Create your own theory of personality that you can use in your practice, research, and life.
Create your own theory of personality that you can use in your practice, research, and life.
Develop your own theory of personality.
• Provide a name for your theory that indicates its general focus (e.g. Big Five Factor)
• Address the nature vs. nurture debate
• Cover childhood as well as adulthood
• Your explanation of your theory must also include the following:
• Address its relevance to ethnic minorities and other cultural influences, including socioeconomic class, gender and sexual orientation
• Explain how your theory is placed in a context of other theories (e.g., behaviorist, Freudian, etc.)
• Explain what you perceive other theories to lack
• Explain the basis for your ideas (e.g., your own personal experiences)