Personality Project

Please remember this needs to be written at a master level:Purpose. The study of personality can seem extremely abstract. Each theorist proposes different ways of measuring or documentingindividual differences and intrapersonal processes. The purpose of these short papers is to give you hands-on experience with theconcrete elements of various perspectives, so you can see and feel what each theorist is talking about.Task. You will be introduced to measures of personality for each perspective we study, both in the text and online. Each time you do anassessment, you should note for yourself what the results mean regarding your personality (or the personality of some anonymous other).The summaries will be useful in describing your personality from the perspective of psychodynamic theorists and trait theorists..Topics. In 5 to 7 pages, or 12 to 18 PowerPoint slides, you can only treat selective elements of what you have learned aboutpersonality to cover. Topics you may choose to address in the papers are found throughout the syllabus and in each chapter of the text.In the end, you should describe your subject (yourself) through the eyes of at least three psychodynamic theories for the first paper,and three or more non-psychodynamic theories for the second paper. Use whichever theories seem applicable, pertinent, or appropriatewithin the broad school of thought.Due in Week Four by Sunday night Psychodynamic Views of YOUExplain (as completely as you can) how the concepts from 3 specific psychodynamic theories would fit your own personality. Give real-life examples of your behavior and say how the in-class optional assessments described you. For example, you could write about:1. Freud – defense mechanisms, free association, catharsis, psychosexual stages, parapraxis, and dream analysis, Oedipal or Electracomplex, kinds of anxiety2. Jung – favored personality functions and development of individuation, archetypes, maturation of personality in adulthood3. Adler – birth order, social interest, evidence of striving for superiority, Style of life4. Horney – psychological safety, basic anxiety driving perfectionism, parental relations, neurotic trends5. Erikson – psycho historical analysis – what would yours say? Identity development and identity status, resolution of earlier crises,generativity… Evaluate what stage of life you are in, and give evidenceA conclusion may draw together the theories, or say how they are different, and whether they give a complete picture of yourpersonality.Process. Keep running notes each week about how your personality fits into each theory. The online journal, found in the drop boxabove, is a good place to keep your notes. Begin the paper with a general introduction to the individual (you), then move smoothly intothe first perspective you wish to take. Use transition sentences to move from one theory to the next, making contrasts and comparisonsbetween the various interpretations of your personality when possible. The paper should read smoothly from beginning to end, not as aseries of disconnected one-paragraph essays. Type the paper with 1” margins, double spaced in a 12-point font. SAVE the paper,including your last name in the file name, as a WORD document or PDF file. When it is done, upload it as an attachment in the week 4 or8 assignment area.Power Point slide show alternative. Some of you are more visual and may enjoy creating a visual presentation with illustrations. Youmay create a PowerPoint slide show of 12 to 18 slides using these same directions. Include a BRIEF background and description, thenlaunch into applications of three different psychodynamic theories to explain your character. Use several concepts from each of 3theories. Tie them together with a conclusion at the end. You can include personal photos, web links, and other illustrations, butplease do not use animations or slide transitions, because they make the files too big and I find them distracting. Keep each slidefocused and concise, using bullets instead of long sentences.Evaluation. Papers and presentations will be graded on clear presentation and analysis, accurate reference to each theory used, correctuse of terms and constructs, creative presentation and good college-level writing, including grammar, punctuation, spelling,organization, and neatness.The paper or power point assessment is well done when it:Gives a strong sense of the individual personalityUses at least 3 different theories, several concepts in eachAppropriate use of terminology for each theoryCorrect spelling, grammar, formatting- good flowEffective summary and analysis.Used objective personality assessments.Interesting, entertaining to read.Required Text: Schultz, D.P. & Schultz, S.E. (10th edition). Theories of Personality 10th ed. Belmont, CA.