Discuss and include at least three psychological concepts or theories from the textbook or other resource.

This assignment provides an opportunity to apply psychological theory in the exploration of a book. Students choose a book of special interest in either psychology or a self-help book. The book should have content that can be meaningfully explored through application of psychological theory and research. Students can look at some of the later chapters in the text that deal with emotion, motivation, personality, the development of the individual over the life span, health and stress, and psychological disorders and treatment, so that they have a more complete idea of different concepts that might apply.

Students might pick a book on psychology or a self-help book. Students might discuss defense mechanisms or refer to developmental stages in the person’s life that might have been important, or consider the effects of abuse, alcoholism and addiction, etc. Students can approach the subject matter from different perspectives—psychoanalytical, biological, behavioral, cognitive, and/or sociocultural. They can discuss the role emotion, memory, or motivation plays in the character’s development, or the importance of the environment, and influences such as racism and sexism.  The paper should discuss and include at least three psychological concepts or theories from the textbook or other resource.

This is a research-based paper, and the book

provides only the backdrop for research on a psychological topic. You should use at least one psychological, peer-reviewed reference in addition to the textbook.

The paper should be 1,200 to 1,500 words, about 5 double-spaced pages.