ASSIGNMENT
Pick up a famous person (real or fictional) whom you might think have a personality disorder and analyze it based on the PPT provided(PSYC–305A Personality Psychology UBC Distance Education By David King).
Examine the extent to which their behavior is consistent with the criteria/symptoms and/or determine if there would be a low/moderate/high likelihood of the individual being diagnosed by a clinician. You could also narrow in on some specific aspect of a personality disorder and examine that in isolation, which would obviously not be diagnosable in any regard.
Use critical thinking in this assignment. You can think about some counterarguments and then address these counterarguments.
The information from the PPT is common knowledge. You can directly use it without references.
For each case study, choose one individual (real or fictional) to analyze according to any one concept or theory learned in the respective unit. You can choose to analyze any real or fictional person as long as they are well known enough so as to not require background information for clarity.
Importantly, the purpose of this assignment is NOT to write a biography. Your goal is to consider the concept or theory within the context of the person’s life; and/or to interpret their behaviour or experience according to the concept or theory.
In the case of discussing psychological disorders (including personality disorders), you should remain speculative and not imply that the person “has” a diagnosis or disorder (unless it is public knowledge).
