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out of movie ( choose one ) include the movie name. The written product of each assignment will be three pages long (typed, double-spaced, one inch margins, 12 pt font and not including cover page or references). The first page is to be completed in the multiaxial diagnosis format provided below. The remaining two pages are to be a discussion of how you determined the diagnoses. It is often helpful to organize the latter two pages by axis (see below). This discussion is to include the signs/symptoms of each diagnosis you assign, and other possible differential diagnoses. Differential diagnosis refers to all of the diagnostic categories that you seriously considered during the diagnostic process. Because the symptoms present in the case study suggest the possibility of several disorders, a thorough discussion of disorders that you excluded is warranted. In other words, you should discuss why you assigned the diagnoses that you did and why you ruled out others. In addition to this page, as well as your text and notes, the DSM IV is available from the reference section of the library. The DSM IV, particularly pages 25-35, provides a detailed description of the multiaxial diagnosis format shown below. (This material will also be reviewed in class in Chapter 2.) Multiaxial Diagnosis Format Axis I: Clinical Disorders Other Disorders That May Be a Focus of Clinical Attention Axis II: Personality Disorders Mental Retardation Axis III: General Medical Conditions Axis IV: Psychosocial and Environmental Problems Axis V: Global Assessment of Functioning Use the above format for the first page of your paper. Use pages 25 - 35 of the DSM IV and text/lecture material to complete each axis correctly. You may want to use other sections of the DSM IV. (You do NOT need to include diagnostic code numbers.) You will not need to use additional resources or references other than those just listed. A few pointers are also included on the following page: References: American Psychiatric Association. (2000). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (4th ed., text revision). Washington, DC: Author.