To apply your understanding of personality theories as you assess the colorful character traits and personality development of the Grinch.
Directions:
Analyze the Grinch’s personality and behavior from any version of the book or movie of How the Grinch Stole Christmas using the psychological personality perspective or theory of your choice.
Be sure to read your textbook on all the personality theories before you begin this assignment.
Consider the content of this module and the various theories to explain personality, including Freud and the psychodynamic perspective, neo-Freudians like Adler, Erikson, Jung, and Horney, as well as learning, humanistic (Maslow, Rodgers), trait (Allport, Eysenck, McCrae), social-cognitive (Bandura) and biological approaches.
Explain in 1-2 well developed paragraphs which two personality theories you think best explain the Grinch’s personality characteristics.
Include evidences of the Grinch’s behavior as well as details/explanation about each perspective from the text or one of the videos included in this module.
Cite the page number of your text or reference the video by name and site the time in the video you are referencing.
You must connect what you are watching to what you are learning…have some fun with this.
Each theory needs to be discussed in a separate paragraph.
Additionally, make sure you identify and discuss a specific theory not just components of a theory. For example, you may mention empathy in your response but empathy is not a theory or perspective. You would need to let me know that empathy is a part of Carl Rogers person-centered perspective.
Example of 1 theory:
The Grinch, the main character in Dr. Seuss’s “How the Grinch Stole Christmas!”, can be best explained by two personality theories: Psychoanalytic theory and the Five Factor Model (FFM). According to psychoanalytic theory, the Grinch’s personality can be attributed to his early childhood experiences. (page 324) His heart being “two sizes too small” can be seen as a manifestation of his emotional repression, which could be due to a traumatic childhood experience. Moreover, his tendency to isolate himself from the Whos in Whoville can be seen as a defense mechanism to protect himself from further emotional harm.
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