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PYC4808
Ecosystemic Psychology
Assignment 06 (2021)
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Question 1 - As a student of Unisa, an Open Distance Learning Education Institution, provide
a first order cybernetic analysis of Unisa as a system. In your answer, describe the context as
a first order cybernetic thinker, and apply at least five (5) first order cybernetic
principles/concepts to your analysis. .....................................................................................3
Question 2 - Include yourself in the observed, and provide a second-order cybernetic analysis
of Unisa as a system. In your answer, describe how a second-order cybernetic thinker would
contextualise Unisa, and apply at least five (5) second order principle/concepts to your
analysis. ................................................................................................................................5
3.1 - According to Becvar and Becvar (2014), systemic thinking is not an either/or approach.
Discuss this statement and justify how FOC and SOC can be integrated in a complementary
manner. .............................................................................................................................7
3.2 - In all professions there are both explicit and implicit ethical guidelines, which have
been drawn up to ensure efficacy and competency. Discuss the ethical considerations to
bear in mind if you were working from an ecosystemic perspective (include the ethical
considerations for both FOC and SOC). ............................................................................8
3.3 - In your opinion, how can African ideologies and indigenous knowledge systems be
incorporated into ecosystemic psychology? .......................................................................9
3.4 - Provide a critique of ecosystemic psychology in which you cover both its merits and
its shortcomings .................................................................................................................9
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