Psychology

PY3150: Module 4 Human Nature and Personality Theories

Analysis 4.2

Psychosocial Development

1

Choose a famous personality and provide biographical background on his/her development through

childhood, adolescence, and adulthood to address the following:

 Describe your subject’s upbringing and how this might have influenced the personality of the

individual.

 Using Erikson’s theory of psychosocial development, analyze how your person progressed through

each of Erikson’s stages (depending on age). What was the outcome?

 Cite all sources used in the APA format, including at least three in-text citations from each source

and a References page.

Submission Requirements:

Submit your responses in a Microsoft Word document of the following specifications:

 Font: Arial, Size: 12 point

 Line Spacing: Double

 Length: 400 words

 Citation Style: APA. Refer to the sample APA title page given in the handout titled “APA Title Page

Format.”

Evaluation Criteria:

Your submission will be evaluated against the following criteria using the analysis rubric:

 Did you describe your subject’s upbringing and how it might have influenced the subject’s

personality?

 Did you use Erikson’s theory of psychological development to analyze how your subject progressed

through each of Erikson’s stages and discuss the outcomes?

 Did you find a minimum of three credible sources?

 Do you incorporate helpful information from each of the sources?

 Did you cite the sources correctly, using APA format?

 Does your assignment meet the minimum word requirement (400 words)?