Assignment: Theories Of Personality
Objective: Explain theoretical concepts using behavioral examples drawn from popular films and the media.
Description: Each student will select a celebrity and discuss this individual's significant life events and milestones as you see it relates to their personality development. Then, you will apply at least two of the personality theories discussed in the textbook. I will provide examples of theories below. Your presentation should be 10-12 slides pages in length (this does not include your title slide and reference slide. Be sure to include correctly formatted APA citations.
Your presentation should include the following:
• Clearly identify the theories you have selected.
• Discuss strengths/limitation of the theory.
• How does it apply to your selected individual?
• Images to support your points.
• Evaluation of cultural influences on personality development of your celebrity.
• A minimum of two educational/peer reviewed sources from the library. These should be journal articles from psychology journals related to course topics.
• Speaker notes to add details to your slides.
Select at least two of the following theories in discussing your selected individual:
• Trait theory: Discuss the traits the celebrity possesses according to the different trait theories discussed in the text. (i.e Allport, Cattell, Eysenck, the Big Five, etc.)
• Psychodynamic Theory: Discuss any unconscious conflicts the celebrity might be experiencing, and whether they are fixated at any of the psychosexual stages. (i.e. Freud, Jung, Adler, Erickson, Horney, etc.)
• Cognitive-Behavioral: What thought patterns might the celebrity have learned? How do their thoughts, behaviors, and environment influence each other? (i.e. Skinner, Kelly, Mischel, Bandura, etc.)
• Humanistic Theories: What sort of self-image does this celebrity have? Is their ideal self similar to their actual self? (i.e. Rogers, Maslow, Buddhism, etc.)
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
1. The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also Include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.