Term Papers: Choose a psychological disorder from your readings. Explain the symptoms of this disorder. Then use the personality theory you chose to help understand what might make a person develop the disorder that you chose.
In this unit, you are looking at different theories that attempt to explain human personality, as well as what goes wrong with people that can interfere with their functioning. All of these theories have strongly impacted the field of psychology, but they are not without their limitations. you will further examine a theory of your choosing and use it to help explain why a psychological disorder could occur with a person.
· After reading about the different personality theories (psychodynamic, humanistic, social-cognitive), choose one that most interests you.
· Describe what you like about the theory.
· Discuss any weaknesses in this theory.
· Choose a psychological disorder from your readings. Explain the symptoms of this disorder. Then use the personality theory you chose to help understand what might make a person develop the disorder that you chose.
Read the following chapters in your text:
· Chapter 12: “Personality”
· Chapter 14: “Psychological Disorders”
In your reading this week, you will learn about some theories created to help explain the development of the human personality. Then you will go on to read about what happens when things go wrong psychologically for a person. Sometimes problems are embedded in the personality development, while others are in response to traumas or difficulties dealing with human emotions and moods. Nature and nurture influences continue to be important in understanding personality and psychological disorders.
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