PSY 280 ENTIRE COURSE

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PSY 280   ENTIRE COURSE (2018)

 
 
WEEK  1

 
PSY 280 Week 1 Individual Assignment Prenatal and Postpartum Scenario
 

Instructions:

Assume the role of a developmental psychologist that has been asked

to provide advice to a 6-month pregnant woman and a postpartum

woman. Prepare a 350- to 700-word memo in which you address the

following items:

• Provide each woman with a daily activity list consisting of three to

five activities that you believe will positively affect her infant’s future

development. If necessary, provide a time frame within the lists.

• Provide an explanation of why you selected each activity and how it

can contribute to the prenatal, postpartum, and future development of

each woman’s child. Be sure that your explanation is based on

developmental theory. 

WEEK 2 

PSY 280   Week 2 Individual Assignment Human Development Paper

 
Instructions:

Prepare a 900- to 1,150-word paper in which you discuss the life span

perspective of human development. Be sure to include the following

items in your description:

• Summarize three theories related to human growth and development

and identify at least one influential theorist for each.

• Identify aspects of the life span perspective.
• Explain how heredity and the environment influence human

development.

Use a minimum of two peer-reviewed sources.

WEEK 3

 
PSY 280   Week 3 Individual Assignment Middle Childhood and Adolescence Paper

Prepare a 950- to 1,150-word paper in which you describe changes that

occur during middle childhood and adolescence concerning family and

peer relationships, and how they might influence future development.

Be sure to include the following items in your description:

• Evaluate the effect of functional and dysfunctional family dynamics

on development (e.g., family structure, function, and shared and

nonshared environments).

• Determine the positive and negative impact of peers and changes in

peer relations from middle childhood to adolescence.

• Examine additional pressures faced in adolescence compared to

middle childhood.

• Discuss the development of moral values from middle childhood into

adolescence.

Use a minimum of two peer-reviewed sources.

PSY 280   Week 3  Learning Team Parenting and Education During Early Childhood Paper

 
Instructions:

Prepare a 1,200- to 1,400-word paper in which you examine various

forms of caregivers, parenting styles, and early childhood education. Be

sure to include the following items in your assessment:

• Evaluate the different types of parenting styles and their influence on

development during infancy and early childhood.

• Compare and contrast at least two different kinds of caregivers (e.g.,

stay at home parent, daycare, grandparent, nanny) and the positive

and/or negative impacts on development during infancy and early

childhood.

• Discuss how early childhood education has evolved and its impact

on cognitive development in early childhood

Use a minimum of three peer-reviewed sources.

WEEK 4

 
PSY 280  Week 4 Individual Assignment Early and Middle Adulthood Paper

 
Instructions:

Prepare a 1,050- to 1,400-word paper in which you examine the

psychological adjustments to aging and lifestyle that occur within

individuals during early and middle adulthood. Be sure to include the

following:

• Discuss how social and intimate relationships evolve and change

during early and middle adulthood.

• Identify various role changes that occur during early and middle

adulthood.

• Examine the immediate and future impact of healthy and unhealthy

habits practiced during early and middle adulthood.

Use a minimum of two peer-reviewed sources. 

WEEK 5

 
PSY 280  Week 5 Individual Assignment Late Adulthood and Death Paper

 
Instructions:

Prepare a 1,200- to 1,400-word paper in which you analyze late

adulthood and the death of an individual as a culmination of the life

span developmental process. Be sure to address the following items in

your paper.

• Examine ageism and stereotypes associated with late adulthood.
• Evaluate how individuals can promote health and wellness into late

adulthood and mitigate the negative effects of aging.

• Analyze the importance of relationships and social interactions as an

individual nears end of life.

• Identify cultural and personal attitudes about death and dignity in late

adulthood.

Use a minimum of three peer-reviewed sources.

PSY 280  Week 5  Learning Team Developmental Stages Matrix

Instructions:

Complete the Developmental Stages Matrix.