Conduct a case study through observation and interview on a human subject of your choice. While maintaining the individual’s confidentiality, identify what stage of development the individual is experiencing and provide examples of biological, cognitive, social and personality issues the individual is facing

Conduct a case study through observation and interview on a human subject of your choice. While maintaining the individual’s confidentiality, identify what stage of development the individual is experiencing and provide examples of biological, cognitive, social and personality issues the individual is facing. Discuss which theories and concepts are relevant to this individual and what you gained through your analysis.

Format: Introduce your participant. Discuss in paragraph form the 4 types of development, relevant theories and concepts. Conclude your paper by stating any findings, revelations, surprises, and difficulties you encountered in carrying out this research. in 4-5  pages

STEP by STEP

In the case study:

1. Pick someone of interest to you. Tell me about them in an introductory paragraph just as you would if we were in class and you were asked to describe someone very briefly. EG. Lorie is my 7-year-old niece. She enjoyed swimming and dancing lessons as well as playing with dolls.

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, physical description (hair, eyes, skin colour, etc.) Any physical ailments, diseases or disorders would apply here as well.

4. Then go onto 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, how they interact with others. Who is significant to them and why.

6. Personality development: describe what makes this person unique, what are her unique traits and characteristics, temperament; esteem, etc.

7. Identify theories (from the relevant chapters in the text) 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?

You literally can break the paper down according to the above numbered points. In formatting your paper, please ensure that each question is addressed in separate paragraphs. You are free to use headings if that helps you organize your paper.