Psychology

Assignment      

This  assignment focuses on vignette analysis and direct application of  course concepts to the persons and situations presented in the vignette  for each question. All discussions must take into account the legal  and ethical considerations, as well as issues of culture and human  diversity that may pertain to the situations presented below.
Please  keep your responses focused on what is presented in the vignette.  All assignments MUST be in APA style and must be written at graduate level  English. The content, conciseness and clarity of your answers will be  considered in the evaluation of your work.

This assignment should be 6-7 pages total plus a Title and Reference Page

A  panel of experts from the Psychoanalytic school of personality has been  asked to evaluate this case. Each expert will discuss his or her view  of this case in direct and specific context to a minimum of four (4) of  their theoretical constructs. Each expert will take into consideration  the research on personality and the brain as well as culture and  legal/ethical issues that might arise.

For this assignment you are to present this case from the viewpoint of four (4) of the these experts:

Freud

Erikson

Adler

Jung

Horney

Sullivan

Object Relations theory

Joe  is a 19 year old, Chinese male. He suffers from bouts of depression and  occasional anxiety. He states that, “I just never seem to be good  enough”. Joe is the caretaker of his invalid mother and 2 younger  siblings. His father left when Joe was the only child at 5 years of age,  and returned when Joe was 12. Within 2 years, his sister and brother  were born. When Joe was 16 years old, his mother was in a car accident  which left her paralyzed. His father left again and hasn’t been seen  since. He tells you that he hates his father and wishes him dead.