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PSY 121: Developmental Psychology Learning Unit 10: Assignment

Preparing for Alzheimer’s Disease

SLO: Analyze biological, cognitive, and socioemotional developmental processes for late adulthood, apply

developmental psychological content to real-life situations to include individual differences, beliefs,

values, and interpersonal relationships, and develop critical thinking skills.

For this assignment, watch TED Talk: Alanna Shaikh-How I’m Preparing to get Alzheimer, 20.28 minutes.

Read the questions below before viewing the film and take notes to help you address each question.

Once the film is viewed, answer the following 10 questions in detail. Provide the question and then your

response.

1. Why is Alanna Shaikh worried about Alzheimer’s disease?

2. How many people have dementia? How many are expected to have it by 2030?

3. Dementia scares people. What are the two most common responses to this fear of getting dementia?

4. What is her THIRD response?

5. What are the three things she is doing to prepare for dementia?

6. Why do people with dementia stop reading, watching TV, or having long conversations with friends?

7. What type of activities can someone with dementia engage in?

8. Why is she learning new hobbies now?

9. What are some of the physical symptoms of dementia?

10. What is she doing now to postpone these physical symptoms?

Submit to the appropriate location in the unit.

© Deb Vos and Indian Hills Community College

PSY 121: Developmental Psychology Learning Unit 10: Assignment

Late Adulthood: The Interview

SLO: Analyze biological, cognitive, and socioemotional developmental processes for late adulthood,

apply developmental psychological content to real-life situations to include individual differences,

beliefs, values, and interpersonal relationships, and develop critical thinking skills.

For this assignment, you are to choose someone to interview that is older than 70 years young. This

may be a grandparent, parent, friend, or other social acquaintance. You are to create 12 open-ended

questions based on your learning from the entire course. Your detailed questions will help you dive

deep into the topics of one’s life and must include questions directed at each stage of

development. Meaning-questions should cover topics throughout one’s life and not all directed to a

specific stage of development (ex. toddler years, thoughts on dating, historical events that may have

influenced their lives, adolescent memories, marriage expectations, empty nesting, late adulthood

health concerns, work stress, thoughts on death, etc.). Plan to interview this individual for about 35 to

60 minutes. Make sure you have your questions written out in advance and let this person know the

interview timeframe. Also, be sure to conduct your interview following professional and ethical

principles.

Once you complete your interview, you are to compose an essay that lists your questions and

responses. Use only limited direct quotes from your interviewee or paraphrase their responses. Finally,

you are to provide insight to your learning from this individual about the developmental

process. What did you learn about human development over the lifespan? What areas of physical,

cognitive, social, and emotional development stood out to you as you conducted your interview? Your

insight should be detail and specific. There is not a specific page number for this assignment but it must

be detailed and thorough.

Follow the instructions for this assignment carefully. Use your text and any scholarly outside resources

needed. Make sure to add a title page and reference page to your essay.

Submit to the appropriate location on MyHills.

© Deb Vos and Indian Hills Community College