Capella University Riverbend City Meet the Washingtons Case Study

Assignment Preparation

If you have not done so, complete the Riverbend City: Meet the Washingtons interactive media piece. You may also refer to the Research Activity in this week for more details and examples of theories and theoretical concepts you can apply to your chosen family member.

Make sure you have done the following before starting the assignment:

Choose a character from the interactive media piece to study.

Select at least one cognitive or psychosocial theory to apply to your chosen family member and review your textbook for information on the theory.

Choose a theoretical concept for the age group of your member and ?nd at least one scholarly research article that supports this concept.

• Review the brain activity for the character.
• Review the APA code of ethics to identify ethical issues to consider when working the character.
• Assignment Instructions
• For this assignment, write a 2–3 page paper using the information you found related to your chosen family member’s development. Analyze your chosen family member’s cognitive or psychological development and their physical brain development. Based on the theory you choose, the research article that supports the theory, and the brain development of the family member you selected, describe why the character is displaying the attitudes and behaviors depicted in the case study media piece. Describe ethical issues to consider when working with your family member.

Kyla Washington (Age 16)

Marcia’s identity status theory.

• Erickson’s psychosocial stages

Choose Your Theoretical Concept
You will also need to ?nd one scholarly article in the Capella library studying the effect of a theoretical concept for the age group of your chosen family member. Below is a list of theoretical concepts you could choose that may be easier to research.

• Refer to the Bachelor’s in Psychology Library Research Guide: Finding ArticlesLinks to an external site.page for further assistance with searching the library for this assignment.

Kyla Washington (Age 16)

• Identity.

Idealism.

Decision making.

Self-esteem.

Review Brain Development
Along with theory and concepts, you will also consider how the brain is physically developing at the age of your chosen character. Review the appropriate chapters in your textbook.Review the APA Code of Ethics
You will also consider the appropriate ethics a psychological professional would need to apply to working with your chosen character. Review the APA code of ethics.