How did the character influence or change your perception or understanding of the personality psychology and how did that character influence YOU as a person?
This is for my psychology of personality class.
STEP 1: Choose a character from a movie (Can be a documentary or a fiction), book, a biography of someone known or famous (must be someone known to the public (Angelina Jolie, Socrates, Hilary Clinton etc.).
STEP 2: You will assess/analyze character’s personality based on various Personality Psychology theories. (Ex: Frued’s psychoanalytic theory, psychosexual, Tripartite theory, allport’s trait theory)
Choose two or more theories
STEP 3: This is the format of the Analysis: (Use this for each individual theory. This is just an Example
to give you more clarity)
Theory: Existentialism
Theorist: Viktor Frankl
Focus: Freedom to choose and develop Strengths (the character likes or is inclined to…): looks at the meaning of life and my purpose on earth
Weaknesses (the character dislikes or not inclined to…): focuses on existential anxiety (feelings of dread and panic)
Analysis: Jane believes in focusing on the positive in life. She believes we are elements of change and can make a difference. For example, when she sees or hears something good about a person. She calls them to pass along the compliments. She has often said that parents only get telephone calls that
start with “are you the parent of . . .” when someone is calling to complain. She believes and lives her beliefs by calling parents with “good news” whenever she sees or hears something good about their child.
Summarize and present evidence for your analysis. In your analysis, include the benefits and drawbacks of the theoretical perspectives. We know that an individual cannot be fully described by one or two theoretical perspectives and they each have benefits and limitations.
Conclusion: In few words tell me how did the character influence or change your perception or understanding of the personality psychology and how did that character influence YOU as a person? (If Yes, How?), (such as made you more aware of the characteristics, behavioral or thinking patterns you
have that you were not as keenly aware of before? Including but not limited to communication styles, emotional expressions, body language etc.). Could you relate to the character in any way? (If yes, how?)
