1. Choose one of the following developmental theorists:

Sigmund Freud Bowlby

Erik Erikson Kohlberg

Jean Piaget Daniel Levinson

B. F. Skinner

2. Find information on their lives (you can dig for dirt). What was their childhood like? Was there any scandal in their life? Use 2 sources from academic books or academic journal articles. You may use peer reviewed journal articles that you can get online, but YOU MAY NOT USE GENERAL INTERNET WEBSITES.

3. Write a 2-3 page paper describing their life and how you think that their life experiences may have influenced their theory of development. These papers must be in MS Word format Use APA style for citations and references. The papers must written in 12 point Times New Roman Font with 1 inch margins. Papers MUST be with a title page that also meets the requirements for APA 6th Edition format. The title page does not count towards the minimum page requirements. Page numbers must be included on each page. A references page must be included at the end of each paper with APA 6th edition citations of each resource used in your paper

4. Think of a time in your nursing career that this theory could have been applied. What connections do you find between that experience and the theory you choose? Do you feel you understand that situation better or worse now that you have learned about this theory and why?