Final Project
Axia College Material
Appendix A
Final Project Overview and Timeline
Final Project Overview
The final project provides the opportunity to call on several areas of psychology learned throughout this course to assess a case study. In each case study, you will be asked to evaluate the situation of an individual, the contributing factors, and what each person could do. You will answer follow-up questions after reading the scenario you have chosen. These questions cover topics you have learned throughout this course including stress, coping methods, personality theory, and stages of development. Use your text as a resource to help answer these questions.
Final Project Timeline
You should budget your time wisely and work on your project throughout the course. If you complete your course activities and use the feedback provided by the instructor, you will be on the right track to successfully complete your project.
□ Suggested in Week One: Review Appendix A.
□ Due in Week Two: Assignment: Personality’s Theory Paper
□ Due in Week Three: Reaction to Stressors CheckPoint
□ Due in Week Four: Effects of Stress CheckPoint
□ Due in Week Nine: Complete the final project.
Case Studies
Case Study #1
Jennifer is a 29-year-old administrative assistant married to Antonio, an Italian engineer, whom Jennifer met four years earlier while on a business trip for her marketing company. The couple now lives in Nebraska, where Antonio works for the county's transportation department and Jennifer commutes an hour each way to her marketing office. They have been trying to start a family for over a year. Eight months ago, Jennifer miscarried in her second month of pregnancy. Antonio's parents love Jennifer and often ask her if she is expecting again, hoping to encourage her to focus on her next baby. Jennifer's mother passed away two years ago and her father's health is rapidly deteriorating. Jennifer faces the probability of placing her father in a...
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