Week 6 assignment
Personality and Psychological Disorders
Why is the study of personality important? What does our understanding of traits tell us about how we function in everyday life? Why is the study of psychological disorders important? What real-world impact do psychological disorders have on those who are diagnosed (or who have a disorder that is undiagnosed)? Chose some topics that we covered this week - whether specifically relevant to personality or specifically relevant to a particular psychological disorder.
- Write your response, citing your readings in APA format and any other outside sources in a Microsoft Word document in no more than 750 words.
- Submission Method: MS Word Document
- Attempts: One
week 6 discussionPersonality and Psychological Disorders Question
This week we are studying personality and psychological disorders. Let's begin with the readings on personality traits. What are the Big Five factors of personality? How would you know if someone is a high or a low scorer on each of these traits? What sorts of behaviors, thoughts, or feelings would high and low scorers show?
Make sure to elaborate and make reference to course material or at least one outside reference (this does not have to be APA format).