General psychology course project
Explain major psychological concepts, theories, and perspectives. Apply psychological concepts to personal, social, and organizational problems.
Use information literacy skills to locate appropriate relevant community resources and materials to create an informative essay. Write an essay of 500-750 words (means approximately 2 or more pages) in which you analyze and synthesize psychological concepts and apply them to your speculations concerning one of the options listed below.
In the essay, choose one of the following options: Future Career- Identify your future career and why you have chosen it, and then explain how what you have learned in psychology will enhance your career and life.
Apply Psychology to your personal life- How will you use psychology in a specific area in your life? (Examples: relating to others, parenting, understanding a family member with a mental health illness, coaching a team, etc.) Self-Analysis- Self-analysis about what you remember about your developmental history.
What was significant at various points in your life (preschool, elementary school, high school, etc.)? What events have most influenced and impacted you? What influences do you feel have been the strongest, and why?
What are your most vivid memories of childhood? What accomplishments and struggles have you experienced as a young adult or up to this point? How have you changed and how have you remained stable at this point in your life?
In your essay, identify the area you are addressing and why you have chosen it, and then explain how what you have learned in psychology applies. In discussing information from your text, you must reference the appropriate chapters, identify and define each relevant concept, and explain why the psychological concepts you focus on are or will be relevant to your career and your future life.
