Essay: Personality & Health Psychology.

PSY107 Introduction to Psychology

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Individual Essay Assignment
Part A (Personality Psychology, 2000 words)
• Movies offer an interesting insight into personalities and behaviour. Watch one (1) of the following films and focus on three (3) main characters in it.

• From the perspective of a personality psychologist (not film critic), apply five (5) relevant concepts from one (1) of the following personality psychology approaches in analysing the personalities and behaviour of the chosen three characters.

i. Psychoanalytical approach
ii. Learning approaches
iii. Trait approach

• Analyse your own personality and behaviour using any one (1) of the personality psychology approaches covered in the entire module (not limited to the 3 for the movie). Apply relevant concepts from the chosen approach in your analysis.

Part B (Health Psychology, 1000 words)
• Describe an actual stressful situation that happened to you personally. Explain the biopsychosocial impact of this situation. Apply relevant health psychology concepts in your explanation.

• Explain the coping strategies you used to manage or overcome the stressor/s. Explain possible coping strategies you could have used which might have been more effective in overcoming the stress. Apply relevant health psychology concepts in your explanations.

Points to note:
• Deadline: Essay to be 1) uploaded and 2) submitted for grading before 2355 hours on the day of the final class for the module with no extensions allowed except in the case of emergencies with relevant documentation (e.g. hospitalisation due to accident or sudden illness)
• Format: APA (American Psychological Association)
• Use Arial font size 12 with 1.5 spacing between lines

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