PSY5109 week 8 Develop a Personality Theory

Instructions

For this task, develop your own theory of personality.

Specifically, your theory must address the following:

• Provide a name for your theory that indicates its general focus (e.g. Big Five Factor)
• Address the nature vs. nurture debate
• Cover childhood as well as adulthood
• Your explanation of your theory must also include the following:
• Address its relevance to ethnic minorities and other cultural influences, including socioeconomic class, gender and sexual orientation
• Explain how your theory is placed in a context of other theories (e.g., behaviorist, Freudian, etc.)
• Explain what you perceive other theories to lack
• Explain the basis for your ideas (e.g., your own personal experiences)

Support your assignment with at least five references from scholarly sources.

Length: 7-10 pages