PSYC210 Life Review Interview

PSYC210 Life Review Interview

The purpose of this assignment is to examine the life experience of a person in middle or late adulthood and to compare contrast his or her life experience in adulthood with the developmental characteristics described in our testbook (physical, cognitive, psychosocial, and spiritual)

Instructions

1. Select a person in middle or late adulthood (50 years of age or older). A parent, grandparent, or older friend usually makes a good interviewee. Be sure to tell the person that you are doing this for a class assignment. When you write your pager, you may change the interviewee’s real name
2. Prepare a list of questions that addresses a developmental issue or milestone within each domain (physical, cognitive, psychosocial, and spiritual).
3. Conduct the interview. Take careful notes or request permission to record the interview.
4. Write your paper using a unique original title. This paper should read like a biographical narrative not a list of questions and answers.

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PSYC210 Life Review Interview

Content

Each of the numbered sections below should be introduced with an APA-formatted, level-one heading. See Life Review Interview and Reflection Assignment Sample Paper in the Life Review Interview and Reflection Resources.

1. Introduction: Introduce your interviewee and tell his/her story.
2. Developmental Analysis and Biblical Integration
3. Identify one developmental milestone within your interviewee’s story. Briefly compare your interviewee’s experience to the “typical” experience found in our textbook. For example, formation of one’s identity generally solidifies during adolescence. Does this align with your interviewee’s experience? Why or why not?
4. Did spirituality/religion/belief play a role in the development of your interviewee? If so, explain how; if not, indicate how spirituality/religion/believe might have influenced the interviewee’s experience.
5. Insights/Conclusion: Write a conclusion that describes your reaction to this process. What did you learn about the developmental stage of your interviewee? What insights did you gain?
6. Include your question list as an appendix after your reference page.

PSYC210 Life Review Interview

Structure Requirements:

Use APA current edition undergraduate guidelines. For more information on APA formatting guidelines, see the APA Format Quick Guide link under the Life Review Interview and Reflection Resources within the assignment on Canvas,

Include a title page, body, reference page, and appendix. No abstract is needed for undergraduate papers.

Citations from the textbook are required. Citations of other sources are welcomed but not

required.

First person perspective is preferred for this paper.

Margins should be set at ½ inches on all sides; use a 12 pt. Times Roman Font.

The body of the paper should include at least 800 but not more than 1,000 words.

You may include direct quotes from your interviewee but not from your textbook

Correct spelling/grammar is required.

Please refer to the grading rubric for additional guidance.

Note: Your assignment will be checked for originality via the Turnitin plagiarism tool.