- The document provides an overview and instructions for assignments in PSY 405 Theories of Personality course, including creating brochures and presentations comparing various psychodynamic theories, worksheets on humanistic and existential theories, a newspaper article on dispositional and evolutionary theories, and presentations and papers analyzing different personality theories. - Students are asked to analyze and compare theories like Freud, Jung, Adler, Maslow, Rogers, and learning/cognitive theorists through various written and multimedia assignments. - The assignments require outlining key aspects of theories, their strengths/weaknesses, and how they explain personality and relationships.

1. PSY/405
THEORIES OF PERSONALITY
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PSY 405 Week 1 Psychodynamic Theories Brochure
Create a 2- to 3-page brochure including graphics, on traditional psychodynamic theories.
Here is a suggested format for a tri-fold brochure (front and back on 1 page, folded in
thirds):
1. Title and your name
2. Describe personality and how psychodynamic is a part of overall personality theory
3. Describe Freudian theory (very brief, main points of theory, pros/cons)
4. Jung
5. Adler
6. Summarize including any thoughts on overall strengths/weaknesses, and put your
references including photo/graphic references (see PowerPoint Hints for reference
formating).
A brochure typically has 3 folds (you can do 2). Use a Word Template for ease.

2. Click the Assignment Files tab to submit your assignment.
PSY 405 Week 2 Psychodynamic Theory Presentation
Create a 10- to 12-slide Microsoft®
PowerPoint®
presentation (plus a title slide and
reference slide, so total 12-14), including detailed speaker notes, on two theorists:
1. Pick one "Traditional": Adler, Freud, Jung
2. Pick one "Contemporary": Fromm, Horney, Bowlby, Ainsworth, Erikson, Klein
Title and introduction (2 slides)
For the first theorist: Give the main tenents of their theories, strengths and weaknesses
(3 slides)
For the second theorist: Give the main tenents of their theories, strengths and
weaknesses (3 slides)
Then, how are they alike? (1-2 slides)How are they different? (1-2 slides)
Conclusion and reference (2 slides)
PLEASE, use your textbook. You can use it exclusively. Any other source should be
"minor" or for graphics.
Format your presentation consistent with APA guidelines.
YES, you can have more slides. Slides are free. :)
Click the Assignment Files tab to submit your assignment.
PSY 405 Week 2 Psychodynamic Theory Debate
Pick two psychodynamic theories to compare. (Freud, Jung, Adler, Horney, Fromm,
etc.)
Divide your team into two groups, each will represent one theory.
"Debate" these questions for your two theorists.
A. Who describes differences between individuals better? Why?

3. B. Who does a better job explaining how personalities affect our interactions with
others?
Submit a summary of the debate (about 2 pages) and a reference page. Include a short
introduction and a conclusion. Your textbook is all you need. If you want, use bullet
points for this assignment to make your points.
Format consistent with APA guidelines.
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PSY 405 Week 3 Humanistic and Existential Personality
Theories Worksheet
Complete the University of Phoenix Material: Humanistic and Existential Personality
Theories Worksheet.
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Humanistic and Existential Personality Theories Worksheet
Fill-in the Blank
1. Abraham Maslow proposed the _________________ theory of personality.
2. According to Maslow, self-fulfillment and realization of one’s full potential are examples of
________________ needs.
3. Maslow’s hierarchy of needs proposes that ____________ needs must be satisfied before
____________ needs will become motivators for behavior.
4. The belief that matter evolves from simpler to more complex forms is
____________________.
5. The ___________, according to Rogers, is one’s view of self as one wishes to be.
6. Carl Rogers believed that conditions of worth, incongruence, defensiveness, and
disorganization are all considered ___________________________.
7. Rogers believed that __________________________, _______________________, and
_________________ are necessary elements of psychotherapy.

4. 8. _______________ is the structure that gives meaning to experience and allows people to
make decisions about the future.
9. May proposed that ___________________ is the freedom of action, whereas
__________________ is the freedom of being.
10. The basic concepts of existential theory are _______________ and ___________________.
Matching
Match the following theoretical components with their correct theorist or theorists.
Theoretical component Theorist
1. Unconditional positive regard A. Abraham Maslow
2. Eros B. Carl Rogers
3. Love and belongingness needs C. Rollo May
4. The self-concept
5. Guilt
6. Levels of awareness
7. Self-actualization
8. Neurotic anxiety
Short-Answer
1. According to Maslow, what are the characteristics of self-actualizing people? Why are these
characteristics important?
2. What are the strengths of the humanistic theories in regard to their explanation of personality?
3. What are the limitations of the humanistic theories in regard to their explanation of
personality?
4. What are the strengths and limitations of May’s existential theory in regard to their
explanation of personality?

5. PSY 405 Week 3 Humanistic and Existential Personality
Theories Paper
Write a 1,050- to 1,250-word analysis of the strengths and limitations of humanistic and
existential theories in explaining individuals' behavior. Address the following:
 Analyze how humanistic and existential theories describe and conceptualize
individual personalities.
 How would humanistic and existential theories view interpersonal relationships?
Include a reference page with two to three peer-reviewed sources.
Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.
Click the Assignment Files tab to submit your assignment.
PSY 405 Week 4 Dispositional, Biological and Evolutionary
Theory Newspaper Article
Write a 1,000 word informational article for a newspaper in which you do the following:
 Describe the differences between (A) dispositional and (B)
evolutionary or biological personality theories.
 Discuss the strengths and limitations of each as applied to human behavior
 Discuss the Big Five personality test and how it is used to study personality.
You can write this like an article. You can put in columns, put a headline, add
graphics. (Or not.) Write as if you are trying to explain it to someone who doesn't know.
Use your text and any other academic source (not websites). Put your APA
reference at the bottom.
Click the Assignment Files tab to submit your assignment.

6. PSY 405 Week 4 Dispositional, Biological or Evolutionary
Theories Presentation
Each team will select a specific dispositional, evolutionary or biological personality
theory. Please send a personal message to Judy when you've chosen your theory. If
you have picked one already taken by another team, you will be asked to select another
theory. (You may wish to have a first choice and a second choice.)
Create a 10- to 12-slide Microsoft®
PowerPoint®
presentation (plus title and reference
slides) , with detailed speaker notes:
 Strengths and limitations of the theory in explaining behavior
 How the theory explains personality
 Explain how the theory discusses nterpersonal relationships or the implication for
relationships in this theory.
Format your presentation consistent with APA guidelines.
Click the Assignment Files tab to submit your assignment.
PSY 405 Week 5 Learning or Cognitive Personality Theories
Pick one learning theorist or cognitive theorist (Skinner, Bandura, Rotter, Mischel, Kelly)
NOTE: The rubric/guide sheet to the right of this assignment does NOT apply. See my
rubric in your initial announcements.
Develop questions as if you were an interviewer, then answer the questions in a 900-1100
word paper. REMEMBER, this is a personality class, so focus on personality. (For
example, I don't just want to see a paper on Skinner; I want to see a paper on
Skinner's view of personality.
Here are questions you can use (but you don't need to use these):
 What are the main points of your theory?
 What is an example of _____________ (main point)?
 How do you compare to ______________ (another theorist we have studied)?
 What are the criticisms of your theory?
 WHat do you think are the strengths of the theory.
You can write like an article -- use columns, graphics, first person, etc. Other than
the reference at the end, it doesn't need to be APA. Use your textbook as the
primary source

7. Click the Assignment Files tab to submit your assignment.
PSY 405 Week 5 Personality Theory Analysis
Select two of the following theoretical approaches: psychodynamic, humanistic and
existential, dispositional, or learning.
Obtain faculty approval of your selection.
Write a 1,400- to 1,750-word paper in which you compare and contrast the theories
selected. Address the following:
 Describe the role of personality in affecting situational behavior.
 Examine the personality characteristics attributed to each theory in your
approach.
 Explain the interpersonal relational aspects associated with the theories selected.
Include a reference page with a minimum of three to five peer-reviewed sources.
Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.
Click the Assignment Files tab to submit your assignment.