Primary Concepts 

Prior to beginning work on this assignment, review sections 1.2, 1.3, and 1.4 of Chapter 1 in the text.

We have now covered five of the seven major psychological models that serve as frameworks for understanding personality. Each model has several theorists and numerous concepts that describe personality. That is what theories are—collections of related concepts meant to explain development. It is time for you to begin to analyze these concepts to determine which you think are most useful and applicable. For this assignment, you will identify one concept from each of the following models that you think is the best description for personality development from that model (the last three will be addressed in your Final Paper). Be sure to use proper APA headings to separate your conceptual sections. Address the following models:

• Psychodynamic
• Neurobiological
• Trait
• Cognitive

For each of the concepts chosen:

• Apply a proper APA heading to separate the section. (For specifications for writing proper headings and other document elements, see the Ashford University Writing Center’s APA Style Elements (Links to an external site.).)
• Describe the concept.
• Identify the theorist associated with the concept.
• Provide a rationale for why that is the most applicable concept from that model.

Keep in mind that the object of this assignment is to identify and discuss a specific concept from each model and not to focus on just one model or provide overviews of the models per se.

To review examples of the main concept from the psychodynamic model, CLICK HERE.

For each concept, you must use a scholarly source related to the concept from Ashford University Library to support your statements in the paper. Thus, the paper will have a total of four scholarly sources (as noted below) in addition to the textbook. Popular websites and your textbook may be used to augment these scholarly sources, but they will not count toward the minimum number of sources needed for the paper.

To assist you in completing the library research required for this assignment, view this Ashford University Library Quick ‘n’ Dirty (Links to an external site.) tutorial, which introduces the Ashford University Library and the research process and provides some library search tips.

The Primary Concepts paper

• Must be five double-spaced pages in length (not including title and references pages) and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center’s APA Style (Links to an external site.) resource.
• Must include a separate title page with the following:
• Must utilize academic voice. See the Academic Voice (Links to an external site.) resource for additional guidance.
• Must include an introduction and conclusion paragraph. Your introduction paragraph needs to end with a clear thesis statement that indicates the purpose of your paper.
• Must use at least four scholarly sources in addition to the course text.
• Must document any information used from sources in APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center’s Citing Within Your Paper (Links to an external site.)
• Must include a separate references page that is formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center. See the Formatting Your References List (Links to an external site.) resource in the Ashford Writing Center for specifications.

Required Resources

Text

Lecci, L. B. (2015). Personality. Retrieved from https://content.ashford.edu

• Chapter 5: Behavioral Models of Personality
• Chapter 6: Cognitive and Cognitive-Behavioral Approaches to Personality

Articles

Boyce, A. (2012, December 6). Cognitive behavioral therapy techniques that work (Links to an external site.). Retrieved from https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/in-practice/201212/cognitive-behavioral-therapy-techniques-work

• This article explains how diverse cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) techniques can effectively be “mixed and matched” by therapists and patients, or by individuals conducting self-help treatments, to obtain outcomes that meet individual circumstances and needs. The article will assist you in completing the Week 3 Cognitive Behavioral Interventions discussion.
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Combs, D. R., Tiegreen, J., & Nelson, A. (2007). The use of behavioral experiments to modify delusions and paranoia: Clinical guidelines and recommendations. International Journal of Behavioral Consultation and Therapy, 3(1), 30-37. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/h0100177

• The full-text version of this article is available through the EBSCOhost database in the Ashford University Library. The authors of this article address the use of behavioral experiments in treating patients with paranoid delusions. The article also provides students the structure of a behavioral experiment to use in formatting the Week 3 Cognitive Behavioral Interventions discussion.

Weck, F. (2014). Treatment of mental hypochondriasis: A case report. Psychiatric Quarterly, 85(1), 57-64. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11126-013-9270-6

• The full-text version of this article is available through the EBSCOhost database in the Ashford University Library. The author of this article addresses the use of cognitive behavioral experiments in treating patients with hypochondriasis. It provides another example of the process. The article will help you in completing the Week 3 Cognitive Behavioral Interventions discussion.

Web Pages

Lebon, T. (2012, February 5). CBT and behavioural experiments (Links to an external site.). [Blog post]. Retrieved from http://cbtfortherapists.blogspot.com/2012/02/cbt-and-behavioural-experiments.html

• This blog post provides information and a case study on cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and cognitive behavioral experiments. It will assist you in completing the Week 3 Cognitive Behavioral Interventions discussion.
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Lebon, T. (2009, September 27). Giving a rationale for CBT (Links to an external site.) [Blog post]. Retrieved from http://cbtfortherapists.blogspot.com/2009/09/giving-rationale-for-cbt.html

• This blog post advocates providing a rationale for CBT to patients early in their treatment and argues that explaining how the treatment works helps to motivate patients and provide them an opportunity to engage the CBT process better. The resource will assist you in completing the Week 3 Cognitive Behavioral Interventions discussion.
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