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PSY 615

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This is a graded discussion: 5 points possible

due Oct 26

Week 2 – Discussion

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Your initial discussion thread is due on Day 3 (Thursday) and you have until Day 7 (Monday) to respond to your classmates. Your grade will reflect both the quality of your initial post and the depth of your responses. Refer to the Discussion Forum Grading Rubric under the Settings icon above for guidance on how your discussion will be evaluated.

Counseling-Based Personality Assessment Scenario

Prior to beginning work on this discussion, read the Cohen, et al. (2013) and Wu, et al. (2007) articles and review the Evaluating Mental Health Patients (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. and HumanMetrics Jung Typology Test (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. websites.

For this discussion, you will be taking on the role of the intake counselor at a mental health facility. In this role, you will facilitate the evaluation of a client based on clinical personality assessments, mental status exam, and observations of the client to make recommendations to the treatment team consisting of the clinical psychologist, counselors, and case manager for the client. Carefully review the PSY615: Week Two Counseling-Based Personality Assessment Scenario (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site..

In your initial post, examine the personality assessment instrument used in the scenario and research a peer-reviewed article in the Ashford University Library on this personality assessment. Using the required articles and websites as well as your researched article to support your statements, describe the standard use of this personality assessment. Based on the scenario, evaluate the reliability, validity, and cultural considerations inherent to the personality assessment used and comment on the relevance of these elements within the scenario. Analyze and describe some of the potential ethical issues which might arise from the use of this personality assessment in the given scenario. Provide information from your research regarding the use of the personality measure, and assess the value of other possible instruments that could be added to create a more complete assessment of the client in the scenario.

Guided Response: Review several of your colleaguesâ€™ posts and respond to at least two of your peers by 11:59 p.m. on Day 7 of the week. You are encouraged to post your required replies earlier in the week to promote more meaningful interactive discourse in this discussion.

oWas your colleagueâ€™s researched article appropriate for the personality measure being considered?

oAssess the personality instrument(s) suggested by your colleague. Would these measures provide reliable, valid, and culturally conscious results for the given scenario? Use your research to support your assertions.

oWhat other measure(s) would you suggest your colleague use in this situation?

PSY 615

Week 2 – Assignment

Personality Analysis

Prior to beginning work on this assignment, review Chapter 3 in your textbook and the HumanMetrics Jung Typology Test website, and read the Choca (1999), Paris (2005), and Westen (1998) articles.

For this assignment, choose a historically important figure or a character from a movie, novel, or TV show, then address the following in your paper:

Examine your figure or character from the perspective of Jungâ€™s theoretical approach to personality and describe your chosen figure or character based on the dichotomous facets of personality as defined by Jung.

Evaluate the current Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) personality instrument, which is based on Jungâ€™s theories, and provide your impression of your chosen figure or character through the major facets of the MBTI.

Analyze how ethical issues might affect the implementation of MBTI personality assessment in the setting native to your chosen figure or character.

Assess the MBTI and its use to provide results on your chosen figure or character and describe the efficacy and reliability of this assessment as it relates to your chosen person.

Summarize and present your opinion about how well this theory describes the person in question. Provide research to support your claims.

The Personality Analysis

Must be three to five double-spaced pages in length (not including title and references pages) and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site..

Must include a separate title page with the following:

oTitle of paper

oStudentâ€™s name

oCourse name and number

oInstructorâ€™s name

oDate submitted

Must address the topic of the paper with critical thought.

Must use at least three peer-reviewed sources, including a minimum of three from the Ashford University Library. These may include the required articles for the assignment.

Must document all sources in APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.

Must include a separate references page that is formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.