Paper must be in past tenses
Guidelines for Written Assignment- Description:
• Based on the observation of the person, write an eight to ten page, typed paper which describes the person’s behavior.
• You should describe all aspects of the behaviors for the following developmental areas:
physical, psychosocial, emotional, moral and cognitive.
• You should analyze your subject’s behaviors according to developmental theorists discussed in class and assigned readings from text, as appropriate for subject’s developmental level e.g. Erickson, Gesell, Kohlberg, Mahler, Maslow, Neugarten, and Piaget.
Include in the analysis:
1. Physical (Gesell or Growth Charts and Textbook References)
a. What is the child’s level of physical development?
b. Are there any development spurts or delays, declining ability?
c. How does the physical development influence play, school, work other activities?
2. Psychosocial (Erickson)
a. What stage of psychosocial development was observed:
b. What is the critical task for the stage and how was it expressed in play and
interpersonal relationships?
3. Cognitive (Piaget)
a. What is the subject’s stage of cognitive development?
b. How does level of cognitive development influence the individual’s
behavior in: play, language, relations with others, etc. ?
4. Object Relations (Mahler)
a. Where is the child in the separation-individuation process?
5. Hierarchy of Needs (Maslow)
a. Describe level of need from pyramid.
6. Moral Development (Kohlberg, Piaget)
a. Describe value systems and any behaviors observed related to this area.
Format
• It is important to support your conclusions in the analysis with references.
• Do not use the first person or I. Refer to yourself as “this observer”.
• Identify the subject by initials only. Do not use the subject’s first and last name.
• Proofread the paper and make appropriate corrections in content, spelling and grammar.
• Use APA format for style and proper citation of references.
• Papers must have a cover page and a reference page included as per APA guidelines.
