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PSCH 231
PSCH 231
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Psychology
Undergraduate 2
02/18/2013

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Problem definition shift
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shift from an individualistic to a structural perspective
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context minimization error
Definition
ignoring or discounting the importance of contexts in a individuals life
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community vs psychology
Definition
-different way of thinking, human behavior
- effective ways to prevent problems rather then treat when they arise
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participant-conceptualizer
Definition
actively involved in community processes while also attempting to understand and explain then
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first order change
Definition
alther, rearranges, or replaces the individuals members of a group
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second order change
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changing those relationships, especially changing shared-goal, roles, rules, and power relationships
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proximal
Definition
closet to the individual and involving the most fact-to-face contact are closer to the center diagram
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Distal
Definition
less immediate to the person yet broad effects, are toward the outside of the diagram
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setting
Definition
enduring set of relationships among individuals that maybe associated withe one or several places
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mediating structures
Definition
promote well-being for individuals and communities
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error of logical typing
Definition
pan handling or loitering
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distributive justice
Definition
concerns the allocation of resources among members of a populaton
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procedural justice
Definition
concerns whether processes of collective decision making include a fair representation of citizens
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Community Psychology
Definition
– How those community-level forces impact the functioning of all individuals and families
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individuals
Definition
– Reciprocal influence across level.
– Engage multiple levels simultaneously.
– Interventions can build individual capacity to address problems.
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Microsystems
Definition
– Environments where person repeatedly engages in direct, personal interaction.
– More than the sum of their members.
– Potential sources of support or stress.
Setting
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Organizations
Definition
– Settings that have a formal structure & stature (e.g., mission, by-laws, policies).
– May “host” several microsystems.
– Can have power dynamics and informal “culture.”
– Vary in amount of resources.
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Localities
Definition
– Geographic communities.
– Consist of many organizational entities working to define and address problems.
– History & culture are important.
– May host movements that transcend organizational boundaries.
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Macrosystems
Definition
– Multiple simultaneous systems.
– Influence other levels of analysis through policies, legislation, social norms, etc.
– Influenced by consumer choice, advocacy, etc.
– Can reach globally.
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Wellness
Definition
– Physical and psychological health, including personal well-being and attainment of personal goals.
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Seven main values:
Definition
– Individual and family wellness
– Sense of community
– Respect for human diversity
– Social justice
– Empowerment and citizen participation
– Collaboration and community strengths
– Empirical grounding
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Empowerment
Definition
– Enhancing opportunities for people to control their own lives, both individually and collectively.
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Fair play
Definition
equality seeks to assure rules of fairness in competition for economic
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Bottom Up
Definition
approaches orginate at the "grassroots" among citizens rather than among professionals or the power
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Top Down
Definition
Designed by professionals, community leaders
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Fair shares
Definition
focuses on fairness of procedure but with minimizing extreme in equalities of out come
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Divergent reasoning
Definition
identifying multiple truths in the opposing perspective,, recognizing that conflicting viewpoint may usufuly coexist, and resiting easy answers
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Positivism
Definition
dominant philosophy of science, pursuit of objectiviy and value free neutraliy in research, an ultimate goal of understanding cause and effect relationship
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constructivist
Definition
assume that knowing occurs in a relationship and is a product of a social connection between researches and participant
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Attending to Unheard voices
Definition
identify a community whose views are being overlooked, and do research that helps bring attention to the experiences and views of people in that community
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Asking
Definition
identifying the persons to be included in the study
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Witnessing
Definition
concerns how researcher and participant create knowledge through developing relationships
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Interpreting
Definition
analyis of the infromation gathered in asking and witnessing and making wider sense of patterns in the experiences of participants
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Knowing
Definition
involves the products of qulitative resarch and whether these are used to furthe the interests of participants
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verisimilitude
Definition
eliciting a personal experience in a reaseracher similar to the original experience of the reaserch participant
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Pervalence
Definition
rate of existing occurences of a disorder in a populaiton within a time period
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