Personality Paper

Personality Theory Paper

 

Select a fictional character from history, television, or film.

 

 Movie: The Blind Side 

Character:   Michael Oher

 

Write a 1,050- to 1,400-word paper in which you analyze your chosen character’s personality using one theorist or theory from each of the following columns:

 

Column A

Jung

Adler

Freud

Horney

Sullivan

 

Column B

Allport

Cattell

Kelly

Ellis

 

Column C

Five-factor model

Object relations

Maslow

 

 

 

Search resources for information on each of the theorists or theories you selected.

 

Describe the connection between the character’s personality and the theory used to explain it using relevant information such as direct quotes, descriptions of life events, examples of interpersonal behavior, and so on.

 

Include the following in your paper:

 

·         A short introduction outlining the demographic and background information of the chosen character

·         An evaluation of how each of the chosen personality theorists or theories explains the personality of the chosen character

·         A discussion of how the selected character’s behavior might be interpreted differently, depending on which theoretical approach is used

·         A discussion of the extent to which each chosen theorist or theory would address relevant social, cultural, environmental, biological, or unconscious factors that may be influencing  the character’s behavior

 

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines