Darren is a first-year college student who has a biting, sarcastic manner. He has a pessimistic outlook on life and feels that the world is run by few powerful people. When he received a poor grade on a recent exam, Darren blamed the instructor and claimed the test was unfair. He stopped attending lectures, gave up studying for the course, and will probably drop it. He is experiencing similar difficulties in his other course. Darren always dreamed of doing well in college. Now he is despondent over his failure and believes his professors hate him. Most of all, he is concerned that if he fails in school bis parents will no longer love him.
1. Describe how each of the personality theories in Chapter 11 (psychoanalytic, social cognitive, humanistic, & trait) would describe Darren's personality. Emphasize the differences in how the theories would describe Darren's personality.
2. How would each theory assess Darren's personality? What method of personality assessment (text pgs. 490-494) would each use? Explain why you think the theory would use that method of assessment. Due Date: W 3/4