Homework answers / question archive / The final paper reflects a culmination of your learning throughout this course

The final paper reflects a culmination of your learning throughout this course

Psychology

Share With

---

The final paper reflects a culmination of your learning throughout this course. Choose the following topic categories:

a) The life of a historical figure, such as Florence Nightingale, President John F. Kennedy, Martin Luther King, Ghandi, or Muhammad Ali. .

b) Write a paper on the life journey of Martin Luther King. Your paper should do the following:

c) Describe the life journey of the person who is the subject of your study. d) Apply Freud’s, Erikson’s, or Maslow’s theory to discuss and explain the

development of Martin Luther King’s life that is your subject, addressing each of the seven stages listed below.

e) Evaluate whether and in what ways the theory has explanatory power for each stage of the life under examination.

f) For any life stages for which the theory was unable to adequately explain, model, and/or otherwise cast light on the life, critique those shortcomings of the theory and identify those unique characteristics of the life that explain the divergence between the life and the theoretical conception.

The following stages of life must be included:

1) Prenatal and Infancy 2) Early childhood 3) Middle childhood 4) Adolescence 5) Emerging adulthood 6) Adulthood (your historical figure has reached 30) 7) Late adulthood (if your historical figure have reached or did reach that stage).

Writing requirements are:

a) 15 pages double space in length b) Support your application and evaluation of the theory to the life with citations

from the course textbook and at least seven outside peer-reviewed resources. c) Document and citation formatting should adhere to APA style, with the exception

that if your study is of your own life, you may write in first person. d) All requirements noted on the grading criteria are to be followed.