PSYCH 239 ReviewPSYCH 239 Review- Using mostly student based questions on the guest lectures- Instead of Primary, Secondary, Tertiary, they use Universal instead of primary,and the subcategories Selective and Indicated for Secondary instead. They don’t even use Tertiary.- Remember:o Power from: Being able to resist the power of otherso Power Over: Explicit or implicit dominanceo Power To: Being able to act freely through power sharing.- Empowermento People aiding themselves to gain power and resources o Empowering programs should have as many of these qualifications as possible: Those without equal resources gain more access/control Intentional, ongoing In Local communities Mutual respect, critical reflection, caring, group participation Enhancing possibilities for people to control their own liveso Criticisms of Empowerment Paradox of empowerment- Who has the power to empower?- Is feeling empowered the same as having power?- Terms used vaguely and inconsistently.- Are power and control good goals to have?- Do empowerment efforts change anything?- Social change:o First-Order Change Make the same kind of changes as always Changes maintain the problems with systems Affect the individual levelo Second-Order Change Says first order change is a part of the problem! Social systems prescribe role relationships, constrain behavior-MUST CHANGE THESE! Affect the environmental levelo Facilitators of and Barriers to Change Positive- - Creative thinking, challenging assumptions- Willingness to change- Commitment to fairness- Common cause with others- Strong values related to change. What affects whether change happens? Negative- - Favoring social inequality (“just world”)- Unwillingness to change- Commitment to individual advancement- Isolation- Lack of roots- iClicker Questionso When does the deficit prospective happen? People focus on what’s wrong with an individual or social context rather than on what’s right with an individual or a social context.o What’s victim blaming? Individual deficits perspective approacho James has had a drinking problem for quite some time. Friend and family get together to figure out ways to help him. This is called what? Mesosystem o James get’s a DUI and needs to be dropped of at school now. However his mom is taking a class at a community class and can no longer driving. The school is called what? Exosystemo The bar where james drinks Microsystemo DUI laws are what? Macrosystemo What kind of prevention is psychotherapy? Tertiaryo Is HIV treatment indicated or selective secondary prevention of AIDS?
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