Personality

First Assignment

Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper in which you consider personality. Include the following:

• Describe the different perspectives (psychoanalytic, humanistic, trait, social cognitive, and biological) on personality. With which perspective do you agree the most? Why?
• Explain how changeable or unchangeable you think personality is and why you came to that conclusion.

Note: Be sure to include an appropriate introduction and conclusion, and properly cite any resources you use.

Format your assignment according to appropriate course-level APA guidelines.

Submit your assignment to the Assignment Files tab.

Second Assignment

Imagine you work for a small clinic that offers counseling. Recently, a large number of people have come in wanting to seek treatment for their depression. In order to address this need, you have been asked to create a brochure that explains major depressive disorder and its treatments.

Create a six-panel brochure which does the following:

• Differentiates between "psychological disorders" and "abnormal behavior"
• Describes the classification to which depression belongs
• Differentiates this classification from other classifications of psychological disorders
• Describes major depressive disorder and its symptoms
• Discusses prevalence rates among groups, e.g., by age, gender, profession, etc.
• Explains treatment options for major depressive disorder, including the pros and cons of each type of therapy

Note: You can use the Brochure Builder to create your brochure and save it as a PDF to submit, or you can create your own brochure using Microsoft^® Word or another software. Also, be sure to properly cite any resources you use.

Format your assignment according to appropriate course-level APA guidelines.

Submit your assignment to the Assignment Files tab.