Topic 10: Death and Dying
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Set the date of your death far in the future, perhaps when you would be 120 years old, and write your eulogy. Remember that an obituary is the facts about a person’s life such as the dates of your birth and death, family members, career, organizations, etc. A eulogy is a presentation at the funeral or other service of last rites. Your assignment is to write the eulogy, not an obituary. A eulogy commemorates the “good” things you did during your long and happy life and how you will be remembered by those who cared about you. This is your chance to write about as if all your hopes and dreams came true—celebrate your life!
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This is a pretest designed to assess your existing knowledge of lifespan, growth, and development. This is a completion assignment and will be used for the betterment of the course.
1. Describe the stages of the developing person at different periods of the life span from birth to death.
2. Discuss the social, political, economic, and cultural forces that affect the development process of the individual.
3. Identify factors of responsible personal behavior with regard to issues such as sexual activity, substance abuse, marriage, and parenting.
4. Explain the biosocial, cognitive, and psychological influences throughout the lifespan as an ongoing set of processes, involving both continuity and change.
5. Describe the different developmental perspectives of the major theories of development (i.e. cognitive, learning, humanistic, and psychodynamic).
6. Identify examples of some of the cultural and ethnic differences that influence development throughout the lifespan.
7. Discuss the various causes or reasons for disturbances in the developmental process
