PYC4808
ECOSYSTEMIC PSYCHOLOGY
ASSIGNMENT 3 - 823871
| STUDENT NO:
, Student: Assignment 3 - 823871
Table of Contents
Plagiarism Declaration ................................................................................................................................................................ 3
Introduction .................................................................................................................................................................................... 4
1. Reality ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 4
1.1 Final order cybernetics perspective (FOC) ......................................................................................................................... 4
1.2 Second order cybernetics perspective (SOC) .................................................................................................................... 4
1.3 Reality from an African perspective ..................................................................................................................................... 4
1.4 A comparison between how reality is seen from a FOC, SOC and African perspective ............................................ 4
2. Health and Pathology .......................................................................................................................................................... 4
2.1 Health and Pathology addressed by first order cybernetics (FOC) ................................................................................ 5
2.2 Health and Pathology addressed by second order cybernetics (SOC) ........................................................................ 5
2.3 Health and Pathology addressed by the African perspective ......................................................................................... 5
Conclusion ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 6
Sources Consulted ....................................................................................................................................................................... 6
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ECOSYSTEMIC PSYCHOLOGY
ASSIGNMENT 3 - 823871
| STUDENT NO:
, Student: Assignment 3 - 823871
Table of Contents
Plagiarism Declaration ................................................................................................................................................................ 3
Introduction .................................................................................................................................................................................... 4
1. Reality ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 4
1.1 Final order cybernetics perspective (FOC) ......................................................................................................................... 4
1.2 Second order cybernetics perspective (SOC) .................................................................................................................... 4
1.3 Reality from an African perspective ..................................................................................................................................... 4
1.4 A comparison between how reality is seen from a FOC, SOC and African perspective ............................................ 4
2. Health and Pathology .......................................................................................................................................................... 4
2.1 Health and Pathology addressed by first order cybernetics (FOC) ................................................................................ 5
2.2 Health and Pathology addressed by second order cybernetics (SOC) ........................................................................ 5
2.3 Health and Pathology addressed by the African perspective ......................................................................................... 5
Conclusion ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 6
Sources Consulted ....................................................................................................................................................................... 6
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