Which personality theory do you think offers the best explanation for how an individual's personality develops? Why? Defend your answer including citations of the appropriate literature on personality theory

Which personality theory do you think offers the best explanation for how an individual's personality develops? Why?

There is no one good personality theory. Existentialist, Psycho-analytic, Humanistic and Eclectic perspectives are all good perspectives. Each look at either the self, or the mental thinking processes, independent of or in relation to the environmental forces, which over time, makes a personality come about.

2. Identify a specific psychological disorder . Describe the symptoms commonly associated with this disorder according to the DSM-IV.

Obsessive compulsive disorder in which an individual is constantly worried about doing a certain thing a certain way, on a certain time even. For instance, washing dishes, again and again of locking all the door s and windows and still not being satisfied, without re checking that they are locked or not. psychopathology of OCD is focused on the

How do the behaviors associated with this disorder differ from similar behaviors considered normal in American culture?

People are more easy going and they do not like restrictions. Sometimes, getting a little late or not being obsessed with simple things is alright with us. But with someone who has OCD, that is a night mare.

This disorder can be treated best by allowing the person to see that being late to a place or meeting that is not very important, or locking the doors or windows only once in a house, is alright, without involving him or her, i.e. making this person see that there are other ways of doing the same and that things go fine. Cognitive behavioral therapy and relation therapy can both be useful in this situation.