Adult Social Development Case Study Project
Assignment
Adult Social Development Case Study Project Interview another person in adulthood that is 18 years of age or older. This would be someone in either early adulthood, middle adulthood or late adulthood. Ask them the following questions. Encourage your subject to give more than “yes” or “no” answers
1. Do you feel successful and satisfied with life? Why or why not?
2. What specific goals did you make earlier in life? Did you achieve these goals? Are there any goals that you have not yet accomplished? If so, how do you intend to reach these goals? If you have accomplished your goals, then how did you do this?
3. How do you feel about death?
Create 3 questions of your own related to the stage of development of your subject. Ask your subject these questions. These questions should be based upon the reading and the article from the UOP library. Therefore, be sure to apply(not just directly quote) the content from the article and how it relates to your subject’s answers.
Then do a write a case notes summary that analyzes the social development of your adult subject and addresses the following:
1. Include basic background information on your subject which should include the following: age, marital status, and job/career background.
2. Clearly identify which stage of development that your subject is currently going through.(early,middle or late adulthood) Then briefly describe (in your own words) this stage of development and explain why your subject is in this stage. Base your description on the background information of your subject
3. Based upon this interview, and your reading of the text and an article from the UOP online library describe the social development of your subject. Is it typical or atypical of adult social development that was discussed in the text? (refer to chapter 8 module 28)?
4. Which stage, according to Erikson’s theory of psychosocial development, applies to your subject? Identify the stage and explain why this
Adult Social Development Case Study Project Interview another person in adulthood that is 18 years of age or older. This would be someone in either early adulthood, middle adulthood or late adulthood. Ask them the following questions. Encourage your subject to give more than “yes” or “no” answers
1. Do you feel successful and satisfied with life? Why or why not?
2. What specific goals did you make earlier in life? Did you achieve these goals? Are there any goals that you have not yet accomplished? If so, how do you intend to reach these goals? If you have accomplished your goals, then how did you do this?
3. How do you feel about death?
Create 3 questions of your own related to the stage of development of your subject. Ask your subject these questions. These questions should be based upon the reading and the article from the UOP library. Therefore, be sure to apply(not just directly quote) the content from the article and how it relates to your subject’s answers.
Then do a write a case notes summary that analyzes the social development of your adult subject and addresses the following:
1. Include basic background information on your subject which should include the following: age, marital status, and job/career background.
2. Clearly identify which stage of development that your subject is currently going through.(early,middle or late adulthood) Then briefly describe (in your own words) this stage of development and explain why your subject is in this stage. Base your description on the background information of your subject
3. Based upon this interview, and your reading of the text and an article from the UOP online library describe the social development of your subject. Is it typical or atypical of adult social development that was discussed in the text? (refer to chapter 8 module 28)?
4. Which stage, according to Erikson’s theory of psychosocial development, applies to your subject? Identify the stage and explain why this