Assignment
Read Chapter 8 of Adult Development and Aging.
Begin Final Research Paper.
This assignment MUST be typed in APA style, and must be written at graduate level English. Prepare a 10-page comprehensive Final Research Paper in which you choose an area of research from the list of topics provided below. Integrate a discussion of how you see your research findings as significant to your current and future clinical work, or the field of psychology in general. Illustrate an understanding by giving examples from your own life or clinical practice that support your research.
Select a minimum of eight (8) current research articles *taken from scholarly journals (online or hard copy) on your selected topic.*
Do not use the course text for this assignment. This is a research-based paper. Remember to include any relevant legal, ethical, and cultural considerations.
Your paper must be 10 pages plus a Title and Reference Page.
Choose one of the following suggested topics:
1. Elder abuse
2. Geriatric psychiatry
3. Hospice
4. Longevity
5. Menopause
6. The Near Death Experience
7. Retirement: Factors affecting adjustment
8. Sexuality among the aged
9. Ethnic issues in healthcare delivery to the aged
10. Homosexuality among the aged
11. HIV and AIDS among the aged
12. Medicare
13. Neurocognitive Disorders (Dementia or other cognitive disorders related to aging)
14. Spiritual and Existential resources in successful aging
With permission of your faculty mentor you may select another area of adult development and aging to research.
Outcomes
Explore models of adult development
Analyze problems of cognition, memory and attention in adulthood
Identify the physical, emotional and mental health issues associated with aging
Distinguish factors that promote successful aging
Formulate legal and ethical issues including elderly abuse reporting
Recognize cultural aspects of aging, death and dying
Analyze evidence based developmental research
Demonstrate ethical behavior in the use of technology.
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
1. The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.
Attachment:- Research-Paper-Description.rar