Final Assignment Psychology Portfolio 2024
2024
, ACTIVITIES
1: Personal Reflection/Psychology in my life (30 Marks) Topic: Lifespan development 1.
Kholberg’s theory of moral development 2. Erik Erikson’s theory of psychosocial
development 3. Jean Piaget’s theory of cognitive development 4. Sigmund Freud’s theory of
psychosexual development For your first entry you are asked to reflect on a personal life
experience and use a psychological concept/theory to explain this life experience. This entry
requires you to: a) select one of the theories of Lifespan Development listed above and
choose ONE stage of the theory, then provide a concise but clear explanation of this stage.
(5 Marks) This study source was downloaded by from CourseH on :48:41 GMT -06:00 b)
reflect on YOUR developmental experiences, then choose ONE episode or event and
provide a brief description of that episode or event. (5 Marks) c) having described the stage
above, demonstrate how the stage relates to your experience and its current effect on you.
(20 Marks) Entry #2: Psychological Disorders (20 Marks) Psychological disorders 1. Anti-
social Personality Disorder (APD) 2. Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) 3. Narcissistic
Personality Disorder (NPD) Media articles 1. Japan: “Minister of loneliness” tackles mental
health crisis by J. Ryall (2021) Japan: 'Minister of loneliness' tackles mental health crisis –
DW – 04/23/2021 2. “SCHOOLID-19: The pandemic of narcissism choking Jamaican culture
and education” by Dennis Minott The Jamaica Gleaner, https://jamaicagleaner.
com/article/focus//dennis-minott-schoolid-19-pandemic-narcissismchoking- jamaican-culture-
and#google_vignette 3. “Speaking from experience TikTok star Julie Mango advocates for
mental health” by Krysta Anderson, The Jamaica Gleaner https://jamaicagleaner.
com/article/lifestyle//speaking-experience#slideshow-0 4. “Behavioural disorder creating
killers – Dr Scott”, by Christopher Thomas, The Jamaica Gleaner. killers-dr-scott The second
entry in your portfolio will be based on the application of psychological principles to past and
present media articles. You have been provided with three preselected articles (see above).
You are to: a) Select a psychological disorder from one of the options listed above and
provide a concise but clear explanation of that psychological disorder. (5 Marks) b) Choose
the ONE article that you believe brings out the psychological disorder you selected above
and use the link provided to access the contents of the article. Provide a review/ analysis of
the article explaining how and why it is related to the psychological disorder chosen. (10
Marks). This study source was downloaded by from CourseH on :48:41 GMT -06:00 c)
Discuss how the information from the article chosen can be applied to your life. (5 marks)
Entry 3: Psychology in my life as a student (30 Marks) Topic: Memory and Forgetting 1.
Chunking 2. Encoding 3. Retrieval cues 4. Maintenance rehearsal Psychology, as you would
have realized by now, is applicable to all dimensions of life. Memory plays a critical role in
your academic success and daily life as a university student. For your final portfolio entry,
you are required to explore key concepts related to memory and forgetting, applying them to