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2025/2026)
Types of Epistemologies - CORRECT ANSWERS western and non-western
mainstream modern psychology stems from - CORRECT ANSWERS western epistemology
mainstream psychology claims to function as a - CORRECT ANSWERS value free science
some values that dominate western culture include - CORRECT ANSWERS individualism
Bio-medical model is closely aligned with - CORRECT ANSWERS western medicine
bio-medical model emphasizes the role of - CORRECT ANSWERS biological factors especially the
brain
under the bio-medical model, psychological challenges are viewed as - CORRECT ANSWERS
brain diseases
bio-medical model assumes that - CORRECT ANSWERS treating a biological cause with
medication with produce the desired effect
african psychology is a worldview - CORRECT ANSWERS that organizes the world in a hierarchy
of beings
african psychology sees the universe as - CORRECT ANSWERS organic and ecological
african psychology makes no distinction between - CORRECT ANSWERS nature and culture
in african psychology, knowledge is gained through - CORRECT ANSWERS participation and
connection
in african psychology life is viewed as - CORRECT ANSWERS communal
african psychology personhood is defined in relation to - CORRECT ANSWERS the community
and not the self
individuals and communities are - CORRECT ANSWERS interdependent
a critical approach to psychology - CORRECT ANSWERS concerns itself with social change
critical psychology incorporates - CORRECT ANSWERS a radical psychology of liberation
critical psychology locates - CORRECT ANSWERS human values, motivations and behaviors in
cultural & class contexts
,critical psychology focuses on - CORRECT ANSWERS marginalized people
critical psychology drive to addressing problems such as - CORRECT ANSWERS - illiteracy
- disintegration of family systems
- poverty
- alienation
- other social issues
critical psychology challenges the view that - CORRECT ANSWERS communities have influence
or effect on reality
critical psychology questions - CORRECT ANSWERS the basic foundations of mainstream
psychology
critical psychology opposes - CORRECT ANSWERS the values and principles that mainstream
psychology represents
critical african psychology focuses on - CORRECT ANSWERS the indigenization of psychology,
language differences, philosophies and worldviews from African experiences
critical african psychology is based on - CORRECT ANSWERS how cultural traditions and social
practices regulate, express and transform human psyche
in SA, community is often interpreted in terms of - CORRECT ANSWERS race difference due to
systematic discrimination by the apartheid state
community may change over time because - CORRECT ANSWERS it is multifaceted
western understanding of community - CORRECT ANSWERS a group of people who are spatially
connected, share common interests, concerns or identities
african sense of community - CORRECT ANSWERS community is 3 dimensional - onto triadic
structure of being
onto triadic structure of being - CORRECT ANSWERS 1. visible community
2. the departed
3. unborn
concept of community psychology is - CORRECT ANSWERS heterogenous
community psychology should aim at - CORRECT ANSWERS improving communities conditions
and psychological wellbeing
community psychology, unlike mainstream psychology is - CORRECT ANSWERS interdisciplinary
Nelson & Prilleteneky - CORRECT ANSWERS community psychology is the study of people
, community psychology places emphasis on - CORRECT ANSWERS local rather than universal
cultural domination - CORRECT ANSWERS - form of colonial domination.
- how native or indigenous culture gets dominated by or made to be portrayed as inferior or in need or
eradication in favor of the colonizers cultural world.
the main problem with universal claims - CORRECT ANSWERS they tend to impose themselves
onto others
many psychologists continue to understand communities with reference to - CORRECT ANSWERS
imported conceptual categories and theories from the west
cultural colonization - CORRECT ANSWERS contemporary theories and research becomes
largely irrelevant to local populations
communities are generally considered to have emerged as - CORRECT ANSWERS small travelling
nomadic groups or larger agricultural pastoral groups
centralized powerbases emerged from - CORRECT ANSWERS kingdoms and empires
the rise of modernity and industrialization in 1970 led to - CORRECT ANSWERS huge increases in
production and consumption
psychiatry relied heavily on - CORRECT ANSWERS medication as treatment
the biomedical model was the foundation for - CORRECT ANSWERS most psychiatric-
psychological interventions
the science of psychology was informed by - CORRECT ANSWERS modern western values,
ideals, principles and practices
community psychology has been steadily moving away from - CORRECT ANSWERS
Western/Euro knowledge, theories and epistemologies
community psychology was formalized as a sub-discipline at the - CORRECT ANSWERS 1965
Swampcott Conference in Boston USA
mental health reforms are tied to - CORRECT ANSWERS liberal and humanitarian scientific
approaches to mental health, social welfare and public policies
3 of the most important reform movements were - CORRECT ANSWERS 1. moral treatment
2. mental hygiene
3. deinstitutionalization
moral treatment - CORRECT ANSWERS therapeutic mental health hospitals (1800's)
mental hygiene - CORRECT ANSWERS child guidance clinics (1900's)
Answers, 100- Score Guarantee Pass (Latest
2025/2026)
Types of Epistemologies - CORRECT ANSWERS western and non-western
mainstream modern psychology stems from - CORRECT ANSWERS western epistemology
mainstream psychology claims to function as a - CORRECT ANSWERS value free science
some values that dominate western culture include - CORRECT ANSWERS individualism
Bio-medical model is closely aligned with - CORRECT ANSWERS western medicine
bio-medical model emphasizes the role of - CORRECT ANSWERS biological factors especially the
brain
under the bio-medical model, psychological challenges are viewed as - CORRECT ANSWERS
brain diseases
bio-medical model assumes that - CORRECT ANSWERS treating a biological cause with
medication with produce the desired effect
african psychology is a worldview - CORRECT ANSWERS that organizes the world in a hierarchy
of beings
african psychology sees the universe as - CORRECT ANSWERS organic and ecological
african psychology makes no distinction between - CORRECT ANSWERS nature and culture
in african psychology, knowledge is gained through - CORRECT ANSWERS participation and
connection
in african psychology life is viewed as - CORRECT ANSWERS communal
african psychology personhood is defined in relation to - CORRECT ANSWERS the community
and not the self
individuals and communities are - CORRECT ANSWERS interdependent
a critical approach to psychology - CORRECT ANSWERS concerns itself with social change
critical psychology incorporates - CORRECT ANSWERS a radical psychology of liberation
critical psychology locates - CORRECT ANSWERS human values, motivations and behaviors in
cultural & class contexts
,critical psychology focuses on - CORRECT ANSWERS marginalized people
critical psychology drive to addressing problems such as - CORRECT ANSWERS - illiteracy
- disintegration of family systems
- poverty
- alienation
- other social issues
critical psychology challenges the view that - CORRECT ANSWERS communities have influence
or effect on reality
critical psychology questions - CORRECT ANSWERS the basic foundations of mainstream
psychology
critical psychology opposes - CORRECT ANSWERS the values and principles that mainstream
psychology represents
critical african psychology focuses on - CORRECT ANSWERS the indigenization of psychology,
language differences, philosophies and worldviews from African experiences
critical african psychology is based on - CORRECT ANSWERS how cultural traditions and social
practices regulate, express and transform human psyche
in SA, community is often interpreted in terms of - CORRECT ANSWERS race difference due to
systematic discrimination by the apartheid state
community may change over time because - CORRECT ANSWERS it is multifaceted
western understanding of community - CORRECT ANSWERS a group of people who are spatially
connected, share common interests, concerns or identities
african sense of community - CORRECT ANSWERS community is 3 dimensional - onto triadic
structure of being
onto triadic structure of being - CORRECT ANSWERS 1. visible community
2. the departed
3. unborn
concept of community psychology is - CORRECT ANSWERS heterogenous
community psychology should aim at - CORRECT ANSWERS improving communities conditions
and psychological wellbeing
community psychology, unlike mainstream psychology is - CORRECT ANSWERS interdisciplinary
Nelson & Prilleteneky - CORRECT ANSWERS community psychology is the study of people
, community psychology places emphasis on - CORRECT ANSWERS local rather than universal
cultural domination - CORRECT ANSWERS - form of colonial domination.
- how native or indigenous culture gets dominated by or made to be portrayed as inferior or in need or
eradication in favor of the colonizers cultural world.
the main problem with universal claims - CORRECT ANSWERS they tend to impose themselves
onto others
many psychologists continue to understand communities with reference to - CORRECT ANSWERS
imported conceptual categories and theories from the west
cultural colonization - CORRECT ANSWERS contemporary theories and research becomes
largely irrelevant to local populations
communities are generally considered to have emerged as - CORRECT ANSWERS small travelling
nomadic groups or larger agricultural pastoral groups
centralized powerbases emerged from - CORRECT ANSWERS kingdoms and empires
the rise of modernity and industrialization in 1970 led to - CORRECT ANSWERS huge increases in
production and consumption
psychiatry relied heavily on - CORRECT ANSWERS medication as treatment
the biomedical model was the foundation for - CORRECT ANSWERS most psychiatric-
psychological interventions
the science of psychology was informed by - CORRECT ANSWERS modern western values,
ideals, principles and practices
community psychology has been steadily moving away from - CORRECT ANSWERS
Western/Euro knowledge, theories and epistemologies
community psychology was formalized as a sub-discipline at the - CORRECT ANSWERS 1965
Swampcott Conference in Boston USA
mental health reforms are tied to - CORRECT ANSWERS liberal and humanitarian scientific
approaches to mental health, social welfare and public policies
3 of the most important reform movements were - CORRECT ANSWERS 1. moral treatment
2. mental hygiene
3. deinstitutionalization
moral treatment - CORRECT ANSWERS therapeutic mental health hospitals (1800's)
mental hygiene - CORRECT ANSWERS child guidance clinics (1900's)
