Deck 13: The Future of Community Psychology

Question 1

"Institutional markers" of success cited in the text include all of the following but NOT

A) chapters in the Annual Review of Psychology.
B) journals dedicated to community psychology.
C) a rise in the number of clinical community psychology programs.
D) research published by some of the top universities in the U.S.

Answer 1

a rise in the number of clinical community psychology programs.

Question 2

Among the universities publishing the most community psychology articles is/are

A) Arizona State University.
B) University of Michigan.
C) UCLA.
D) University of Illinois.
E) All of the above.

Answer 2

All of the above.

Question 3

A growth area in community psychology appears to be

A) the number of articles published by authors or study locations outside the U.S.
B) the number of grants provided to community psychology practitioners.
C) the use of laboratory studies to establish community relevant variables.
D) All of the above.

Answer 3

the number of articles published by authors or study locations outside the U.S.

Question 4

Among the listed indicators of community psychology's internationalization is/are

A) the publication of two editions of a text on community psychology in New Zealand and Australia.
B) the appointment of non-U.S. editors to the board of editors of the Journal of Community Psychology.
C) the Society for Community Research and Action (Div. 27) stating one of its' goals to be the promotion of community perspectives internationally.
D) All of the above.

Question 5

The continent with no publications in community psychology is

A) Asia
B) Africa.
C) Latin America.
D) Antarctica.

Question 6

The authors of the text on Critical Community Psychology are from

A) Latin America.
B) Portugal.
C) Great Britain.
D) Japan.

Question 7

Under "a useful paradigm" it was noted that community psychology principles and theory can and have been applied to

A) mental health settings.
B) business organizations.
C) schools.
D) All of the above.

Question 8

Julian Rappaport advises us to be

A) sure of our research design.
B) play attention to federal guidelines.
C) not too sure.
D) helpful to other psychologists.

Question 9

Seymore Sarason speaks of the importance of

A) a head above water.
B) before the beginning.
C) alligators needing swamps.
D) a stitch in time.

Question 10

James Kelly emphasizes that community psychologist need to be

A) collaborative.
B) personally and socially skilled.
C) able to network.
D) All of the above.

Question 11

Rhona Weinstein speaks of dealing with "entrenched disparities and the perceptions of the other", reminding us that community psychology should address

A) systems.
B) grade levels.
C) the needs of the few.
D) children and teenagers.

Question 12

Weinstein warns that within school systems there are

A) self fulfilling prophecies.
B) traditions.
C) grades.
D) an assumption of no one being an outsider.

Question 13

Fyson talks of the tension of the "one" and the "many", believing that Newborough's solution was to consider

A) the "we".
B) the "organization".
C) the "hyperbole".
D) the "settled".

Question 14

Through Snowden's call for "population thinking", he recommends community psychology focus on

A) the development of prosocial norms and practices.
B) constructive traditions.
C) health making institutions.
D) All of the above.

Question 15

James Kelly's advice to do "adventuresome research" was to

A) caution us about our boundaries.
B) encourage the tradition of challenging the status quo.
C) utilize our professional skills.
D) All of the above.

Question 16

Watts and SerranoGarcia challenge the field to be

A) liberating.
B) grounded in science.
C) self evident.
D) apolitical.

Question 17

According to de Fatima Qunital de Freitas (2000), community psychology in Brazil is clearly

A) on the rise.
B) establishing a sound research basis.
C) political.
D) a part of the establishment.

Question 18

Cowen (2000) believed that the focus on promotion and growth

A) was not a legitimate concern for community psychologists, who should rather focus on prevention.
B) was the result of humanistic and empirically unfounded philosophical assumptions.
C) a legitimate set of concerns for a community psychology.
D) could be justified after preventive efforts have been well established.

Question 19

Stanley Sue (2006) believed all those working with culturally diverse populations needed to demonstrate a "scientific mindedness" which

A) relied on experimental design and a firm basis in statistical significance.
B) relied on observation as opposed to making assumptions based on group membership.
C) questioned everything about an individual.
D) All of the above.

Question 20

Marybeth Shinn calls for

A) social action
B) rigorous social experimentation
C) sensitivity to cultural norms
D) All of the above.

Question 21

O'Donnell and Tharp (2012) speak of a cultural community psychology where

A) both culture and community deal with shared meanings.
B) culture differs from community and community from culture in measurable ways.
C) the use of the two terms are redundant.
D) culture overrules community.

Question 22

Bret Kloos warns us to

A) do good research.
B) not become too insular.
C) not become confused with anthropology.
D) remember the poor.

Question 23

Carolyn Swift enjoins us to remember community psychology

A) is made up of both research AND applications.
B) needs to be reflective of the best in current research.
C) grounded in our academic roots.
D) All of the above.

Question 24

Tom Wolffe speaks of the need to be

A) apolitical.
B) good researchers.
C) political.
D) aware of our regional roots.

Question 25

Prilleltensky notes that community psychology should

A) not overestimate its importance in determining well being.
B) pay attention to issues of social justice.
C) be aware of the differences between distributive and procedural justice.
D) All of the above.

Question 26

Among the commentaries, Leonard Jason reminds the field

A) to build theories
B) to be practical.
C) to use tact.
D) both b and c

Question 27

Compassion is described as

A) a desire to help others.
B) a sharing in the suffering of others.
C) of possible importance to the development of community.
D) All of the above.

Question 28

Environmental concerns are a part of a community psychology given

A) our interest in the multiple influences on wellbeing.
B) our being a part of a responsible community.
C) our interest in systems and how they can impact individuals.
D) All of the above.

Question 29

According to Prelliltensky and Fox (2007) a community psychology should

A) be aware of the relationship between wellness and justice.
B) be politically Democratic.
C) dispassionate and brutally data driven.
D) All of the above.

Question 30

The reason community psychologists should be interested in aging and end of life is

A) we are an aging population and many in the community must contend with these issues in the near future.
B) it is a politically important topic since the aged are more likely to vote.
C) our spiritual heritage demands that these issues be answered.
D) All of the above.

Question 31

Appreciation of differences calls for us to

A) value what diversity brings.
B) be tolerant of differences.
C) not be prejudicial.
D) use our power to stop discrimination.

Question 32

Compassion is brought into the consideration of differences. Here the call is for

A) more empathy in thinking of the "other".
B) more sympathy in thinking of others.
C) more donations to charity.
D) All of the above.

Question 33

Sustainability deals with

A) not harming the planet.
B) a life style.
C) how we think of consumption.
D) All of the above.

Question 34

Okvat and Zautra (2011) and Quimby and Angelique (2011) try to answer the question

A) how do we get more people to act?
B) why don't people take action on their beliefs?
C) how do we get people to be more aware?
D) All of the above.

Question 35

Joseph Gone discusses

A) healing traditions
B) population thinking
C) dynamic behavioral interventions
D) All of the above.

Question 36

By 2030, it is estimated that worldwide by 2030, those over 65 should number nearly

A) one billion.
B) a half a billion.
C) 100 million.
D) three billion.

Question 37

A Hong Kong study of elderly found that quality of life for them was influenced by four factors. They include all of the following but NOT

A) feeling they are making a contribution to society.
B) good health.
C) good relations with their family.
D) a surplus of money.
E) All of the above are important and so all should be included in the list.

Question 38

The text points to the potential contributions from elder to include

A) intergenerational culture transmission
B) conveyance of intergenerational wealth.
C) child care
D) All of the above.

Question 39

Cheng and Heller (2009) found in the community literature

A) many studies on aging.
B) few studies on aging.
C) increased funding for research in aging.
D) helpful theories on the aging process.

Question 40

Among the projects found in "Notes from Community Practice"

A) is one in Bulgaria
B) is one dealing with formerly incarcerated individuals
C) is one working on Black Lives Matters materials
D) all of the above

Question 41

What do you make of the "comments" made by some of the "elder" community psychologists?

Question 42

We are admonished to be "socially imaginative." What is meant by this? Give an example.

Question 43

How has community psychology demonstrated its' establishment in the field? What are the cautions that one might have about relying on these markers?

Question 44

What do you feel to be the future content areas for community psychology? Why?

Question 45

How does a community psychology perspective influence your thinking about individual and social problems?

Question 46

Discuss one of the "emerging" areas within community psychology. This may be one identified by the text's authors or by the work identified by "Notes from Community Psychology in Action."