Paper Assignment

Personality Psychology

Directions:  This is your opportunity to critically examine yourself and sharpen your skills of self-awareness. Using two theories of your choice, interpret your personality and evaluate your personality development. Your theories must be from two different general perspectives, including psychodynamic (Freud, Adler, Jung, Klein, Horney, Fromm, Sullivan, and Erikson) humanistic/existential, (Maslow, Rogers, and May), or dispositional (Allport, Eysenck, and McCrae & Costa). View yourself through the eyes of the corresponding theorists and summarize how they would explain your personality.

For both of the theories you choose, write a 1 - 2 page analysis of your personality. Choose your words wisely because points will be deducted if your entire paper is less than 2 or more than 4 pages. Your paper must be thoughtful, concise, and typewritten. In your analyses, integrate at least 5 concepts from each theory, and boldface those words in the text of your paper. Explain how each concept applies to your personality, and provide examples of them. Make sure to include your name and Z # at the top of your paper. You will be graded according to the following criteria:

1. 2-4 pages (10 points)

2. Depth and conciseness (15 points)

3. Grammar, spelling, and sentence structure (10 points)

3. Theory #1: correct application (and example) of 5 concepts (25 points)

4. Theory #2: correct application (and example) of 5 concepts (25 points)

5. APA formatting of title page and paper, including running head, page numbers, headings, use of numbers, citations and references of any references that you use (none are required for this assignment), etc. (15 points)

*Your paper assignment is due Monday, April 19, the final week of class (week before finals week), and is worth a total of 100 points. You may turn the paper in early if you wish. Additional points (not specified above) will be removed for late papers.