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SEMESTER FALL 2023

Personality Psychology (PSY405)
ASSIGNMENT NO. 1
Due Date: 14.11.2023 Marks: 20

Assignment Objective:

After the successful completion of the assignment, students will be able to identify the different
types of anxiety proposed by Freud in real-life scenarios and understand how each type of anxiety
manifests in individual behavior.

Assignment Question:

Below are some scenarios related to three types of anxiety presented by Sigmund Freud, which
have been discussed in lecture 05 of your course. Please read those stages in detail to prepare the
assignment. You need to:

• Identify the specific stage of anxiety each scenario refers to

• Justify your selection by providing an explanation of that particular stage.
Please record your answers in the table given below:

S.No. Description of Anxiety Identification (2x4) Justification

(3x4)
1. Ahmad is living in a coastal area,
where one day, he heard on a news
channel that a hurricane is
approaching. Ahmad is well aware
of the impending danger. He has a
special fear of strong winds and
lightning, which exacerbates his
anxiety. News channels
communicated to locals that winds
were stronger than a normal storm,
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and lightning would also be fierce.

Ahmad was terrified with the
thought of facing the powerful,
howling winds and intense
lightning strikes during a
hurricane.

2. Eshaal is a bright college student

who always shows excellent
performance in her studies and is
known for her intelligence and
creativity in college. Yet, she has
always had an intense fear of
speaking in public. Whenever her
teacher asks her to give a
presentation in front of her class
fellows, she experiences
overwhelming anxiety. She starts
to fear that she might embarrass
herself, make a mistake, or that her
mind will go blank when she
stands in front of her peers.
3. Sohail is a young man who was
brought up in a religious but
conservative family. He has
always been taught by his father to
maintain high moral values,
specifically in relation to
premarital relationship. As he
reaches adulthood, he starts liking
a woman, and they are in a loving,
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committed relationship. However,

his family’s religious values
strongly discourage intimacy
before marriage.

4. Faria, a 10 years old girl who has

been playing in a park with her
mother. Suddenly, she saw a dog
who rushes towards her, barking
loudly and appearing aggressive.
Faria becomes frightened and
quickly moves towards her
mother. At that moment, she
experiences extreme fear and
physiological responses, like an
increased heart rate and
palpitations.

Marking scheme

Each identification carries 2 Marks (2x4=8)

Each explanation carries 3 Marks (3x4=12)

Note:
Only in the case of Assignment, 24 hours extra / grace period after the due date is
usually available to overcome uploading difficulties which may be faced by the students
on last date. This extra time should only be used to meet the emergencies and above
mentioned due dates should always be treated as final to avoid any inconvenience.

Important Instructions:
Please read the following instructions carefully before attempting the assignment solution.
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Deadline:
• Make sure that you upload the solution file before the due date. No assignment will be
accepted through e-mail once the solution has been uploaded by the instructor.
Formatting guidelines:
• Use the font style “Times New Roman”/ “Arial” and font size “12”.
• It is advised to compose your document in MS-Word 2003.
• Use black and blue font colors only.
Solution guidelines:
• Every student will work individually and has to write in the form of an analytical
assignment.
• Give the answer according to question.
• For acquiring the relevant knowledge don’t rely only on handouts but watch the video
lectures and use other reference books also.
Rules for Marking
Please note that your assignment will not be graded or graded as Zero (0) if:
• It has been submitted after due date
• The file you uploaded does not open or is corrupt
• It is in any format other than doc (MS. Word)
• It is cheated or copied from other students, internet, books, journals etc…