PYC2614 - everything

PYC2614 – everything question with
correct answers 2025
Types of Epistemologies <correct answer>western and non-western


mainstream modern psychology stems from <correct answer>western epistemology


mainstream psychology claims to function as a <correct answer>value free science


some values that dominate western culture include <correct answer>individualism


Bio-medical model is closely aligned with <correct answer>western medicine


bio-medical model emphasizes the role of <correct answer>biological factors especially
the brain


under the bio-medical model, psychological challenges are viewed as <correct
answer>brain diseases


bio-medical model assumes that <correct answer>treating a biological cause with
medication with produce the desired effect


african psychology is a worldview <correct answer>that organizes the world in a
hierarchy of beings


african psychology sees the universe as <correct answer>organic and ecological


african psychology makes no distinction between <correct answer>nature and culture

,in african psychology, knowledge is gained through <correct answer>participation and
connection


in african psychology life is viewed as <correct answer>communal


african psychology personhood is defined in relation to <correct answer>the community
and not the self


individuals and communities are <correct answer>interdependent


a critical approach to psychology <correct answer>concerns itself with social change


critical psychology incorporates <correct answer>a radical psychology of liberation


critical psychology locates <correct answer>human values, motivations and behaviors
in cultural & class contexts


critical psychology focuses on <correct answer>marginalized people


critical psychology drive to addressing problems such as <correct answer>- illiteracy
- disintegration of family systems
- poverty
- alienation
- other social issues


critical psychology challenges the view that <correct answer>communities have
influence or effect on reality


critical psychology questions <correct answer>the basic foundations of mainstream
psychology

, critical psychology opposes <correct answer>the values and principles that mainstream
psychology represents


critical african psychology focuses on <correct answer>the indigenization of psychology,
language differences, philosophies and worldviews from African experiences


critical african psychology is based on <correct answer>how cultural traditions and
social practices regulate, express and transform human psyche


in SA, community is often interpreted in terms of <correct answer>race difference due to
systematic discrimination by the apartheid state


community may change over time because <correct answer>it is multifaceted


western understanding of community <correct answer>a group of people who are
spatially connected, share common interests, concerns or identities


african sense of community <correct answer>community is 3 dimensional - onto triadic
structure of being


onto triadic structure of being <correct answer>1. visible community
2. the departed
3. unborn


concept of community psychology is <correct answer>heterogenous


community psychology should aim at <correct answer>improving communities
conditions and psychological wellbeing


community psychology, unlike mainstream psychology is <correct
answer>interdisciplinary