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
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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
