PSYC 210 Life Review Interview
Instructions
- Select a person in middle or late adulthood (50 years of age or older). A parent, grandparent, or older friend usually makes a good interviewee. Be sure to tell the person that you are doing this for a class assignment. When you write your paper, you may change the interviewee’s real name.
- Prepare a list of at least 15 questions that address developmental issues or milestones (as described in our textbook).
- Conduct the interview. Take careful notes or request permission to record the interview.
- Write your paper using a unique/original title. This paper should read like a biographical narrative not a list of questions and answers.
Content
Each of the numbered sections below should be introduced with an APA-formatted, level-one heading. See Life Review Interview and Reflection Assignment Sample Paper in the Life Review Interview and Reflection Resources.
- Introduction: Introduce your interviewee and tell his/her story.
- Developmental Analysis and Biblical Integration
- Identify one developmental milestone within your interviewee’s story. Briefly compare your interviewee’s experience to the “typical” experience found in our textbook. For example, formation of one’s identity generally solidifies during adolescence. Does this align with your interviewee’s experience? Why or why not?
- Did spirituality/religion/belief play a role in the development of your interviewee? If so, explain how; if not, indicate how spirituality/religion/belief might have influenced the interviewee’s experience.
- Insights/Conclusion: Write a conclusion that describes your reaction to this process. What did you learn about the developmental stage of your interviewee? What insights did you gain?
- Include your question list as an appendix after your reference page.