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Personality Development

Personality Development

Original work only absolutely no plagiarism!!!! Please use grading rubric as an outline and cover every aspect in its entirety!!!  Must include in-text citations.

The Final Project for this course requires that you apply the material that you have studied during the term to a case study of your choice. For this Assignment, you must choose a well-known current or historical person (I have chosen Oprah Winfrey) for an in-depth analysis of personality development. Some examples of the type of person you can choose are famous politicians, philanthropists, entertainers, businesspersons, or individuals who made significant contributions to your field of study or career. (Again, I have chosen Oprah Winfrey, please cite the sources with in-text citations as well as references) You should choose a figure whose biographical information can be easily researched.

During this course, you have studied several models of personality development. For your Final Project, you will write a 5–7-page paper that describes the way in which each of the models that you studied in the course applies to the personality development of the case study that you chose. Your paper must include the following components:

AGAIN PLEASE USE GRADING RUBRIC AS AN OUTLINE!!

1.  Asummaryof the person’s life experiences. This section must include all relevant background, including family history, significant life experiences, and important contributions that may have influenced or resulted from the individual’s personality development. This section should be a maximum of 1–2 pages in length.

Please use textbook for section 2…Attached!!!!! 

Textbook Reference:

Friedman, Howard S., Schustack, M. W. (2013). Personality: Classic Theories and Modern Research, Vitalsource for Kaplan University, 5th Edition. [VitalSource Bookshelf Online]. Retrieved from https://kaplan.vitalsource.com/#/books/9781269309431/

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discussion and evaluation of the ways in which each of the following models would explain the individual’s personality development:

a.  Psychoanalytic and Neoanalytic theories

b.  Psychosocial theories

c.  Trait, Evolutionary, Genetic/Biological approaches

d.  Cognitive, Behavioral, and Social Learning theories

e.  Humanistic theories

Be sure to include an explanation of the advantages and disadvantages of applying each model to your case study.

This section should be 3–4 pages in length.

3.  If you wanted to measure and assess this individual’s personality, what specific methods of personality assessment would you use that we have learned during this course and why? What information would you gain from each of the assessment tools that you chose? This section should be at least 1 page in length.

Include references from the text and course learning activities. (Textbook is attached in a Word Doc) Your project should be double-spaced, include a reference page, include aminimum of three resources, and adhere to APA guidelines. You can find additional help on APA in the APA Quick Reference on the Course Home Page or in the Kaplan Writing Center.

PLEASE WATCH THE FOLLOWING YOUTUBE VIDEO ON THE EXPECTATIONS OF THIS ASSIGNMENTS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQq9ZFCDUK0&index=5&list=PLBE3zJELwrSK4Y60z0IfP_JUWZf-vIGIz

Grading Criteria
Content
Clearly addresses Part 1 of the assignment answering each of the following fully in 1 – 2 total pages: (Oprah Winfrey)

A summary of the person’s life experiences including

  • All relevant background, as well as childhood
  • Family history
  • Significant life experiences
  • And important contributions that may have influenced or resulted from the individual’s personality development.
Clearly addresses Part 2 of the assignment answering each of the following fully in 3 – 4 total pages: Please use attached textbook for this section!!

Discussionandevaluation of the ways in which each of the following models would explain the individual’s personality development:

  • Psychoanalytic and Neoanalytic theories
  • Psychosocial theories
  • Trait theories
  • Evolutionary perspective
  • Genetic/Biological approaches
  • Cognitive theories
  • Behavioral theories
  • Social Learning theories
  • Humanistic theories

Explanation of the advantages and disadvantages of applying each model to your case study. 

Clearly addresses Part 3 of the assignment answering each of the following fully in at least 1 page:

What specific methods of personality assessment would be used to measure and assess the individual’s personality and why?

Provide examples from the assessment tools we have discussed and reviewed in the course.

What information would you gain from each of the assessment tools that you chose?

Writing
STRUCTURE

Paper includes a title page, introduction with thesis statement, conclusion, and in-text citations and reference page using APA style.

Paper is appropriate in length (body of the paper should be atleast 5-7 pages, not including the title page or reference page).

Paper includes reference to a minimum of three academic resources, including the textbook.

 MECHANICS

Paper uses Standard American English including correct grammar, spelling, and punctuation, and complete sentences and paragraphs.

Paper is free of typographical errors.

Paper includes a highly developed viewpoint and purpose.

Paper demonstrates superior organization; communication is highly ordered, logical and unified.

Total
An explanation of the points earned, as well as where the assignment could be strengthened will be included with your grade.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Introduction

            Personality development is basically the development of a distinctive pattern of behavior, feelings and emotions that distinguish one person from another. Personality can be influenced by several factors including an individual’s environment, their interactions with other people or even their genetic factors. Several theorists have developed theories to explain personality development and while most of them agree….

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