Deck 20: Applied Psychology in South Africa

Question 1

On a collective level, which ONE of the following does NOT encompass the merits of rites of passage?

A) Rooting the person within the community, thereby maintaining social equilibrium.
B) Providing the person with a sense of control over natural developmental processes.
C) Strengthening cultural perspectives and reducing the dangers of cross-cultural contamination.
D) Aligning the belief system of the individual with the group/society.

Answer 1

Providing the person with a sense of control over natural developmental processes.

Question 2

According to the psychiatrist in the chapter, the behaviour of the abandoned child's father (Mr Orizu) could be perceived as acceptable if one takes into the consideration the __________ __________ in Nigeria.

Answer 2

cultural norms

Question 3

____________________ are proponents of evil, but ___________ ____________ are benign.

Answer 3

Witches; traditional healers

Question 4

Among the Igbo people in south-eastern Nigeria, human existence consists of a triad of regenerative cycles, including birth, death and re-birth.

Question 5

____________________ is defined as the way in which a person responds to a second, or dominant, culture. This process refers to the shift experienced when an individual adapts to, and assimilates, qualities of a different culture.

Question 6

A genogram can be likened to a genetic map and, therefore, represents the arrangement of genes on a chromosome.

Question 7

Typical mental health facilities in South Africa make use of multidisciplinary teams (MDTs) comprising ___________________.

A) health psychologists, psychiatrists, psychiatric nurses, occupational therapists and social workers.
B) clinical psychologists, psychiatrists, psychiatric nurses, occupational therapists and social workers.
C) clinical psychologists, psychiatrists, paediatric nurses, occupational therapists and social workers.
D) psychologists, psychoanalysts, psychiatric nurses, occupational therapists and social workers.

Question 8

What is amafufunyana?

Question 9

According to traditional African culture, elder does not mean older.

Question 10

Based on the book's portrayal of applied psychology in South Africa, the concept of collateral sources most probably suggests ____________________.

A) alternative sources of information to refute or support current information.
B) ancestral information.
C) property as security for some obligation (e.g. a financial loan).
D) sources of information that are in a subordinate position.

Question 11

How is death formulated in traditional African culture?

Question 12

____________________ defines the union between the living, the departed (i.e. ancestors) and those soon to be born.

Question 13

Many traditionally inclined African people discuss past and present experiences by using expressive and symbolic language to communicate personal experiences.

Question 14

How is witchcraft defined by the Traditional Healers Organisation (THO)?

Question 15

Describe the symptoms and psychological dynamics of an ogbanje child.

Question 16

____________________ takes place when a person is socialised into his/her own culture. This process implies that the person acquires the necessary competencies to operate efficiently in her/her cultural group.

Question 17

The miraculous child of Sankatane symbolises __________________ and _________________.

A) loss; an attempt to protect a parental figure
B) strength; an ability to speak as an infant
C) bravery; a need to save people
D) character development; secure attachment between a mother and child