Psych 504 complete course (personality theories)

1. PSYCH 504 COMPLETE COURSE
(Personality Theories)
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PSYCH 504 Week 1 Individual Assignment Personality Characteristics Paper
Prepare a minimum 1,200-word paper in which you discuss at least three of your
personality characteristics. Using your life experiences, explain how these
characteristics were developed. Such life experiences may include the following
items:
Early development
Family and social relationships
Educational background
Assess how these characteristics have influenced your social and occupational
choices. Be prepared to discuss this paper in class.
PSYCH 504 Week 3 Individual Assignment Personality Assessment Instrument
Paper
Select one personality assessment instrument from each of the columns below:
Column A Column B Column C
Myers-Briggs Rorschach Self-help books
Millon Inventories (MCMI & MACI) Apperception tests Popular magazines
California Personality Inventory (CPI) Projective drawings
Sixteen Personality Factor Questionnaire
Prepare a minimum 1,800-word paper in which you compare and contrast the
strengths and weaknesses of your selected personality assessment instruments.

2. Examine the following items for each instrument:
Validity
Comprehensiveness
Applicability
Cultural utility
Cite at least two references in your paper to support your assessment.
Format your paper to APA standards.
PSYCH 504 Week 3 Learning Team Assignment Personality Disorder Presentation
Conduct a search via the Internet for the diagnostic criteria of three personality
disorders.
Select one historical figure who typifies one of the personality disorders. Use
biographical material to justify your diagnosis and to assess his or her attachment
style. Support your assessment by providing biographical scenarios from your
selected historical figure’s childhood.
Demonstrate how this person’s attachment style or personality disorder has
affected society by providing real-life examples.
Prepare an minimum 10-slide Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation with presenter
notes illustrating your diagnosis and assessment.
PSYCH 504 Week 6 Individual Assignment Personality Theory Paper
Select one theory that has most influenced your beliefs and assumptions about
people from the theories presented in this class.
Prepare a minimum 1,500-word paper in which you explain how your selected
theory influences your understanding of the personalities and behaviors of people in
society and in the workplace.
Explain how your selected theory influences your role in society and in the
workplace, along with your interactions with others.
Include at least three references to tie key components of the theory to your
individual beliefs and assumptions.
Format your paper to APA standards.
PSYCH 504 Week 6 Learning Team Assignment Chart of Theories
Resources: Chart of Theories located on the student Web site
Complete the information in the chart for the social learning and trait theories.
Submit the completed Chart of Theories to the Assignment Section.

3. PSYCH 504 Week 6 Learning Team Assignment Theories of Personality
Presentation
Select a fictional character from television or film. From your character selection,
present demographic and background information to describe this character.
Analyze his or her personality using three to four theorists or theories from the
following list:
Jung
Horney
Sullivan
Allport
Cattell
Kelly
Ellis
Maslow
Adler
Five-Factor Model
Object Relations
Using the parameters established in your Chart of Theories, include an evaluation of
how each of the personality theories explains the personality of your selected
character.
Prepare a 10- to 15-slide Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation with presenter notes
illustrating your analysis and evaluation.
Discussions:
Which has more influence on personality development, genetics or environment?
Explain why.
Can personality change? Explain why or why not.
Can someone’s personality be described by a personality test? Explain why or why
not.
Can personality disorders be treated? Explain why or why not.
Does personality develop in stages? Explain why or why not.
Given that people are living longer now than when the different personality theories
were developed, how would you adapt existing theories to older age groups?

4. Do media images affect children’s personality development? Explain why or why
not.
Is Skinner’s theory of operant conditioning a personality theory? Explain why or why
not.
Identify your present Eriksonian psychosocial stage of development. Note: Your
selected stage of development may not correlate with your current age.
Is there a successful personality? Explain why or why not.
Is temperament personality? Explain why or why not. Does temperament affect
personality? Explain why or why not.
We covered a lot of subtopics within personality theories such as personality
disorders, theories, etc. What was your favorite topic? Least favorite? Please feel
free to share any other feedback regarding the course content.