PYC2614
COMMUNITY PSYCHOLOGY: BUILDING FOUNDATIONS
FI CONCESSION PORTFOLIO MODEL ANSWERS
FEBRUARY 2023
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Question 1
1.1
Critical psychologists use more qualitative approaches to research studies, like open-
ended interviews and participant action research, in which the people being studied
collect data, analyze it, identify problems, and find solutions themselves. Assuming
someone will act a certain way based on stereotypes about their identity (aspects such
as race, gender, sexuality, etc.)
1.2
Marginalization can negatively impact individuals' physical, psychological and emotional
health. Some — but not all of these consequences may include feelings of anger,
anxiety, fear, depression, self-blame, sadness, stress and isolation.
When things are going well, it's only natural to want to share. However, if telling your
coworkers about your extravagant spending or luxurious vacations becomes a regular
habit, they could start to avoid you because they read you as cocky or arrogant. Rather
than telling people about yourself, get into the habit of asking them about their lives.
Gatherings outside work, such as happy hours or other coworker confabs, are an
important way to get to know your colleagues. While you don't have to participate in
every one of these events, never attending them will make your coworkers think you're
uninterested in them. Make an effort to attend events, and make a point to regularly
converse with your colleagues (but don't overdo it, as discussed above!) so you get to
know them and it becomes easier to be social with them.
In addition to trying to solve the problem of your marginalization, you may also find
value in finding a strong support network to help you cope. Even if the above strategies
are a successful solution to your marginalization, they make take time to bear fruit so, in
, the meantime, having a strong support network to vent your frustrations to can help put
things in perspective and serve as an outlet for your frustrations.
However, none of this advice applies if you believe you're being marginalized based on
your race, ethnicity, gender, language or ability in those cases, the marginalization is
discrimination, and it should be reported through the proper channels.
Question 2
2.1
Community psychology has an identifiable set of principles that both define and guide
the field. These principles include (1) personal wellness and access to resources; (2)
social justice and freedom from oppression; (3) a sense of community and
connectedness; (4) multiple dimensions of diversity (e.g., gender, ethnicity, sexual
orientation, disability); and (5) community collaboration, participation, self-determination,
and empowerment. In its concern with the interdependence and interaction of
individuals and groups, community psychology attempts to foster the creation of
person–environment transactions that prevent dysfunction, facilitate empowerment and
social justice, and promote wellness. Community psychology insists on multiple levels of
analysis: individual (e.g., attitudes, cognitions, emotions), microsystem (e.g., family,
classroom, team), organizational (e.g., a school, a church, an agency), community (e.g.,
geographic, identity, common experience communities), and macrosystem (e.g.,
ideologies, cultures, societal institutions).
Research in community psychology is grounded in a collaborative model in which the
researcher works in partnership with the community to address its needs. Community
psychology research should lead to action or have clear implications for action.
Intervention approaches based on community psychology include primary prevention
programs, empowerment interventions, mutual support (self-help) groups, and social
action strategies (e.g., community organizing and advocacy). The overarching goal of
community psychology interventions is to address the root causes of disease and
distress through strategies that target antecedent and facilitating factors.
Community psychology and multicultural psychology overlap in many areas. The
emphasis on understanding people in their cultural, historical, and sociopolitical
contexts provides a framework for examining acculturation, racial identity, and many
other variables that are central to the psychological well-being of multicultural
populations. Explicit attention to social asymmetries and resource disparities is closely
connected to the study of racism and ethnocentrism in multicultural psychology.
Shelly P. HarrellThe Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
developmental psychology
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