The textbook describes a person named Jaylene Smith, and then describes and interprets her personality from the point of view of several major personality theories (Chapter 10). Which of those interpretations seemed to be the most accurate or useful in understanding Jaylene? Is there value in viewing personality from several different theoretical perspectives (as done in the text) rather than from just one theory, or are there cons to using an eclectic approach using multiple theories? Explain.

Chapter 12 of the reading this week gives a very brief overview of many psychological disorders. Choose one of the disorders you found most interesting from the reading, briefly describe it, and discuss how it would impact someone’s quality of life if they had this disorder. How would your life be different if you started having the symptoms of that disorder tomorrow?

Review “What is Psychological Abnormality” on pages 2-6 on the following website: click here How do psychologists distinguish abnormal behavior from normal behavior? Consider the factors used to distinguish abnormal behavior. Using the criteria to assess abnormal behavior, describe the difference between feeling sad/depressed and being diagnosed with major depression disorder.