Select a fictional character from history, television, or film. Film selections may include:
- The Blind Side
- Rudy
- A Beautiful Mind
- Pursuit of Happy-ness
- Fearless
- The Fisher King
- Fatal Attraction
- What about Bob?
- Girl Interrupted
Write a 1,050- to 1,400-word paper in which you analyze your chosen character's personality using one theorist or theory from each of the following columns:
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Column A
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Column B
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Column C
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Jung
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Allport
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Five-factor model
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Adler
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Cattell
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Object relations
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Freud
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Kelly
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Maslow
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Horney
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Ellis
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Sullivan
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Describe the connection between the character's personality and the theory used to explain it using relevant information such as direct quotes, descriptions of life events, examples of interpersonal behavior, and so on.
Include the following in your paper:
- Ashort introduction outlining the demographic and background information of the chosen character
- An evaluation of how each of the chosen personality theorists or theories explains the personality of thechosen character
- Adiscussion of how the selected character's behavior might be interpreted differently, depending on which theoretical approach is used
- Adiscussion of the extent to which each chosen theorist or theory would address relevant social, cultural, environmental, biological, or unconscious factors that may be influencingthe character's behavior
Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.