PYC4805 ADULTHOOD EXAM Pack

PYC4805 ADULTHOOD EXAM PREP 2017 Contents PYC4805 ADULTHOOD EXAM PREP 2017 1 1. Format of the examination paper; Adult Development and Aging 3 1.2 Length of answers and time allocation.........................................................................3 1.3 Questions on the information in your prescribed book................................................3 2. Adult development and aging, basic guidelines 3 2.1 General guidelines for answering the questions...........................................................4 3. Syllabus Topics and Examination Questions 6 Question 1..........................................................................................................................6 Question 2..........................................................................................................................6 Question 3..........................................................................................................................7 Question 4..........................................................................................................................8 Question 5..........................................................................................................................8 Question 6..........................................................................................................................8 Question 7..........................................................................................................................9 Question 8..........................................................................................................................9 Question 9..........................................................................................................................9 Page 1 of 141 Question 10........................................................................................................................9 Question 11......................................................................................................................10 Question 12......................................................................................................................10 Question 13......................................................................................................................10 Question 14......................................................................................................................10 Question 15......................................................................................................................11 Question 16......................................................................................................................11 Question 17......................................................................................................................11 Question 18......................................................................................................................11 Question 19......................................................................................................................12 Question 20......................................................................................................................12 Question 21......................................................................................................................12 Page 2 of 141 This document was developed as a personal study guide. The purpose is to use all the information as provided in Unisa Tutorial Letter PYC4805/103/2017. For this reason, I have included everything from page 41 of the tutorial letter to create a single document with everything we need to know for the exams. There are a total of 21 possible exam questions. Each question is introduced with Guidelines for Question (-), followed by the actual question. 1. Format of the examination paper; Adult Development and Aging Section A: Four questions for 20 marks each chosen from the questions in Tutorial Letter 103/2017 on adult development and aging; you have to answer three questions in this section. Section B: Two questions for 15 marks each chosen from the questions in Tutorial Letter 103/2017 on adult development and aging; you have to answer one question in this section. General remarks: Page 3 of 141 To include some of the questions in this tutorial letter which do not count either 20 or 15 marks (i.e. those questions in this tutorial letter which count for 10 marks) in the examination paper, certain questions in the examination paper may consist of subsections. The wording of the introductory sentence of the question(s) will be adjusted accordingly. However, it will still be the same question(s) as given in this tutorial letter. 1.2 Length of answers and time allocation Because handwritings and writing styles differ, we cannot specify what the length of your examination answers should be, but we suggest that you should spend approximately 45-50 minutes per 20 mark question and 30-35 minutes per 15 mark question. 1.3 Questions on the information in your prescribed book Of the six questions in this tutorial letter you have to answer four in the examination paper. Note that you only have to prepare the questions which relate to child and adolescent development OR adult