Module 05: Intervention & Prevention Strategies Flashcards
grassroots
Individuals at the ground level of a community group or an organization are brought into key roles in intervention design and planning.
secondary prevention
Early intervention that decreases the prevalence.
indicated prevention
Programming that targets people who have detectable signs of maladjustment that foreshadow more significant mental disorders or who have biological markers that are linked to disorder.
participants
A pool of people that are volunteering or being paid to participate in a study.
incidence
The number of new cases during a specified period of time.
implementation
Sequence of actions that goes from the planned on paper to actions in natural community contexts. Good implementation depends on the skills of the community psychologists involved and the degree of community readiness.
dissemination
The deliberate sharing of research findings to groups and communities that would benefit from said findings.
primary prevention
Interventions designed to prevent the onset or future incidence of a specific problem.
innovations
New knowledge or information such as programs or policies that could be useful to prevention efforts in the field.
community intervention
Prevention or promotion programs that aim to promote behavioral change in defined community contexts to address social problems.
empowerment
The process of gaining power emerging at the individual, organizational, community, and societal levels, which are affected by peoples’ previous experiences, skills, actions, and context.
selective prevention
Programming that targets people who are at high risk for the development of a disorder but do not show any indication of disorder.
meta-analysis
A method for statistically summarizing the findings of multiple studies to quantify an average effect and identify possible predictors of variability of outcomes.
evaluation
The use of different research methods to understand person-environment interactions and also determine whether community interventions have been successful.
community readiness
Degree to which the community is prepared for the behavioral and social changes that are intended by the intervention.
empirical analysis
The research whose results fall strictly on observable and verifiable evidence. It can be based on quantitative or qualitative methods.
interdisciplinary
Scientists from multiple disciplines work together to try to understand complex social and community problems.
oppression
Oppression can be described as the collusion of dehumanization and exploitation.
active citizen participation
Assures a higher level of involvement in partnerships involving both community psychologists and community members.
prevention
The focus on actions that stop problems before they happen by boosting individual skills as well as by engaging in environmental change.
risk factors
Variables that are related to an increased risk for developing a disease or problem.
second-order changes
Involves initiating more structural, long term, and sustainable transformational changes.
universal prevention
Correlates of primary prevention; targets all the people in a given population.
prevalence
The total number of cases in a population.
social justice
Involves the fair distribution of wealth, opportunities, and privileges that provide equal opportunities for education, healthcare, work, and housing.
evidence-based
An approach to intervention based on research that systematically demonstrates its effectiveness.
effectiveness
Achievement of the results intended by the intervention (it is an indicator that the intervention works properly).
promotion
Empowering individuals to increase control of their health through literacy and programming.
logic models
A hypothesized description of the process, step by step, of how a prevention or promotion intervention should work.
empirical research
The research whose results fall strictly on observable and verifiable evidence. It can be based on quantitative or qualitative methods.
protective factors
Variables that are related to a decreased risk for developing a disease or a social problem.
dose
Refers to how much of the intervention they do deliver: for example, number of sessions, number of hours, time of application of the program, and so on.
ecological perspective
Understanding the relationships between people and their social environments (e.g., families, groups, communities, and societies).
advocacy
Advocacy involves active promotion of a cause or principle involving actions that lead to a selected goal.
tertiary prevention
Implementing programming after the disorder has occurred.
Community Psychology
A field that goes beyond an individual focus and integrates social, cultural, economic, political, environmental, and international influences to promote positive change, health, and empowerment at individual and systemic levels (SCRA27.org).
medical model
In psychology, the medical model involves a therapist delivering one-on-one psychotherapy to patients. In medicine, it involves physicians providing treatments for one patient at a time.
