Select a biography (a life history) of a famous person from American history. Explain the person’s personality development from one theoretical domain which we have covered. Devote the first page on explaining the person’s life (briefly) and what attracted you to choose him/her. Devote the next four pages explaining how life events and personality dynamics led to his or her fame. (pretend you are a clinical psychologist!). It will be hard to condense your discussion to four pages, so be concise.

Famous person (title sheet)
(Students may use whatever theory they like. Below is just an example only).
A. Background (1 page)
1. parents
2. siblings
3. tragedies
4. why this person
B. Psychoanalytic Approach (2 pages)
1. Freud
a. id-ego-superego ratio
b. psychosexual stage
c. defense mechanisms
2. Adler
a. drive for superiority
b. lifestyle
C. Sex Differences in Personality (2 pages)
1. Temperament in Children
2. Five-Factor Model