Description
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 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. 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:
CLIENT
- A summary of 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.
THEORIES
- A discussion and evaluation of the ways in which each of the following models would explain the individual's personality development:
- Psychoanalytic and Neoanalytic theories
- Psychosocial theories
- Trait, Evolutionary, Genetic/Biological approaches
- Cognitive, Behavioral, and Social Learning theories
- 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.
- ASSESSMENTTo measure this individual's personality, select and explain two specific assessment tools you would use. 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. Your project should be double-spaced, include a reference page, include a minimum of three scholarly resources, and adhere to APA guidelines. You can find additional help on APA in the APA Quick Reference on the Course Resources page or in the Writing Center.
Submitting your Assignment
Put your project in a Word document. Save it in a location and with a name that you will remember.
Note: This is a Course Level Assessment Assignment.
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Personality Development: A Case Study of Barrack Hussein Obama II
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Abstract
This paper contains a case study of the personality development of the previous president
of United States of America. The article includes the relevant background, family history and
significant life experience of Obama and how the experiences affected his personality
development. The paper also evaluates five theoretic models that explain the individual’s
personality development and their merits and demerits. The five theories are, psychoanalytic and
neo-analytic theories, psychosocial theories, trait, evolutionary, genetic/biological approaches,
cognitive, behavioral, and social learning theories, and humanistic theories. Finally, the paper
checks the assessment tests used in evaluating individuals personality. (Keywords: personality
development and theories)
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2.1. Historical background of Obama
Barrack Hussein Obama was born on fourth in August 1961. He was born in Hawaii.
Both of his parents were students at the University of Hawaii by then. His mother was a white
American while his father, Obama senior was a Kenyan studying at the University of Hawaii
under the American scholar scholarship (Obama, B, 2017). Obama first lived with his parents in
the earlier days before they separated through a divorce. He then lived with the Indonesian
stepfather after his mother remarried. He later lived with his grandparents when the mother was
pursuing further education.
2.2. Early Significant Experiences That Shaped the Life of President Obama before He Became
the president of the United States
In ‘Dreams from My Father,’ Obama narrates his encounter with his further at the age of
ten years. He remembers how his further was principled and conservative to his ideas (Falk, A.
2010). He demonstrates how he was barred from watching television programs to concentrate on
his academic work. His father was so cruel to the lazy and was of the opinion that overemphasis
on tele...
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