OVERVIEW Throughout this course, you will complete three essays. These essays will focus on three different theories of personality and will include biblical integration and scholarly references. Understanding the connection between the theories you are studying, and the Scriptures is vital.
ESSAY ASSIGNMENT INSTRUCTIONS
Examine Adler’s 3 safeguarding tendencies in the text. Select 1 of the tendencies and compare that tendency with instances of safeguarding that you find in Scripture. Demonstrate how that situation would have been improved if safeguarding tendencies were not used.
Essay: Maslow Identify Maslow’s 5 basic assumptions regarding motivation as well as Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs. Discuss each assumption and hierarchy level. Include specific examples from Scripture regarding motivation.
Essay: Costa and McCrae: Review the section in Chapter 13 titled “In Search of the Big Five” and the article “Big Five Personality Factors and Facets as Predictors of Openness to Diversity”.
Select one of the Five-Factors and discuss how this factor relates to an open attitude toward diversity as related to Costa and McCrae’s Five-Factor Model of Personality? Make sure to incorporate Han and Pistole ‘s discussion of openness to diversity in your essay.
