To Prepare
- Review the Learning Resource, “The Case of Mrs. C.”
- Review the Personality Theory Matrix information about the neo-psychoanalytic and behavioral theoretical orientations and their corresponding related theories.
Assignment (2 pages – 1 page per theory)
Based on the information you gain from the personality case study, The Case of Mrs. C, complete the following case study analyses:
Neo-Psychoanalytic Theory Case Study Analysis:
- Analyze Mrs. Cs symptoms, including cultural considerations, from the perspective of a key idea from a theorist that you identified from the neo-psychoanalytic theoretical orientation.
- Offer suggestions for assessments and interventions to use with Mrs. C from the perspective of a key idea from a theorist that you identified from the neo-psychoanalytic theoretical orientation.
Trait Theory Case Study Analysis:
- Analyze Mrs. Cs symptoms, including cultural considerations, from the perspective of a key idea from a theorist that you identified from the behavioral theoretical orientation.
- Offer suggestions for assessments and interventions to use with Mrs. C from the perspective of a key idea from a theorist that you identified from the behavioral theoretical orientation.
Integrate Resources and scholarly materials in your analyses and provide citations and references in APA format. References should be combined in one list at the end of the document.
Resources
Cervone, D., & Pervin, L. A. (2019). Personality: Theory and research (14th ed.). Wiley.
- Chapter 4, Freuds Psychoanalytic Theory: Applications, Related Theoretical Conceptions, and Contemporary Research (pp. 85126)
- Chapter 10, Behaviorism and The Learning Approaches to Personality (pp. 273300)
