PS271 Lecture 10: PS271-PersonalityA3.docx
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Personality ps271b assignment #3-march 2015 level 3 - life stories: key theme. Life stories gives people meaning in their lives and attribute purpose to what may otherwise be meaningless events. These stories are based on personal interpretation and perspective, and may not be purely objective. In fact, the stories are imaginative and creative productions, linking the happenstance to celebrated meanings (alisat, 2015). Agency is a key theme in many of the life stories created by university students. Agency is a form of self-determination and often resilience. Agency involves taking action in what are often difficult or challenging circumstances and overcoming obstacles by wit, or resourcefulness. High point #004 speaks of a student who was encouraged when he was accepted by. Laurier: i got accepted to all 5 universities . He also indicates that meeting this goal is linked to an internal reward, saying the moment made me feel like i was worth something .
