Unit 6 DB: Personality Testing – The Big Five

Unit 6 DB: Personality Testing – The Big FiveBased on the results of taking the Big File Inventory above, answer the following questions:Do you think that the results of the personality test were accurate in reflecting your personality?  Please explain with examples from the concepts of the Big Five Theory.Do you think that tests such as this, that demonstrate the Big Five Factors, are a good way to examine personality differences?  Please share details on your thoughts.Be sure to provide the URL link(s) and/or title(s) to any resource used as reference in your post.

Detecting Abuse Paper

Conduct an internet search about the murder of Yeardley Love. After researching the story, write a 350-500-word essay addressing the following.Assuming there was abuse occurring prior to the death of Yeardley Love, hypothesize how it may have been difficult for a counselor to assess and identify this abuse.Describe how a counselor’s knowledge of the abuse cycle would assist in detecting partner abuse.Include a minimum of two scholarly references in addition to the textbook.Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

Environmental Factors

Assignment 1: Discussion—Environmental FactorsIn this assignment, you will have a chance to discuss a topic that brings personality theory together with social psychology. Dealing with unhealthy groups like gangs or cults is an important issue in social psychology. However, you cannot fully address this issue if you do not first understand personality development and how one’s personality affects the choices that are made. Specifically, you will look at Skinner’s behavioral perspective on personality development and discuss how that theory can play a role in this issue of unhealthy groups.Bob is an adolescent who grew up in a gang-infested part of a large city. His parents provided little supervision while he was growing up and left Bob mostly on his own. He developed friendships with several kids in his neighborhood who were involved in gangs, and eventually joined a gang himself. Now crime and gang activities are a way of life for Bob. These have become his way to identify with his peer group and to support himself.It is relatively easy to see that Bob’s environment has played a large role in his current lifestyle. This coincides with Skinner’s concept of environment being the sole determinant of how personality develops. Skinner believed that if you change someone’s environment and the reinforcements in that environment, you can change their behavior.Use the Internet, Argosy University library resources, and your textbook to research Skinner’s concept of the environment and answer the following questions:If you were to create an environment for Bob to change his behavior from that of a gang member to a respectable and law-abiding citizen, what types of environmental changes and positive reinforcements would you suggest and why?What are some interventions that are used in the field currently? Are there any evidence-based programs that use these environmental and reinforcement interventions?Write your initial response in 2–3 paragraphs. Apply APA standards to citation of sources.By Saturday, March 1, 2014, post your response to the appropriate Discussion Area. Through Wednesday, March 5, 2014, review and comment on at least two peers’ responses.