Writing Homework Help

1. Read this article: http://www.cnn.com/2010/HEALTH/06/07/freud.psychology.psychoanalysis/ (Links to an external site.)

From the article and chapter 12, do you feel that any of the theories that are discussed so far should be still used exactly as Freud proposed them? Why or why not? Use evidence from the text and/or outside resources to support your position.

2.Read this article: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/01/health/01psych.html (Links to an external site.)

This article presents some evidence that psychoanalytic/psychodynamic therapy is useful along with some dissenting viewpoints. From what you have learned so far about psychoanalytic research, do you feel that this evidence is compelling enough to keep psychoanalytic therapy as a widely used tool to help people (and as such, be something health insurance would pay for) or is the evidence too weak for you to support it? Explain where you stand on this issue and why. Use evidence from the text and/or outside resources to support your position.

3 .The Myers-Briggs personality inventory is a popular tool used by employers, schools, and career counselors to match personality with job-type. Based on Jungian personality types, there are 16 possible personality combinations. There is some debate on its accuracy and usefulness. First, read this article: https://www.sitepoint.com/what-the-myers-briggs-personality-test-can-and-cant-tell-you/ (Links to an external site.)

Next, take this free quiz: https://psychcentral.com/quizzes/personality/start.php (Links to an external site.) and note your personality type. Next, take this free quiz: https://sapa-project.org/survey/start.php (Links to an external site.) After taking both quizzes (one myers-briggs style and one big 5 style) and reading the article, which personality test do you feel gave you a more accurate portrayal of how you see yourself (note: you do not need to share specific test results if you do not wish)? Do you feel the results were similar or different between the two tests? Was one test better than the other in design? Explain why you feel this way.