Reference no: EM133886127
In the case study:
1. Pick someone. Tell me about them in an introductory paragraph. EG. Tina is a 10-year-old girl in my neighbourhood. She is physically active, playing tennis and soccer in the summer months and participating in swimming and dance lessons in the winter. Her favourite hobby is catching snails. ... A few interesting points about your participant.
2. Identify what stage in the lifespan your participant is in. Tina being 10 years old, would be in middle childhood. This is just a sentence.
3. Proceed in successive paragraphs to describe first her physical/biological development: this would include: height, weight, eating habits, activity/exercise level, and physical description (hair, eyes, skin colour, etc.) Any physical ailments, diseases or disorders would apply here as well.
4. Then, go on to cognitive development. Here you will describe things like memory, intelligence, school abilities, intellectual strengths and weaknesses.
5. Social development: tell me about this person's relationships and interactions with others. Who is significant to them and why.
6. Personality development: describe what makes this person unique, her unique traits and characteristics, temperament, esteem, etc.
7. Identify theories that apply to your participant's current stage of development. If this does not jump out at you, read the chapter relevant to the participant's stage of development -there will most definitely be theory there. Explain how these theories relate (or do not relate) to your participant specifically.
8. Your final paragraph(s) should include a reflection on the assignment: what did you learn? Did you enjoy doing this? Were there any surprises? What would you do differently? Any insights into this stage of development or lifespan development in general?