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Analysis of a Personality

For this assignment, you will have a chance to put into practice all you have been learning throughout this course. You will analyze the personality development of one of the theorists studied in this course from three different theoretical perspectives.

Choose one of the theorists you have studied this term. Use your textbook, the Internet, and the online library resources to research the life history of the theorist.

Do the following:

a. Describe the major life events of the theorist that you feel influenced his or her personality development. Explain in details with references

b. Describe the cultural influences that had an influence on the chosen theorist’s personality development. At least two

c. Analyze this person from Freud’s psychoanalytic perspective. Explain in details with examples and references

d. Analyze this person from THREE other theoretical perspectives studied in this course, except for the trait perspective.

e. Summarize and present your critical opinion about how well (or not) these theories explain the person. Details and examples here

Write a 5-page MIN paper in Word format

Six solid references

. Apply APA standards to citation of sources.

Assignment 1 Grading Criteria

Maximum Points

Description of influential life events that shaped the theorist’s personality development. (Course Objective [CO2])

44

Description of cultural influences on the theorist’s development (CO3)

44

Analysis of theorist using Freud’s psychoanalytic perspective (CO2)

48

Analysis of theorist from two other theoretical perspectives (CO2)

48

Evaluates how well these theories explain the person (CO 2)

52

Presentation Components: Organization (16) Usage and Mechanics (16) APA Elements (24) Style (8)

64

Total:

300