Reflective Paper
This assignment requires you to explore and integrate the concepts learned throughout this course. Submit a 10 – 12 page paper (excluding the title page and
reference pages) in which you address the historical, philosophical, and empirical foundations of the field of psychology, including the major tenets and theories
included in the periods of pre-modernism, modernism, and postmodernism and how they have helped to shape important contemporary psychological theories and issues.
Incorporate explanations regarding the foundational philosophical assumptions and principles of the different psychological paradigms (cognitive-behavioral,
psychoanalytic, and humanistic-existential).
Analyze the relevance of issues of diversity as they are related to the history of psychology. Particular emphasis should be placed on how diversity issues have
been handled historically and how people from diverse backgrounds have struggled in gaining influence in the field of psychology.
Illustrate the influence of at least one of the major theories addressed in this course (Gestalt, Behaviorist, Cognitive, Psychoanalytic, Existential, or
Humanistic theory) on your chosen academic and career paths.