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A case study takes a comprehensive and intensive look at a single individual or a small group. Case studies have been used to investigate widely different research questions, such as the psychological challenges faced by a child with the severe mental disorder called psychosis (Green, Fazio-Griffith, & Parson, 2015), the challenges encountered by a blended family (Zeleznikow & Zeleznikow, 2015), and the coping mechanisms of an adolescent with HIV-positive parents (Lowe, 2007).

Case study: An in-depth study of a single individual or small group of individuals that uses multiple methods of study.

Because of the close relationship that can develop over time between the researcher and the subject of a case study, the researcher must strive to remain objective when making observations and interpreting data. Despite this challenge, case studies offer a rich and deep picture of development because they can bring together information from multiple sources using multiple methods, including interviews, observations, tests, and documents. Although we may not be able to generalize the findings to a broad cross-section of the population, case studies can be a rich source of new hypotheses that researchers can explore in the future with other more representative groups of individuals.

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There is little scientific value in the study of single individuals. False