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Case Study: Human Service 302 - Introduction to Psychology of Human Relations

Textbook: I Never Knew I Had A Choice

Final Presentation Assignment: Who am I and Where am I going

The Goal of this course and the Student Learning Outcomes have been reviewed with you throughout this course. Please review your progress through this class an identify any changes you were required to make to continue in this course.

This assignments has two parts, a written assignment and a presentations, you must complete both to pass this assignment.

PART ONE

Written Assignment: Of the 17 questions below, please select 12 questions to answer for this assignment. Please include 3-4 terms per response, from your textbook or lecture & you MUST include the page number in the appropriate citation.

Questions: You must answer the questions from this course based on lecture, class discussion and your textbooks. (see rubric)

• Has your education taught you much about yourself? In your classes so far, has time been allowed to discuss values and matters of personal concern to you? Discuss and give examples.
• In what ways might you want to change as a learner? Discuss and mention some specific things you'd like to be able to say about yourself as a learner.
• Assume you could design the course you're about to take, using this textbook. Look through some of the major headings in each chapter. How would you set up the course? What methods would you use? What structure would you give the class? What requirements would you have, if any?
• When you consider the course you're about to take, what are your personal goals? What do you most hope to leave the course with at the end of the semester?
• What factors have been shown to contribute to happiness? To what extent are the research findings on happiness aligned with your own thoughts about happiness?
• What are some specific things that you're willing to do in this course that are different for you? What risks are you willing to take?
• Contrast the concepts of self-esteem with other-esteem. Do you see a way to integrate both of these concepts?
• What are the values of self-exploration? Are there any risks attached to honestly looking at one's life?
• Compare your view of freedom of choice with that of the Coreys.
• State the essence of the philosophy underlying I Never Knew I Had a Choice.
• What are the basic aspects of the self-actualization model for personal growth? Describe the main characteristics that Maslow found in his studies of self-actualizing people.
• To what extent is self-actualization a lifelong process as opposed to a final destination that one reaches?
• After reviewing the characteristics of the self-actualizing person, spend some time reflecting on each of the topics in this book with reference to how these topics might have applications to people who are functioning at this high level. At this time in your life, how would you describe your progress toward the self-actualizing process? What are some factors that might be blocking your own actualization?
• 17. Identify a change in your life that you are considering making. Based on the stages of change model that Prochaska and Norcross (2010) developed, at what stage are you at this point in time? What would help you to progress to the next stage (if applicable)?
• 18.Discuss the balance between becoming one's own person and being concerned with others. Do you see any contradiction in being concerned about both your own and others' welfare?
• Alfred Adler contends that people are not the victims of fate, but are creative, active, choice-making beings whose every action has purpose and meaning. In light of your own personal experience, to what degree do you agree or disagree with this view of human nature?
• What is the difference between a fixed mindset and a growth mindset? How would you categorize your own mindset? Explain.