The psychological case study project is a demonstration of your
understanding and application of psychological theory in a real-world
setting. This project is a cumulative demonstration of your
understanding and application of the course objectives. The project
involves choosing a famous person of interest. It can be any individual
that you are able to locate enough biographical information to develop
your project. You are expected to include a psychological analysis of
the individual, by selecting one of the seven major perspectives in
modern psychology. This project provides an opportunity for you to
demonstrate your knowledge of course objectives, to exhibit your ability
to conduct research using a scientific method (the case study), and to
provide analysis of the individual’s behavior, motivations, personality
and development.
For Part 1, you will choose a famous individual
(excluding Sigmund Freud). As a first step in developing the case study,
identify the individual and gather biographical information from
reputable and reliable sources (avoid gossip sites and
tabloids)..biography.com/”>www.biography.com is a reputable source.
You are expected to include a psychological analysis of the individual,
by selecting one of the seven major perspectives in modern psychology.
Further research on the perspectives can be conducted in the ITT Tech
Virtual Library.
In Part 1 of the project, perform the following tasks:
1.
Identify your person of interest, excluding SigmundFreud, and locate
reliable, biographical sources of information from reputable and
reliable sources. You can consider using the Web site
.biography.com/”>www.biography.com as a possible source. Avoid gossip
sites and tabloids.
2. Write a biosketch of the individual, highlighting the following aspects: Upbringing Work life Personal life Accomplishments
3.
Choose one of the seven major perspectives in modern psychology, which
are: Psychodynamic Behavioral Humanistic Cognitive Neuroscience
Evolutionary Sociocultural
4. Analyze one aspect of the individual’s
behavior using the chosen perspective. It can be any behavior, trait,
skill or attitude of interest.
Submission Requirements:
Save your
work as a Word document of at least 300 words and submit it as an
attachment on the Questa Learning Plan. Include APA formatting for
references and in-text citations.
Due: Week 4
Grading Weight: 10%
Part 2
Psychological Analysis
For
Part 2 of the project, continue your analysis of the individual by
focusing on factors that can motivate individuals. Review the
information on Maslow’s theory ofmotivation and human needs using the
textbook, the online lesson, and the ITT Tech Virtual Library.
Apply Maslow’s theory to your case study and answer the following questions:
1. What motivated your subject to achieve whatever the person has achieved in life?
2.
Address how this person has progressed through the hierarchy of needs
defined in Maslow’s theory. Has the individual reached
self-actualization?
3. How well does this theory apply to the
individual’s life experiences? Are any of the individual’s needs
addressed out of the sequence defined by Maslow’s theory?
Submission Requirements:
Save
your work as a Word document of at least 400 words and submit it as an
attachment on the Questa Learning Plan. Include APA formatting for
references and in-text citations.
Due: Week 7
Grading Weight: 10%
motivate
the individual? Did you identify how the individual progressed through
the hierarchy of needs defined in Maslow’s theory? Did you use APA
citation in your submission? Did you submit the projects on time?
Part 3
Oral Presentation of Final Project
Use
the information you gathered in Project Parts 1 and 2, and the Week 6
essay, as well as feedback from your instructor, to make your
psychological case study presentation. Make an oral presentation, either
by recording the presentation or by writing notes in the PowerPoint
presentation “Notes” area.
Your PowerPoint presentation must include information about the following topics in detail, with appropriate headings:
1. A case study of your chosen individual, highlighting the person’s:Upbringing Work life Personal life Accomplishments
2. Psychological analysis of behavior/personality from one of the seven major perspectives
3. Application of Erikson’s theory to the individual’s development from childhood to adulthood
4. Application of Maslow’s hierarchy of needs to the chosen individual’s motivation
5. Conclusion and reference slide
Submission Requirements:
Save
your work as a Microsoft PowerPoint Presentation with a minimum of 15
slides and submit it to your instructor as an attachment on the Questa
Learning Plan. Graphics and a background format must be used and written
statements must be included. Cite all sources using APA format.
Completed ideas should incorporate psychological, criminal/juvenile justice
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