PSY5109 week 8 Develop a Personality Theory

Instructions

For this task, develop your own theory of personality.

Specifically, your theory must address the following:

Provide a name for your theory that indicates its general focus (e.g. Big Five Factor)

Address the nature vs. nurture debate

Cover childhood as well as adulthood

Your explanation of your theory must also include the following:

Address its relevance to ethnic minorities and other cultural influences, including socioeconomic class, gender and sexual orientation

Explain how your theory is placed in a context of other theories (e.g., behaviorist, Freudian, etc.)

Explain what you perceive other theories to lack

Explain the basis for your ideas (e.g., your own personal experiences)

Support your assignment with at leastĀ five references from scholarly sources.

Length: 7-10 pages