Lifespan and Development

Lifespan and Development Assessment Instructions Preparation Choose a topic from the list below (or choose a topic of your own) to use as the foundation for this assessment. Use the Capella library and Internet to locate academic and professional articles on the topic. Use a minimum of three (at least one academic and one professional) recent (within the last 5 years) articles as resources for this assessment. Topics: • The effect of maternal stress on prenatal development. • Prenatal exposure to drugs and the effects on brain development. • Environmental influences on prenatal development. Please select only one: o Diseases. o Outside environmental hazards. o Medications (legal and illegal). o Alcohol and tobacco. • The effect of maternal post-partum depression on newborn infant development. • The effects of premature birth on the developing infant. Requirements To complete this assessment: • Describe the problem as it exists today in the United States. Be sure to include any statistics on frequency, geographic distribution, cultural distribution, and so on. • Explain how the problem affects the developing infant. • Explain how the research findings have influenced both social thinking and social policies with regard to the problem. • If a client came to you with the problem you selected, what one intervention would you recommend? Additional Requirements • Written communication: Your writing should be free of errors that detract from the overall message and consistent with expectations for members of the psychological professions. • APA formatting: Format resources and citations according to APA style. • Resources: Minimum of 3 scholarly or professional resources. Note: Popular resources such as Wikipedia or About.com are not considered to be appropriate. • Length: 3–4 typed, double-spaced pages not including title page and reference page. • Font and font size: Times New Roman, 12-point font.