Psychology 363 – Module Assignment 7
Chapter 7: Strengths Perspective
Community psychology is a unique branch of psychology that focuses on the individual potential and strength of people – not their pathology. Please identify the three objectives of psychology prior to WWII (page 180) – How is community psychology similar to Seligman and Csikszentmihalyi’s (2000) concept of positive psychology?
Discuss the term “victims of poverty” (Ryan, 1971) – according to this theory – who is to blame for poor socioeconomic conditions? How does this theory differ from the “just world” hypothesis (page 158) in chapter 6?
Discuss the term “fundamental attribution error” (Ross, 1977). According to this theory, how do people in general describe and justify victims of poverty and oppression?
Discuss the interesting study that was conducted by Rosenhan (1973; page 190). What does “labeling” do to our perceptions of who is sane and not sane?
Identify and describe Cottrell’s (1964) 8 qualities of competent communities (page 199) – provide examples of each. Additionally, can you add any additional qualities of your own?
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Distinguish between the terms “individualistic” and “collectivistic” cultures. How can the collectivistic culture contribute to the principles of community service work?
Discuss the relationship between sport activity and the principles of the collectivistic philosophy (see pages 92-93). Our professional “teams” today using the collectivistic principles in your opinion? Be sure to describe the term “collective self-efficacy” in your answer
Identify and describe four methods in which parents and educators can actually teach children the positive benefits of collectivistic behaviors. Provide examples in your answer.
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