CELEBRITY: Johnny Depp
Purpose: Students review and apply the major theoretical perspectives on Personality.
Description: Each student will Then, you will apply at least two of the follow theories and related questions to the individual. Your paper should be 2-3 pages in length (this does not include your title page and reference page. Be sure to include correctly formatted APA citations.
Please select two of the following theories in discussing your selected individual:
Trait theory: Discuss the traits the celebrity possesses according to the different trait theories discussed in the text. (i.e Allport, Cattell, Eysenck, the Big Five, etc.)
Psychodynamic Theory: Discuss any unconscious conflicts the celebrity might be experiencing, and whether they are fixated at any of the psychosexual stages. (i.e. Freud, Jung, Adler, Erickson, Horney, etc.)
Cognitive-Behavioral: What thought patterns might the celebrity have learned? How do their thoughts, behaviors, and environment influence each other? (i.e. Skinner, Kelly, Mischel, Bandura, etc.)
Humanistic Theories: What sort of self-image does this celebrity have? Is their ideal self similar to their actual self? (i.e. Rogers, Maslow, Buddhism, etc.)