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PYC2614 Exam Pack MAY JUNE EXAM MEMOS
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PYC2614Exam Pack
MAY JUNE EXAM
MEMOS
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PYC2614
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2018-2019
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2 PYC 2614
May/June 2018
Question 1
The aim of the module "Community Psychology Building Foundations" (PYC 2614) is to
( 1) tram students as fully fledged professionals that can perform and implement community
interventions
( 2) build the foundations of communities
(3) solve community problems in the areas of mental illness and crime, once and for all
I (4) provide ways and means of understanding current contextual issues in our communities "
(5) None of the above are correct pgV : The purpose of this module is to introduce you to the histories that shaped the emergenceof community psychology
globally and in South Africa. You will be introduced to thedifferent principles and intervention models applied in community
psychology, andhow these are informed by various theories and schools of community psychology . Themodule adopts a
relational, observational and narrative approach through which you willhave an understanding of current contextual issues in
Question 2 your community and how thesecan beattended to through community psychology interventions .
This epistemologyemanates from the Western way of viewing reality and assumes
that psychologyis an objective and universalscience . In other words , it is seen as the
Mainstream modern psychology is NOT based on the belief that pg3
only scientifc and fact -based way of understandingan individual. It does not consider
contextual particularitiessuch as sex, race , culture, and the values and meanings of
.
others in understandingan individual(Mkhize , 2013) Western culture also believes that
" ^ * Knowledge is gained through participation and connecting , knowledgeshould be producedthrough methodsof science , in that objective truth
not so much through separationand abstraction . .
can be discoveredif methodsof research are refned Western scientifcmethods claim
that objective knowledgecan be created without considering the role of theobserver
or researcher in the process of research. Due to this approach, mainstream psychology
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claims to function as a value free science without any politicalundertones. These values
(1)knowledge should be produced through methods of science
gave rise to the idea that the psychologist is the expert. Moreover , the expert can claim
to be an individualof a high order due to the knowledgethat has been gained through
.
scientifc research. This claim is used to empower individuals ( Prilleltensky& Fox, 1997) In a
objective truth can be discovered if methods of research are refined
particularsituation, the so- called ‘expert" can claim to pose more knowledgeregarding a
( 2)
group of individualsin a community. This power dynamic can have immenseconsequences
when the expert approachesthe community in need, as they would govern or have an
influence on how the community lives.
objective knowledge can be created without considering the role of the observer or
( 3)
researcher in the process of research
I 41 people are the (best) experts on their own lives and on their local communities
(
( 5) assumes that psychology is an objective and universal science
Question 3
pg4: Knowledge is gained through participation and connecting,
The traditional African psychological worldview does NOT not so much through separation and abstraction .
(1) have a holistic view of life as a cosmic unity
(2) view parental responsibilities as also residing with the extended family and community
( 3) make no or little distinction between nature and culture
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( gain knowledge primarily through separation and abstraction!
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(5) view causality to be linked to the interaction of life forces
Question 4
The critical African perspective on psychology
(1) isbased on the Western and individualistic approach to psychology
(2) assumes a value-free orientation to knowledge that is located in the middle to uppersocio -
economic classes
( 3) includes the lived experiences and reflections of marginalised people
-pi] caters only tor tne values of middle and uppei classes
(5) sees psychological illness as having an underlying biological cause
pg5: its focus is on the “lived experiences ” of people . This
includes the lived experiences and reflections of marginalised people. Its focus drives
it to addressing problems such as illiteracy, disintegration of extended family systems ,
poverty , alienation and other social issues.
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