Overview
Psychology professionals such as caseworkers and therapists often think in terms of human development when assessing problems that individuals, couples, or families bring to them. Caseworkers, therapists, or other psychology professionals may take notes to document the situation and make interpretations and recommendations. This assignment will give you the opportunity to apply developmental theories in a hypothetical clinical setting while imagining yourself in one of these roles.
Preparation
This week you explored the Human Development Case Studies multimedia piece. For this assignment, choose the
Emilio
or
Brenda
case study from the Human Development Case Studies multimedia for analysis.
Imagine that you are a caseworker or any other psychology professional gathering information from your client (Brenda or Emilio). Based on the information presented, consider the developmental challenges the person is facing. Then, identify at least two developmental theories (attachment, cognitive development, moral development, psychosocial development, et cetera), and apply the theories to understand the person in the scenario.
While it is impossible to fully understand the person in the scenario based on the limited information provided, some developmental theories can provide context and offer a possible framework for understanding the person’s attitudes and behaviors.
For this week’s assignment, you will choose one case study to analyze from the Human Development Case Studies media piece. If you haven’t done so, view the piece from last week’s Prepare study and choose your case study.
Part of your assignment requires you to use scholarly (peer-reviewed) articles to support your claims. You will need at least three sources for this assignment. Be sure to choose at least one resource that supports your theory and at least two resources that will help you explain how the research supports your claims.
Note that your textbook is a good source to provide information on the theories that you will use to apply to the case.
You may use one of the following articles as one of your scholarly sources. You will need to find one other scholarly article in the Capella library to provide the additional information you will need about research on the topic.
Emilio
Rogers, A. A., Updegraff, K. A., Iida, M., Dishion, T. J., Doane, L. D., Corbin, W. C., Van Lenten, S. A., & Ha, T. (2018).
Trajectories of positive and negative affect across the transition to college: The role of daily interactions with parents and friends
. Developmental Psychology, 54(11), 2181–2192.
Finan, L. J., Ohannessian, C. M., & Gordon, M. S. (2018).
Trajectories of depressive symptoms from adolescence to emerging adulthood: The influence of parents, peers, and siblings
. Developmental Psychology, 54(8), 1555–1567.
Szwedo, D. E., Hessel, E. T., Loeb, E. L., Hafen, C. A., & Allen, J. P. (2017).
Adolescent support seeking as a path to adult functional independence
. Developmental Psychology, 53(5), 949–961.
Brenda
Chen, J., Krahn, H. J., Galambos, N. L., & Johnson, M. D. (2019).
Wanting to be remembered: Intrinsically rewarding work and generativity in early midlife
. Canadian Review of Sociology, 56(1), 30–48.
Miller, L. R. (2019).
The perils and pleasures of aging: How women’s sexualities change across the life course
. Sociological Quarterly, 60(3), 371–396.
Instructions
Give a brief overview of the chosen scenario in your own words.
Describe the stage or stages of each theory that are most applicable to the current phase of life of the person discussed in the case study. Describe in some detail the stage of life according to the theory. (For example, in Erikson’s psychosocial development theory a four-year-old child is in the stage of “initiative versus guilt.”)
Search the library for at least two scholarly (peer-reviewed) articles that provide research about the concerns faced by the person in the chosen case study. You may also use one of the supplied articles.
Describe how the research from the articles applies to the person in the scenario you selected.
Apply the theories to describe how they help us to better understand this particular person in this phase of life based on the concerns and their impact on the person’s well-being.
Assignment Requirements
APA formatting: References and citations should be formatted according to current APA style and formatting.
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