PSY 328 Project One Template
For this project, you will write a theory application paper; you will apply theories of personality to yourself, someone you know, or someone you have read about in a biography or autobiography. Complete this template by replacing the bracketed text with the relevant information.
1. Identify who you are applying theories of personality to and explain why. Your response should be about 3 to 5 sentences in length.
2. Describe how components of a personality theory of your choice relate to your subject. Your response should be about 6 to 10 sentences in length and include the following:
A. Components of personality theory, including but not limited to traits, behaviors, motives, or defense mechanisms
B. Multiple components from the theory applied to your subject with examples (i.e., behaviors that exemplify the concepts)
C. Citations when you are describing the theory
3. Describe how components of a second personality theory of your choice relate to your subject. Your response should be about 6 to 10 sentences in length and include the following:
A. Components of personality theory, including but not limited to traits, behaviors, motives, or defense mechanisms
B. Multiple components from the theory applied to your subject with examples (i.e., behaviors that exemplify the concepts)
C. Citations when you are describing the theory
4. Describe the limitations of each of the two theories you related to your subject. Your response should be about 6 to 10 sentences in length and include at least one limitation for each theory.
5. Explain why taking a holistic approach and applying multiple theories to a subject is better than applying only one. Your response should be about 6 to 10 sentences in length.
Now read Chapter 13 of your text. Next, complete this template by replacing the bracketed text with the relevant information.
• Explain to what extent you value flexibility in yourself. Your response should be about 2 to 3 sentences in length.
• Describe your most common responses to stressors. Your response should be about 2 to 3 sentences in length.
• Based on the results of your Big Five Personality Test and your own personal reflection, on a scale of low, mixed, or high, describe how you would rate your stress tolerance using the traits of hardiness, optimism, and dispositional optimism. Your response should be about 4 to 6 sentences in length.
• Describe how you struggle with traits that negatively affect the coping process. Your response should be about 2 to 3 sentences in length.
• Describe the strategies you use when you find yourself experiencing cognitive distortions. Your response should be about 2 to 3 sentences in length.
• Describe the applications of adjustment and coping you see in your experiences in the workplace, at school, or in your relationships with others. Your response should be about 2 to 3 sentences in length.
