
15
Results Meets “Proficient” criteria and
provides own feedback to the
type of treatment used
Discusses how the client
responded to treatment and if
he/she relapsed
Discusses the results of the case,
but discussion lacks mention of
relapse
Does not discuss the results of
the case
15
Application of APA
format
Submission is free of errors
related to citation format,
references, or other elements of
APA style
Submission has no major errors
related to citation format,
references, or other elements of
APA style
Submission has major errors
related to citation format,
references, or other elements of
APA style
No attempt to apply APA style is
evident within the submission
5
Articulation of
Response
Submission is free of errors
related to grammar, spelling,
and syntax
Submission has no major errors
related to grammar, spelling,
syntax, or organization
Submission has major errors
related to grammar, spelling,
syntax, or organization that
negatively impact readability
and articulation of main ideas
Submission has critical errors
related to grammar, spelling,
syntax, or organization that
prevent understanding of