Psychobiography: Ted Bundy Though it could be argued that Ted Bundy’s characteristics could fall into that of other psychopath classification systems‚ this well-known serial killer exhibited many of the traits that Robert Hare outlined in his Psychopathy checklist. This paper will provide an overview of Bundy’s characteristics applicable to Robert Hare’s Psychopathy Checklist Revised (PCL-R). Taking the two factors of the PCL-R interpersonal traits and
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Personality Psychology: The Psychobiography of Lindsay Lohan Personality Psychology: The Psychobiography of Lindsay Lohan University of Arizona Personality Psychology 2 Abstract Throughout the course of this paper‚ I will examine the life‚ personality‚ and evident character traits in one of my generation’s most iconically controversial celebrities‚ Lindsay Lohan. I will frame Lindsay’s life through a series of psychological impacts that have resulted in the young celebrity’s tumultuous
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Psychobiography on Elvis Presley Teresa Campos Florida Institute of Technology Abstract Elvis Presley is well known for his singing career. He was very successful and starred in many films and even made history with all his appearances on television. He sold over billions of records and won many Grammys and was known as the king of rock. Elvis Presley was a very generous and kind hearted man and had no problem sharing his wealth with all. However‚ Elvis was a different person
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The Life of Kimberly N. Kardashian Psychobiography-PSYCH 4333 Priscilla D. Torres April 26th‚ 2012 Abstract Kim Kardashian is the reality television star of Keeping Up with the Kardashians‚ an American alpha-socialite‚ entrepreneur‚ model‚ and actress. The Kardashian name first came to public attention due to the O.J. Simpson court case for murder in 1994. Kim Kardashian is the daughter of the late Robert Kardashian who was the friend and attorney of O.J. Simpson. Her party pal friendship
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When I first registered for this class I wasn’t really expecting anything to happen. I thought I would be bored‚ probably not pay any attention‚ and do what I had to in order to pass so that I can graduate. However‚ throughout the semester‚ I found myself enchanted by some of the creativity most of the artist created. I never appreciated art before‚ and a part of me feels disappointed at that thought now‚ because I have learned to appreciate some of the emotional depth and the expression these artists
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According to William Shultz psychobiography is when one takes historically significant lives and analysis them through psychological theories and research with the intention to undercover and understand their subconscious and conscious motives (Elms‚ 1994). Psychobiography is often accredited to and described as Freudian. “Psychoanalysis emerged out of Freud’s self-analysis combined with analysis of hysterical patients” (Elms‚ 1994). Psychobiography is not always of a Freudian character though‚
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References: Aiken‚ L. R. (2002). Psychological testing and assessment (11th ed.). Boston‚ MA: Allyn and Bacon. Alexander‚ I. E. (1988). Personality‚ psychological assessment and psychobiography. Journal of Personality‚ 56(1)‚ 265-294. Alexander‚ I. E. (1990). Personology: Method and content in personality assessment and psychobiography. Durham‚ NC: Duke University Press. Alfred Adler (2009). Retrieved September 14‚ 2009‚ from http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/6042/Alfred-Adler American Foundation
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"personology" (Barresi & Juckes 1988). He developed the phrase because he felt that personality psychology was an "unwieldy" phrase. Personology means the study of "single‚ complex‚ lived lives over time‚ from a variety of different angles" ("Psychobiography: Personality"). Henry A. Murray was born in New York City in 1893 to a wealthy family with and older sister and younger brother. During his childhood he traveled in Europe‚ spent summers in Long Island‚ and attended New England Prep school. Murray
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The short story “The Black Cat‚” by Edgar Allen Poe‚ plays off the fear and trepidation of readers by sharing the details of a horrific murder through the killer’s point of view. However‚ several details in the story‚ such as the decay of the body‚ the police’s presence‚ and the appearance of a second cat‚ allude to the idea that the tale may in fact not be true‚ and cause the reader to doubt the reliability of the narrator. By implying that the narrator is indeed lying‚ Poe puts into question the
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behavior is motivated by the satisfaction or frustration of needs‚ which are arranged in a hierarchy of prepotency from physiological‚ to safety‚ to social‚ to esteem‚ to self-actualization. Aims: Using a psychobiography
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