Addis Ababa University

School of Psychology
General Psychology

Individual Assignment (Chapters 8, 9 10, and 11)

General Guidelines for the Assignment
1. Each student is expected to select any topic among the topics listed below and
prepare a summary based on the specific guidelines given.
2. The assignment weighs 10%
3. The summary should not be more than 7 pages
4. Copying the works of other students is strictly forbidden.
5. The assignment will be scored based on the guidelines given below

 Topics
1. Topic 1
Life Skills
Specific Guidelines for writing the summary
 Nature and concept definition
 Components of life skills
 Goals of Life Skills
 Practical Examples and applications of life Skills
2. Stress and Coping with Stress
Specific Guidelines for writing the summary
 Concept definition
 Causes of stress
 Coping mechanisms
 Applications of coping mechanisms in real-life events
3. Anger Management
Specific Guidelines for writing the summary
 Concept definition
 Causes of anger
 Mechanisms of managing anger
 Applications of anger management in real life
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4. Time Management
Specific Guidelines for writing the summary
 Concept definition
 Characteristics of people with good time management skills
 Time management Skills

5. Test Anxiety
Specific Guidelines for writing the summary
 Concept definition
 Effects of test anxiety
 Mechanisms of reducing test anxiety
 Applications of test anxiety reduction skills

6. Note-taking, Study, and test-taking Skills

Specific Guidelines for writing the summary
 General strategies for notetaking
 General methods for preparations for taking tests/ exams
7. Cultural Diversity
Specific Guidelines for writing the summary
 Concept definition
 Ways of managing diversity
 Guidelines for correcting the assignment (for the instructor)
 Relevance of the contents of the paper and examples to the topic (5%)
 Format or layout of the paper (1%)
 Language (Grammar, punctuation, spelling…. etc) (1%)
 Logical Flow of Ideas/Coherence (1%)
 Originality of the Paper (efforts exerted to write the paper in own words than
submitting plagiarized work) (1%)
 Meeting the deadline (1%)