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* Problems are created by context
* Individuals operate in complex systems in society
• Problems can only be resolved by interaction with those who experience the
problem
• Risk and protective factors within environment which we interact with = risk and
protective factors influence the health of the individual, group and community -
operate and exist at multiple levels therefore we use the:
* Ecological approach
WHO - Health definition
• multidimensional construct
• A complete state of of being that includes physical, mental and social well-being
• Holistic view of health (as a state of well-being)
• Proactive approach
Well-being
• state of personal, relational and collective well-being
• Not only matter on individual health
• Involves transactions between individuals, supportive relationships and
environments
• Well-being is bidirectional
•
• (Prilleltensky, 2012) = a positive state of affairs brought about by the balanced
and simultaneous satisfaction of the objective and subjective needs of individuals,
relationships, organisations and communities
Psychological Interventions
• work together with an affected target group
• Take actions to enhance or maintain their functioning and well-being
• Partnership with those affected by the problem
• Develop series of actions to address the problem in the way it exists in an
environment
Community psychology
• challenge conditions of oppression and inequality that cause poor well-being
• (Underpinned by principle of ecology and value of holism)
• Examine whole ecological system to solve problem at basis of individual
circumstances = ecological model
• move away from expert knowledge
• Focus on collaboration with individual
, • WEEK 1: Health and well-being in social context
Lecture 2 - How do we account for differences in
well-being between individuals, groups and
communities?
(Psychologist contributions to well-being)
The relationship between social context and health and well-
being
• Social Context: differences in social circumstances account for differences
in health and well-being
• Thinking Ecologically = person in context
Support the well-being of the population by (prerequisite resources)
• Basic physiological needs
• Physical resources
• Social resources: family dynamic, political, economic and educational
factors, social standing in society (Social, class, gender, ethnicity and race)
= relating to poverty causing ill-health and inequality
Factors contributing to creation of psychological interventions
• Different dimensions of well-being
• Widely multidimensional
• Multiple pathways of risk factors that impact well-being
• Context consideration
Recap
Why Community Psychology?
• Mainstream psychology targeted the individual
• Neglected the social context of the individual
• Community psychology states that the individuals forms part of a context
or social environment that influences their well-being
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