Hypothetical person in two stages of life development

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You will write a 6-8 page case study paper that describes a hypothetical person in two stages of life development.
Participant: Patrick

Age range: you decide- example adolescence (12-17 yrs.) to early adulthood (20-40 yrs.).
You are studying the development of people who lived in New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina. Your participants lost everything, including at least one close family member. Your particular interest is in studying issues faced by them (including possible developmental problems) related to moving away from New Orleans, loss of house, loss of a family member, and change in economic status. To study these effects, you are conducting a longitudinal study using the same population, interviewed annually over many years to collect data. The main interest is in gathering data related to the specific effects of experiencing a disaster on social, biological, psychological, psychosocial, and cognitive development of different-aged people.
Patrick is one of your subjects who was forced to live in Texas temporarily and then moved to New Jersey before returning to New Orleans three years later.
Questions to guide your response:

1. What are the main features of Patrick’s cognitive, social, biological, emotional, and psychosocial development during two developmental periods? Hypothesize the reasons for any developmental problems that you find.

2. Predict the results of your findings for people in the two developmental periods and suggest interventions or strategies for reducing the effects of exposure to disasters.

3. Propose further studies that could be created to explore your predicted findings.
Case Study Suggested Format and Strategies

Research

Begin by selecting two developmental periods (remember that they need to be concurrent) and research the typical expectations for cognitive, social, moral, and biological development. Then conduct research using a peer- reviewed journal such as Developmental Psychology or Child Development to determine what kinds of developmental problems might arise in your chosen scenario.
Use that research and knowledge of developmental theory to create your hypothetical client/participant case study.

Writing Case Studies

1. Introduction: Describe the problems to be solved including specific information about the client/participant. Be clear in explaining the exact problem(s) or research question(s) so that your reader will be able to understand the rest of the case study.

2. Background: In this section, describe in detail the specific developmental issues and pertinent background that would help to explain why the client/participant is experiencing problems in the present. Typically, this section includes the age the problem started and any specific information from the past that relates to the current problems (e.g., child of an alcoholic).

3. Current State: In this section, explain the client/participant’s strategies for handling the problem(s). Explain the client/participant’s current developmental stages, making sure that you only focus on those that apply to the problem. For example, if your client is being treated for a cognitive problem, you wouldn’t explain his or her social development in great detail, unless it is relevant to the problem.

4. Suggested Interventions: In this section, explain how the client/participant might benefit from specific treatments or interventions. Remember to use peer reviewed research to support your ideas.

5. Conclusion: Provide a brief re-statement of the problem and ideas for future study to help others who have the same problems.

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