assignment – 400 words

1) Your text discusses trait theories and the evidence for and against the hypothesis that personality traits are inherited.

You are a well known psychology who strongly believes that personality traits are inherited. You are addressing the members of the North American Psychology Association’s annual convention and have been asked to speak on your beliefs. Cite specific evidence to support your position.

Important: Your answer should be a minimum of 200 words for your posting

2)As a psychology intern working for the county mental health clinic this week, you are helping a twenty-seven year old working woman, Erica, with two children and a husband.

Erica just had her annual review at work and her boss told her that she is up for a promotion. The new job is something that she always wanted and the salary is significantly higher than what she is currently making.

The job involves traveling approximately two weeks out of every month. Erica’s children are in many different school and social activities and her husband, Darin, works a full-time job.

Erica has two weeks to make her decision about taking the promotion. Using the biopsychosocial model, how might Erica demonstrate adaptive behaviors in the next two weeks while she is making her decision?

Identify ways in which Erica can approach decision-making in a healthy fashion. How will Erica spend her time in the next two weeks? What are healthy behaviors and what are maladaptive behaviors that Erica might show?

Important: Your answer should be a minimum of 200 words for your posting