NSU PYCL512 Assignments Latest 2022 January (Full)

PYCL512 Human Growth and Development

Assignment Prenatal Interview

Interview a pregnant woman (or a woman that had a baby in the last year) and her partner if applicable using the questions below. In interviewing the woman, be sure to tell her/them that the interview is for a project for your course in development. Assure her/them that they have the right not to answer any of the questions and may stop the interview at any time. Let her/them know that no one will see the answers to the interview questions and that her/their name(s) will not be used. In giving the interview, write down as much of their responses as you can. You might consider tape recording the interview to avoid taking time to write the answers during the interview. Be sure to ask permission to use a tape recorder and assure her/them that the tape will be erased.

Feel free to add questions to the interview as appropriate while talking, but be sure to cover all of the issues included. Many of the questions are meant to have more than one or two sentence answers. You will need to practice using follow-up probes to get longer answers:

--Can you tell me more about that?

--I don't understand. Can you give me an example?

--How does that make you feel?

--How important is that to you?

--using "uh-huh" and head nodding may also lead to more responding

Incorporate questions about culture as appropriate.  Culture includes religion, socioeconomic status, race, ethnicity, age, gender, etc.

Prenatal Interview:

I. Childbearing History

1) Have you had any childbearing losses? (i.e. abortion, miscarriage, infertility, stillbirth or children placed for adoption)

2) Vital information on previous birth (i.e. date, gender, name and birth weight)

3) How did labor begin? How long did it last? How did you push? What coping techniques did you use?

4) Were there any complication?

5) What was the best thing about the experience? What element would you hope to avoid this time?

6.) How did you choose your doctor?

II. Anticipated Birth

1) How is your pregnancy going? Is it what you expected?

2) Are you feeling rested? Restless?Any interesting dreams?

3) Have there been any problems with this pregnancy? If so, what?

4) Which prenatal tests, if any, have you had? Results?

5) What childbirth education have you taken?

6) Who have you chosen to be with you during this birth and what role will each person play?

7) Have you told you doctor/midwife that you are hiring a labor assistant?

8) How do you imagine I can be most helpful to you and also you partner?

9) Imagine you ideal birth. What makes it ideal?

10) Have you completed your birth plan?

11) What are the 3 most vital elements of your birth plan (in order of importance)?

Client:

1.

2.

3.

Client’s Partner:

1.

2.

3.

12) What are you greatest fears about this birth?

Client:

Partner:

13) In the event of an unanticipated C-Section, what things would be most important to you?

14) What are the most stressful aspects of your life? How do you counteract this stress?

15) What is your occupation? Partner’s?

16) Have you experienced any significant losses (i.e. death of a parent, sibling, divorce, loss of birth family through adoption, etc.)

17) Who do you turn to for support?

 18) Tell me about a time when you felt especially calm. What were the circumstances?

19) Tell me about a time when you felt especially powerful. What were the circumstances?

20) In painful situations, how do you seek comfort? (i.e. companionship, activity, quiet, turning inward, making noise, rhythmic movement, distraction, etc.)

21) When frightened, how do you regain a sense of calmness? (i.e. deep breathing, deliberate relaxation, reassurance from others, visualization, information gathering, etc.)

22) In labor, what coping techniques do you anticipate using? (i.e. walking, music, nature sound machine, relaxation, shower/bath, massage, rocking, position changes, encouragement, moaning, visualization, etc.)

23) What provisions for photographing the birth have you made (including considering social networking sites)?

III. Newborn

1) Do you know the gender of this baby? If so, how?

2) What do you plan on naming this baby?

3) In ideal circumstances, how would you like to welcome you baby? (i.e. non-separation, immediate nursing, hear you voice first, etc.

4) Do you plan on nursing?

5) If mother & baby need to be separated, who should remain with mom, who should remain with baby?

6) Do you plan on circumcising this child if it is male?

7) Do you have special concerns about your child?

Student question. Based on what you've learned, ask at least one more question; what else

wouldyou like to know about this person's life?

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After you describe the interview, discuss your reaction (three paragraphs).

1. What did you learn? Did anything surprise you?

2. How did you feel during the interview?

3. What changes (if any) have occurred in your perception of the prenatal/first year? (What did you thinkbefore? What do you think now?)

 

 

PYCL512 Human Growth and Development

Assignment Early Childhood Interview

Interview a parent of a child between the ages of two and six using the questions below. In interviewing the parent, be sure to tell him/her that the interview is for a project for your course in development. Assure him/her that he/she has the right not to answer any of the questions and may stop the interview at any time. Let him/her know that no one will see the answers to the interview questions and that their names will not be used. In giving the interview, write down as much of his/her responses as you can. You might consider tape recording the interview to avoid taking time to write the answers during the interview. Be sure to ask permission to use a tape recorder and assure him/her that the tape will be erased.

Feel free to add questions to the interview as appropriate while talking to the parent, but be sure to cover all of the issues included. Many of the questions are meant to have more than one or two sentence answers. You will need to practice using follow-up probes to get longer answers:

--Can you tell me more about that?

--I don't understand. Can you give me an example?

--How does that make you feel?

--How important is that to you?

--using "uh-huh" and head nodding may also lead to more responding

Incorporate questions about culture as appropriate.  Culture includes religion, socioeconomic status, race, ethnicity, age, gender, etc.

PARENT QUESTIONNAIRE

A.  EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT

Comment on the health of the mother during pregnancy. __________________________________________________

Comment on the health of your child during delivery and infancy. __________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________________________________

When did your child walk? ______________________               When did your child talk?  _________________________

Is your child adopted?  __________________________            Does he/she know it?  _____________________________

Does your child have bladder control?  _______________          Child’s terminology  ______________________________

Does your child have bowel control?  ________________          Child’s terminology  ______________________________

Does your child need help when going to the bathroom?  _________________________________________________

Does your child need reminding about going to the bathroom? _____________________________________________

Does your child usually take a nap?  _________________          At what time?  ___________________________________

Does your child have any difficulty saying what he/she wants or do you have any trouble understanding his/her speech? _______________________________________________________________________________________________

B.  EATING HABITS

What is your child’s general attitude towards eating? ____________________________________________________

What foods does your child especially like? ___________________________________________________________

For which meal is your child most hungry? ____________________________________________________________

Does your child dislike any food in particular? _________________________________________________________

Is your child on a special diet? ______________________________________________________________________

Does your child eat or chew things that are not food?  ________  Explain ____________________________________

C.  PLAY AND SOCIAL EXPERIENCE

Has your child participated in any group experiences?  ____ If so, where?  ___________________________________

Did your child enjoy it?  ___________________________________________________________________________

Does your child relate to other children?  ______________________________________________________________

Does your child prefer to play alone?  __________  with other children?  ____________________________________

Does your child worry a lot or is he/she very afraid of anything?  ___________________________________________

What causes worry or fear?  ________________________________________________________________________

Does your child have any pets?  _____________________________________________________________________

What are your child’s favorite toys, books and activities?  ________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________________________________

What is your child’s favorite TV program?  ____________________________________________________________

How long does your child watch TV each day?  _________________________________________________________

How many times a week is your child read to?  _________________________________________________________

D.  DISCIPLINE/ PARENT’S IMPRESSIONS

In most circumstances, do you consider your child easily managed, fairly easy to manage, or difficult to manage?  ___

_______________________________________________________________________________________________

What concerns do you presently have about your child?  __________________________________________________

How are these concerns dealt with?  __________________________________________________________________

How would you describe your child at the present time?  __________________________________________________

Does your child have any behavior characteristics which you hope will change?  _______________________________

In what ways would you like to see your child develop during the school year?  ________________________________

________________________________________________________________________________________________

Please also complete a 20 minute observation/interview of the child.

Student question. Based on what you've learned, ask at least one more question; what else

would you like to know about this person's life?

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After you describe the interview, discuss your reaction (three paragraphs).

1. What did you learn? Did anything surprise you? 

2. How did you feel during the interview?

3. What changes (if any) have occurred in your perception of the prenatal/first year? (What did you think before? What do you think now?)

 

PYCL512 Human Growth and Development

Assignment Middle Childhood Interview

Interview aschool age child to pre-adolescent (age 7-11; grade 1-6) using the questions below. In interviewing the child, be sure to tell him/her that the interview is for a project for your course in development. Assure him/her that he/she has the right not to answer any of the questions and may stop the interview at any time. Let him/her know that no one will see the answers to the interview questions and that their names will not be used. In giving the interview, write down as much of his/her responses as you can. You might consider tape recording the interview to avoid taking time to write the answers during the interview. Be sure to ask permission to use a tape recorder and assure him/her that the tape will be erased.

Feel free to add questions to the interview as appropriate while talking to the child, but be sure to cover all of the issues included. Many of the questions are meant to have more than one or two sentence answers. You will need to practice using follow-up probes to get longer answers:

--Can you tell me more about that?

--I don't understand. Can you give me an example?

--How does that make you feel?

--How important is that to you?

--using "uh-huh" and head nodding may also lead to more responding

Incorporate questions about culture as appropriate.  Culture includes religion, socioeconomic status, race, ethnicity, age, gender, etc.

Interview Questions:

1. How old are you?

2. What grade are you in?

3. How old are your parents?

4. What type of work do your parents do?

5. How many brothers and sisters do you have? How do you get along with them? 

(Only child, Do you wish you had siblings?  Why or why not?)

6. Tell me about your family.  What do you do together?

7. What chores do you do at home?

8. What athletics, clubs, or other activities do you participate in? Tell me a little about them.

9. Do you like the activities that you are in? Do you wish you were involved more? less?

10.  What TV shows do you watch?  Video Games?

11.  How much time each day do you spend watching television and videos, or playing video games?

12. How much time do you spend on the internet?  What do you do on the internet?

13.  Tell me about your friends.  What do you do with them?

14. Do you have any best friends? How would you describe them?

15. How are your parents are strict with you?

16. How do your parents get you to do your schoolwork? How do you feel about this?

17. Tell me about school?  What do you like about it?What don’t you like about it?

18. If you could change your school, what would you do to change it?

19. What makes a good teacher? Can you describe one of your best teachers?

20.  What do you want to be when you grow up?

21. Is there anything else that you would like to tell me about yourself?

Student question. Based on what you've learned, ask at least one more question; what else

wouldyou like to know about this person's life?

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After you describe the interview, discuss your reaction (three paragraphs).

1. What did you learn? Did anything surprise you?

2. How did you feel during the interview?

3. What changes (if any) have occurred in your perception of older adults? (What did you think

before? What do you think now?)

 

PYCL512 Human Growth and Development

Assignment Adolescent Interview

Interview an adolescent (age 12-18; grade 7-12) using the questions below. In interviewing the adolescent, be sure to tell him/her that the interview is for a project for your course in development. Assure him/her that he/she has the right not to answer any of the questions and may stop the interview at any time. Let him/her know that no one will see the answers to the interview questions and that their names will not be used. In giving the interview, write down as much of his/her responses as you can. You might consider tape recording the interview to avoid taking time to write the answers during the interview. Be sure to ask permission to use a tape recorder and assure him/her that the tape will be erased.

Feel free to add questions to the interview as appropriate while talking to the adolescent, but be sure to cover all of the issues included. Many of the questions are meant to have more than one or two sentence answers. You will need to practice using follow-up probes to get longer answers:

--Can you tell me more about that?

--I don't understand. Can you give me an example?

--How does that make you feel?

--How important is that to you?

--using "uh-huh" and head nodding may also lead to more responding

Incorporate questions about culture as appropriate.  Culture includes religion, socioeconomic status, race, ethnicity, age, gender, etc.

Interview Questions

1. How old are you?

2. What grade are you in?

3. How old are your parents?

4. What type of work do your parents do?

5. How many brothers and sisters do you have? How do you get along with them?                 (Only Child, Do you wish you had siblings?  Why or why not?)

6. Can you recall anything that happened in your childhood that may not have happened to your

friends? What? How do you feel about it?

7. Do you think that this still affects you? How?

8. Is there anything else from your childhood that has had an influence on you?

9. What changes have you noticed in your height and weight over the past few years? How did

you feel when these changes occurred?

10. Is there any one thing that you would like to change most about your body right now? What?

Why?

11. Compared to your friends, would you say that you have grown about as fast as they have?

faster? not as fast?

12. What are the advantages/disadvantages to growing up faster or slower than your friends?

13. How would you describe yourself to someone who did not know you?

14. What kind of person would you like to be?

15. What athletics, clubs, or other activities do you participate in? Tell me a little about them.

16. Do you like the activities that you are in? Do you wish you were involved more? less?

17.  What TV shows do you watch?  Video Games?

18.  How much time each day do you spend watching television and videos, or playing video games?

19. How much time do you spend on the internet?  What do you do on the internet?

20. Is there a group of other girls/guys that you hang around with? How often do you see them?

How long have you known them? What do you do together?

21. What do you think is important in a friendship?

22. Do you have any best friends? How would you describe them?

23. Do you have a steady boy/girlfriend? How often do you date?

24. How important do you think it is for parents to be strict with their teenager? Why?

25. How are your parents are strict with you?

26. How much say do you have in making rules and decisions in your home? Are you satisfied

with this?

27. How do your parents pressure you about your schoolwork? How do you feel about this?

28. How much have your parents influenced your decisions about your future (college, career)?

How do you feel about this?

29. How is school going for you right now?

30. What makes a good teacher? Can you describe one of your best teachers?

31. If you could change your school, what would you do to change it?

32. What would you like to do with your life? What do you reasonably see yourself doing in five

years?

33. Is there anything else that you would like to tell me about yourself?

Student question. Based on what you've learned, ask at least one more question; what else

wouldyou like to know about this person's life?

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After you describe the interview, discuss your reaction (three paragraphs).

1. What did you learn? Did anything surprise you? 

2. How did you feel during the interview?

3. What changes (if any) have occurred in your perception of the prenatal/first year? (What did you think before? What do you think now?)

 

PYCL512 Human Growth and Development

Assignment Emerging Adulthood Interview

In interviewing the participant, be sure to tell him/her that the interview is for a project for your course in development. Assure him/her that he/she has the right not to answer any of the questions and may stop the interview at any time. Let him/her know that no one will see the answers to the interview questions and that their names will not be used. In giving the interview, write down as much of his/her responses as you can. You might consider tape recording the interview to avoid taking time to write the answers during the interview. Be sure to ask permission to use a tape recorder and assure him/her that the tape will be erased.

Feel free to add questions to the interview as appropriate while talking to the participant, but be sure to cover all of the issues included. Many of the questions are meant to have more than one or two sentence answers. You will need to practice using follow-up probes to get longer answers:

--Can you tell me more about that?

--I don't understand. Can you give me an example?

--How does that make you feel?

--How important is that to you?

--using "uh-huh" and head nodding may also lead to more responding

Incorporate questions about culture as appropriate.  Culture includes religion, socioeconomic status, race, ethnicity, age, gender, etc.

- What is your occupation?

- How do you feel about your job?

- What would you change about it, if you could?

- How does your job or career look compared to the vision you had when you were younger?  What do you want for the future career-wise?  What are you doing to get there?

- What do you do for fun?

- What does your level of physical activity look like?  How has this changed as you have gotten older?

- What does your internet/social networking involvement look like?

- What is your relationship status?

-Describe your family.  What is your idea of family?

- Describe your friends.  What do you do for fun with them? How often do you see them?

- Where/How do you meet new friends/relationship partners?

- If you have children, how has your marriage/relationship(s) changed since you had children? How?

-If you do not have children or not married, do you want this?  Why or why not?  What are your expectations for a future family?

- How have your friendships changed since you were younger?  What activities do you do with your friends?

- How was dating different when you were a teen from how it is today?

- Are your friends more of the same sex or the other sex? Has this changed?  - Do you and your partner have friends of the opposite sex? How did you feel about that?

- What are your views about divorce? 

- What do you think are the guidelines for a successful marriage/relationship?

- When you have a personal problem, to whom do you turn?

- What are your thoughts about sex before marriage?

- Is there anything you've learned that you didn't know during your teen years?

Student question. Based on what you've learned, ask at least one more question; what else would you like to know about this person's life?

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After you describe the interview, discuss your reaction (three paragraphs).

1. What did you learn? Did anything surprise you? 

2. How did you feel during the interview?

3. What changes (if any) have occurred in your perception of the prenatal/first year? (What did you think before? What do you think now?)

 

 

 

PYCL512 Human Growth and Development

Assignment Middle Adulthood Interview

In interviewing the participant, be sure to tell him/her that the interview is for a project for your course in development. Assure him/her that he/she has the right not to answer any of the questions and may stop the interview at any time. Let him/her know that no one will see the answers to the interview questions and that their names will not be used. In giving the interview, write down as much of his/her responses as you can. You might consider tape recording the interview to avoid taking time to write the answers during the interview. Be sure to ask permission to use a tape recorder and assure him/her that the tape will be erased.

Feel free to add questions to the interview as appropriate while talking to the participant, but be sure to cover all of the issues included. Many of the questions are meant to have more than one or two sentence answers. You will need to practice using follow-up probes to get longer answers:

--Can you tell me more about that?

--I don't understand. Can you give me an example?

--How does that make you feel?

--How important is that to you?

--using "uh-huh" and head nodding may also lead to more responding

Incorporate questions about culture as appropriate.  Culture includes religion, socioeconomic status, race, ethnicity, age, gender, etc.

- What is your occupation?

- How do you feel about your job?

- What would you change about it, if you could?

- How does your job or career look compared to the vision you had when you were younger?

- What do you do for fun?

- What does your level of physical activity look like?  How has this changed as you have gotten older?

- What does your internet/social networking involvement look like?

- What is your relationship status?

-Describe your family.

- How has your relationship with your children (if you have any) changed?  What are your thoughts about this?

- How has your idea of marriage changed across your life?

- Has there been any significant event that has changed your marriage/significant relationship? What was theevent? How did it change your relationship?

- If you have had children, how has your marriage/relationship(s) changed since you had children? How?

- How have your friendships changed since you were younger?  What activities do you do with your friends?

- How was dating different when you were young from how it is today?

- Are your friends more of the same sex or the other sex? Has this changed?- Did you and your partner have friends of the opposite sex? How did you feel about that?

- How do you feel about the relationship between love and marriage?  How has your idea changed from when you were younger?

- Howhave your feelings about your spouse/partner changed over the years?

- What are your views about divorce?  Have your views changed?

- What do you think are the guidelines for a successful marriage/relationship?

- Have you ever been through a time when you felt a void that needed to be filled bysomeone other than your spouse/partner?  What did you do?

- Do friendships differ from marriage relationships in your experience?

- If you could do your marriage/significant relationship over again, what would you do differently?

- Did friends and acquaintances go through affairs? Divorces? How did you react?

- Describe your dating and/or other relationships before marriage.

- When you have a personal problem, to whom do you turn?

- Do you think sex is appropriate before marriage? Have society's views on this changed since you were younger? Have your views changed?

- If you were doing it all over again, would you do anything differently?

- Is there anything you've learned that you didn't know 20-30 years ago?

- If your child were getting married and asked what you thought was the most importantthing you've learned about how to have a successful marriage, what would you say?

Student question. Based on what you've learned, ask at least one more question; what else

wouldyou like to know about this person's life?

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After you describe the interview, discuss your reaction (three paragraphs).

1. What did you learn? Did anything surprise you? 

2. How did you feel during the interview?

3. What changes (if any) have occurred in your perception of the prenatal/first year? (What did you think before? What do you think now?)

 

 

 

 

 

PYCL512 Human Growth and Development

Assignment Late Adulthood Interview

In interviewing the participant, be sure to tell him/her that the interview is for a project for your course in development. Assure him/her that he/she has the right not to answer any of the questions and may stop the interview at any time. Let him/her know that no one will see the answers to the interview questions and that their names will not be used. In giving the interview, write down as much of his/her responses as you can. You might consider tape recording the interview to avoid taking time to write the answers during the interview. Be sure to ask permission to use a tape recorder and assure him/her that the tape will be erased.

Feel free to add questions to the interview as appropriate while talking to the participant, but be sure to cover all of the issues included. Many of the questions are meant to have more than one or two sentence answers. You will need to practice using follow-up probes to get longer answers:

--Can you tell me more about that?

--I don't understand. Can you give me an example?

--How does that make you feel?

--How important is that to you?

--using "uh-huh" and head nodding may also lead to more responding

Incorporate questions about culture as appropriate.  Culture includes religion, socioeconomic status, race, ethnicity, age, gender, etc.

Life Interview Questions – The Present, Aging, Life Lessons and Legacies

Do you have any hobbies or special interests? Do you enjoy any particular sports?

What’s your typical day like now? How is it different from your daily routines in the past?

Is the present better or worse than when you were younger?

What do you do for fun?

Who do you trust and depend on?

What things are most important to you now? Why?

How have your dreams and goals changed through your life?

What do you remember about your 20s? 30s? 40s? 50s? 60s? What events stand out in your mind?

Howwas each age different from the one before it?

There are some ages we don’t look forward to. What birthday were you least enthusiastic about? Why?

If you could go back to any age, which age would it be and why?

How do you feel now about growing old? What’s the hardest thing about growing older? The best thing?

What were your parents like when they got older?

Did you have any expectations at points in your life about what growing older would be like for you?

How should a person prepare for old age? Is there anything you wish you’d done differently?

Do you think about the future and make plans? What are your concerns for the future?

If you live another 20-30 years, what will you do? Do you want to live another 20-30 years?

What do you look forward to now?

What’s your most cherished family tradition? Why is it important?

What have you liked best about your life so far? What’s your happiest or proudest moment?

What do you feel have been the important successes in your life? The frustrations?

What’s the most difficult thing that ever happened to you? How did you deal with it?

What do you think the turning points have been in your life? What were you like then?

Are there times of your life that you remember more vividly than others? Why?

What have been the most influential experiences in your life?

Describe a person or situation from your childhood that had a profound effect on the way you look at life.

If you were writing the story of your life, how would you divide it into chapters?

What, if anything, would you have done differently in your life?

What do you know now that you wish you’d known when you were young?

What have you thrown away in your life that you wish you hadn’t? What have you held on to that’simportant and why is it important? What “junk” have you held on to and why?

Over time, how have you changed the way you look at life/people?

What advice did your grandparents or parents give you that you remember best?

Do you have a philosophy of life? What’s your best piece of advice for living? If a young person came to youasking what’s the most important thing for living a good life, what would you say?

How do you define a “good life” or a “successful life”?

Do you think a person needs to first overcome serious setbacks or challenges to be truly successful?

In what way is it important to know your limitations in your life or career?

If you had the power to solve one and only one problem in the world, what would it be and why?

What do you see as your place or purpose in life? How did you come to that conclusion?

What would you like your children and grandchildren (if you have any) to remember about you?

Student question. Based on what you've learned, ask at least one more question; what else

wouldyou like to know about this person's life?

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After you describe the interview, discuss your reaction (three paragraphs).

1. What did you learn? Did anything surprise you?

2. How did you feel during the interview?

3. What changes (if any) have occurred in your perception of older adults? (What did you think

before? What do you think now?)