Community, Culture and Values

Question 1

Membership provides us with a feeling of ________ and establishes _______ between those who belong and those who do not.

Answer 1

Membership provides us with a feeling of BELONGING and establishes BOUNDARIES between those who belong and those who do not.

NS

Question 2

Define consensual validation

Answer 2

Occurs when an individuals experiences are validated by the group and the groups world view is validated by the individual

NS

Question 3

____ can be defined as a state of physiological or psychological arousal that results from the individuals interpretation of situations considered stressful

Answer 3

Stress

NS

Question 4

What is the best definition for community competence?

a) the ability for a community to work together and reach their goals, whilst identifying faults in their method
b) working together to achieve goals, identify needs and help each other, in order to reach total equality
c) the ability for a community to identify needs and issues, and work together to carry out plans and achieve goals
d) working together to help one another, convey ideas, eat as a group, join in, attempt to reach goals and identify issues within the community

Answer 4

c) the ability for a community to identify needs and issues, and work together to carry out plans and achieve goals

NS

Question 5

What is the definition of Sense of Community

Answer 5

The feeling of belonging or attachment to one’s community.

ZW

Question 6

Who proposed that influence is a bi-directional concept?

Answer 6

McMillain and Chavis (1986)

ZW

Question 7

what are the 4 elements of sense of community?

Answer 7

• membership
  -influence
• fulfilment of needs
• emotional connection
  BH

Question 8

what are the 5 attributes of membership?

Answer 8

• boundaries
• emotional safety
• a common symbol
• a sense of belonging and identification
• personal investment
  BH

Question 9

What are the 3 main factors about events that influences whether or not we experience them as stressful?

Answer 9

1. Predictability
2. Controllability
3. Whether we experience threat or loss

ZW

Question 10

What is Stress?

Answer 10

A state of physiological or psychological arousal that results from the individual’s interpretation of stressors.

ZW