Chapter 11 Theories of Personality study guide

In class: Test on chapters 4 and 6. Begin chapter 11 after test.

This week there is a required Student Learning Outcome Assignment we use for assessment in our class. It is found under Discussions. Here is a link to it. It requires you to read about the different perspectives about how we get our personality and describe and discuss one of them. Be sure your answer includes information about how the people from that viewpoint think you get your personality, don't just define the viewpoint.

Psychodynamic perspective (Chapter 11, Section 11.2)

Behavioral perspective (Chapter 11, Section 11.4)

Humanistic perspective (Chapter 11, Section 11.5)

2. Select only one of the three perspectives (Psychodynamic, Behavioral, Humanistic) to write about for this week’s discussion.

3. You may also wish to conduct some research on your own or examine one of the three articles provided in this week's module related to the above three theories of Personality.

4. Submit a brief summary (one paragraph – minimum of four sentences) of what you read and learned about one of the four perspectives related to Personality: Psychodynamic perspective, Behavioral perspective, Humanistic perspective. Provide a summary of this perspective and how personality is developed. Do not give a summary of the theory of psychology. This assignment deals only with how the Psychodynamic perspective, Behavioral perspective, Humanistic perspective views how we develop our personality.

5. Be sure to include where you read the information that you are summarizing (textbook, research on your own or the article in module).

On this week's discussion of different approaches, be sure to include specific information as how approach this relates to personality.
Some of you are only submitting an overview of the perspective. Your posting needs to include information on this approach and personality development.

You do not have to respond to another student for this assignment...just do your best in writing a good summary of one of the three perspectives of personality.

Link to Discussion Board to complete this week's assignment. Discussion board counts 20 points this week. When you open it up, click on reply to add your post. Then submit it.

You are able to get extra credit for the final exam by doing an additional assignment. This assignment is to watch Sigmund Freud's biography and answer questions from the biography. These need to be turned in to me by the week of November 9-13. You will get 10 points extra credit for this if you correctly answer the majority of the questions.

Questions from Freud's biography click here

Website to watch Freud's biography click here (it is about 45 minutes)