Describe this normal person’s environment..
Introduction:This assignment requires you to create an abnormal and normal person. Throughout the chapter there is a recurring theme of building and refining a definition of abnormality—yet there is no place within the text—nor is there within the DSM in which “normal” is defined. What is normal? Shouldn’t we know the definition of normality if we are going to be talking about abnormality? This written activity requires you to individually introspect and write about abnormality, normality, and transforming abnormality to normality.
The Assignment :
Ready to be all-powerful? This first introspection requires you to build an abnormal “person.” That’s right, a pure abnormal human-being from every significant perspective of psychological human experience. Specifically, you’ll be building a person that is affectively, behaviorally, cognitively, and perceptually abnormal. Additionally, you’ll address WHY this person is abnormal.
• Describe and introspect (i.e., why) on the affects, behaviors, cognitions, and perceptions of your absolutely abnormal person
• Come-up with a technical name for your syndrome.
• Describe this abnormal person’s environment. That is, address this person’s physical, emotional, and cognitive development, up-bringing, family, and current living situation.
• Describe a typical day (a full 24-hour period) in this abnormal person’s life.
The second introspection will be titled: Making It Normal
Ready to be all-powerful, again? This second introspection requires you to build a normal “person.” That’s right, a pure normal human-being from every significant perspective of psychological human experience. Specifically, you’ll be building a person that is affectively, behaviorally, cognitively, and perceptually normal. Additionally, you’ll address WHY this person is normal.
• Describe and introspect (i.e., why) on the affects, behaviors, cognitions, and perceptions of your absolutely normal person. Come-up with a technical name for your virtuous person.
• Describe this normal person’s environment. That is, address this person’s physical, emotional, and cognitive development, up-bringing, family, and current living situation.
• Describe a typical day (a full 24-hour period) in this normal person’s life.
• Lastly, describe this person relative to the following strengths and virtues (Peterson & Seligman, 2004):
I: Wisdom and Knowledge (creativity: originality; curiosity: interest; open-mindedness: judgment, critical thinking; love of learning; perspective)
II: Courage (bravery, persistence: perseverance; integrity: honesty, authenticity; vitality: zest, enthusiasm, vigor, energy)
III: Humanity (love, kindness: generosity, compassion, altruism; social intelligence: emotional intelligence, personal intelligence)
IV: Justice (citizenship: social responsibility, loyalty; fairness, leadership)
V: Temperance (forgiveness and mercy; humility and modesty; prudence; self-control/regulation)
VI: Transcendence (appreciation of beauty and excellence: awe, wonder, elevation; gratitude, hope: optimism; humor: playfulness, spirituality: religious
Describe this normal person’s environment.
