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The purpose of the paper is to explore the lifespan through a case study of a person who is at least 60 years old.  (A case study is a type of qualitative research design that look in depth at a specific person or situation.)

The FOCUS of this assignment is to learn this person's story of their development process throughout their entire lifespan tying that to developmental theories all the way through.  Do not make this a biography only.  You need to use the subject's life to explore the theories you were exposed to throughout this course.  Tie in the theory to the story at each point.

You will be doing so through the three major aspects of development, physical (biological), cognitive, and socioemotional.  You must include all three aspects.  I recommend looking at each aspect for each developmental stage.  For instance, look at their physical, mental and emotional/social development as a child, then as a teen, then as a young adult, middle adult, older adult, etc.  Again, tie in the theories relevant to each.

The other equally important aspect of this assignment is to connect this story to the theories and milestones of development that you have been studying during this class.  You must also link the person's story to the theories of developmental psychology that you have studied throughout the course. 

The best way to achieve both of these requirements is to integrate the developmental theories into the story. For example, you might want to discuss Piaget's formal operational stage when you are looking at your participant's adolescent years.  Be sure to include aspects from Erikson's theory and other theorists you studied this semester.