WK 10 L1 Community psychology Flashcards
Benefits of social connectedness
increases longevity, shorter labour during birth, improved recovery from surgery, reduce stress of redundancy
Loneliness causes
depression, delinquency, earlier death, physical illness, aggressiveness, psychiatric disorders
to change the things that make people sick we need to…
eradicate poverty, build inclusive communities, address oppression, reduce stress at work and elsewhere, and ensure that people have the opportunity to control their own lives, ensure people have good living conditions
Community psychology
concerns the relationships of individuals with communities and societies - research action, enhance quality of life and values
when and where was the term community psych coined
1965 USA
Whanaungatanga
enmeshed in family
Whakapapa
link to ancestors, next generation
Kaitiakitanga
being part of and looking after enviro
Manakitanga
relating to others in ways that enhance our mana
Big ideas of community psych #3
values, ecology and prevention
values and what psych study
conformity and solidarity
Matakite
person with spiritual insight who sees visions of the future
Values in community psychology
social justice, prevention, collaboration, commitment to evaluation, empowerment and self determination, capacity building and valuing diversity
social justice
fairness, equity, equal access to resources with respect to class, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, disability etc.
prevention
addressing conditions which lead to problems
collaboration
a preference for working with people, not imposing solutions on people
commitment to evaluation
assessing changes, measuring effectiveness of programmes
empowerment and self determination
promoting opportunities for individuals and groups to increase control over their lives
Capacity building
developing strengths rather than assuming deficits
Valuing diversity
as opposed to tolerating difference
An ecological approach involves
institutional and national systems, beliefs, culture, values, history, family, community, physical enviro
Multi level analysis
micro, meso, macro and mega
Mirco
small systems- families, relationships, individuals
meso
medium systems- organisations, communities, ethnic and religious groups
Macro
large systems- nation, legal system and economy
Mega
Biosphere
Social change perspective
changing enviro instead of person
Multi-level approach
working at the macro and meso levels
Health promotion
the process enables people to increase control over and improve their health. it moves beyond a focus on individual behaviour towards a wide range of social and environmental interventions
Health promotion strategies
Ottawa charter
