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Provide the most correct definition of community psychology
Is the critical study of people in context that aims to improve standard of the community
Question 7
The recent calls for a decolomsed education by the ‘’fallist” movements such as “#RhodesmustfaiI”
and “#Feesmustfall” in South Africa can NOT be linked to
|(2) A politics of knowledge production that show that science and knowledge is non-political
Stevens (2013) speaks of “community psychologies” (heterogeneous) as opposed to a singular
“community psychology” This points to
the liberal and humanitarian scientific ideologies and approaches to mental illness
Nowadays we cannot speak of a single homogenous “ community psychology” (Stevens , 2013)
but rather heterogeneous “ community psychologies” that emerged from
(4) | community psychology as a sub- discipline of psychology
South Africa has a long history of mainstream psychology that was silent and often implicitly or
actively supportive of racism (Yen, 2013) This was justified by the viewpoint that
( 3) psychology is a value-free science
Community psychology does NOT focus on
(4) fixing community issues that the community cannot address themselves
Dynamic and resilient economies in a community are primarily indicated by
|(2) sustained retail spending, business growth, and having skilled occupations
Instrumental rationality is a powerful tool, but neglects the aspect of
2) relationality |
Which of the following is NOT true with regard to relational “blind spots” of individuals and groups?
1^5 Relational blind spots can be solved by holding a dialectic oppositional stance in
relationships
Cyclist helmets have been demonstrated to high preventive value in case of head injuries Now
bicycle helmet use has been made compulsory in many countries Compulsory bicycle helmet
use in a specific country is an example of the following intervention type
1(4) education
The statement “It isn’t what we know about the problem that is the problem, it’s what we think we
know is true but just isn’t true” is NOT an example of
(3) people typically tend to ignore and squash negative feedback or symptoms
Yen (2013) states that community psychology teaches us that
|(4) community consists ot socially constructed categories ot people
Community psychologists must take note of the political dimensions of human problems within a
particular region or community This relates to issues of
[(3) empowerment
The social ecological model
applies systems thinking to individual interactions with the social and physical environments
South Africa has a long history of mainstream psychology being silent and sometimes actively
supportive of racism ( Yen, 2013 ) This was linked to a justification that
2) psychology supported social justice and diversity
The mental health model does NOT
ITS] focus on the community or the greater population rather than the individual
The statement “It isn’t what we know about the problem that is the problem, it’s what we think we
know is true but just isn’ t true” is NOT an example of
|(5) controlling a situation and enforcing one s viewpoint on otners
Mainstream modem psychology is NOT based on the belief that:
3) it caters primanly for the values of die middle and upper classes
A critical approach to psychology does NOT
K4) fall within the domain of traditional and mainstream psychology
Therecent callsfor a decolonised education by the“fallisf movements suchas #RhodesmustfaH”
and a#Feesmustfair in South Africa can NOTbe linked to ••*
(4) a politics of knowledge production that show that science and knowledge is non-political.
Nowadays we cannot speak of a single homogenous “community psychology” (Stevens, 2013)
but rather heterogeneous “ community psychologies” that emerged from
the multiple histories of community psychology in different parts of the world
South Africa has a long history of mainstream psychology that was silent and often implicitly or
actively supportive of racism (Yen, 2013) This was justified by the viewpoint that
|(2) community is sometimes seen to exist whereas in fact it does not
Sustainable built and natural environment in “Community Indicators Victona” refers to community
wellbeing by looking at
pg351(3) housing affordability, transport accessibility, and sustainable energy use
Secondary prevention of violence and crime includes
4) preventing more dangerous conditions from occumng
The discovery of the toxic effects of lead in petrol on the development of the human brain is an
example of the following intervention type
(1) engineering
Instrumental rationality is a powerful problem-solving approach, but neglects
(4) Externalities
Messy or “ wicked” problems such as endemic poverty, depression or gangsterism
have a single cause and no single effect that can be uncovered scientifically
Which of the following is NOTtrue with regard to relational “blind spots” of individuals and groups?
Relational blind spots can be solved by holding a dialectic oppositional stance in
relationships
The literature on historical and intergenerational trauma states that historical trauma
is simple to resolve with the aid of Kubler-Koss’s stages of loss and bereavement ~|
Seat belts have a protective factor on human injunes for motor vehicle occupants in the case of
a collision. The compulsory use of seat belts for motor vehicles occupants by law is an example
of the following intervention type
legislation
Which one of the following statements is NOT valid for a complex living systems approach to
communities’
Adaptive behaviours for sustainable communities involve human relationships, a community
orientation, and ecologically sound lifestyles
