Write a paper that summarizes a member of the Washington family and applies at least one cognitive or psychosocial theory, using scholarly research and your textbook to support your claims.
Emma is a 13-year-old girl from a large family. She has one
younger sister, one older sister, and one older brother. Her brother Tyler is
married and has two children of his own. She and her two sisters live with
their parents and their great-grandmother. Their grandfather lives across the
street.
Emma gets along well with her father but often argues with
her mother and grandfather. She alternates between being close to her sisters
and wanting nothing to do with them. Recently, she and Ava, her younger sister,
have been fighting a great deal.
More and more often, Emma takes every comment made
personally—believing the speaker means it negatively about her. Her arguments
with everyone in the family have left her isolated at home. She spends most of
her time on the phone or Internet with friends.
She spends an hour and a half getting ready every morning
and is never satisfied with her appearance. She has taken up three extreme
diets in the past year, giving up on them after a few weeks. When she has done
well on a diet, she’s received positive comments from boys her age, but
otherwise they ignore her.
When considering what classes to take at school, her parents
told her which ones would be most useful for getting into college for a degree
to teach elementary school children. But in the end, she chose classes taught
by the teachers her friends told her were the best.
Though she wants to be a teacher, her parents have
repeatedly told her they cannot afford to send her to college. They will
support her decision if she can figure out how to pay for it. Lately, she’s
been saying that she is not sure she will be a teacher. She has stopped making
plans for her future and instead spends her time texting with her friends and
watching YouTube videos.
Emma describes herself:
“I’m always social with my friends, but I try to avoid
talking to my family.”
“I’m overweight and likely to get fat.”
“Only my friends like me. Everyone else thinks I’m stupid.”
In the assignment for this week, you are asked to do the following:
Apply a theory to your selected character.
Apply a theoretical concept based on research found in a scholarly article.
Apply your knowledge of the development of the brain.
Apply your knowledge of ethics.
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.
Choose a character from the interactive media piece to
study.
Emma – 13
Select at least one cognitive or psychosocial theory to
apply to your chosen family member and review your textbook for information on
the theory.
Erickson’s psychosocial stages
Choose one theoretical concept for the age group of your
member and find at least one scholarly research article that supports this
concept.
-Identity.
-Personal fable.
-Decision-making.
-Self-esteem.
References to be used:
https://www.verywellmind.com/identity-versus-confusion-2795735
Santrock, J. W. (2021). Life-span development (18th ed.).
McGraw-Hill.
Chapter 11, “Physical and Cognitive Development in
Adolescence,” pages 339–372.
Santrock, J. W. (2021). Life-span development (18th ed.).
McGraw-Hill.
Chapter 12, “Socioemotional Development in
Adolescence,” pages 373–404.
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