Life Case Study Assignment
For your case study you will choose either an adult (in either middle or late adulthood) from your own life, a fictional character from a book, television show or movie, or a well-known individual and conduct a case study of their development. You will analyze two concepts within each of the three domains of this person’s development (option are listed below). All concepts should be introduced with a strong explanation in your own words and the subsequent analyses must use specific supporting information to clarify the connections between a given concept and your interpretation of the chosen individual’s development.
PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT (choose two)
Exercise, nutrition & weight
The brain at midlife
The brain in late adulthood
The effects of stress
Sensory changes
Menopause
Lifestyle influences on physical health
COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT (choose two)
Piaget’s formal operations
Moral development
Critical thinking
Crystallized vs. fluid intelligence
Midlife “Crisis”
Work at midlife Gaining expertise
Attention & problem solving
Cognitive growth in higher education
Middle adult returning to education
Memory changes
Alzheimer’s Disease
Wisdom
PSYCHOSOCIAL DEVELOPMENT (choose two)
Personality development
Theory of love
Generativity vs. Stagnation
Grandparenthood
Write a discussion paper on the causes of teen drug use.
Types of coping
Models of “optimal” aging
Work and retirement
Facing death and dying
Retirement & leisure
Religion & spirituality
Living arrangements
Ageism
Social networks in late adulthood
Integrity vs. Despair
FORMATTING GUIDELINES:
! Approximately 5 pages
! Times New Roman, size 12 font
! Double-spaced
! 1-inch margins on all sides
! APA-style cover page, reference page & in-text citations
! Include (1) scholarly journal research article to support your arguments (you can use any of the articles I posted on Moodle as your scholarly source)
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