Question 1

One of the fundamental principles of community psychology is

Accepted Answer

A)  individual differences create behavioral differences 
B)  pathology is genetic 
C)  ecological perspectives 
D)  values should not influence interventions 
A)  individual differences create behavioral differences 
B)  pathology is genetic 
C)  ecological perspectives 
D)  values should not influence interventions

Question 2

Examples of "blaming the victim" would include

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A)  claims that people's culture is impoverished. 
B)  stating that people are too lazy to do more. 
C)  saying that the lack of accomplishment is the result of lack of intelligence. 
D)  All of the above. 
A)  claims that people's culture is impoverished. 
B)  stating that people are too lazy to do more. 
C)  saying that the lack of accomplishment is the result of lack of intelligence. 
D)  All of the above.

Question 3

The reason(s) Community Psychology encourages multidisciplinary approaches is/are

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A)  the ecological model seems to require multiple perspectives 
B)  universities and departments encourage multidisciplinary approaches to problems 
C)  the multidisciplinary approach is historically grounded in Latin American scholarship 
D)  All of the above 
A)  the ecological model seems to require multiple perspectives 
B)  universities and departments encourage multidisciplinary approaches to problems 
C)  the multidisciplinary approach is historically grounded in Latin American scholarship 
D)  All of the above

Question 4

According to Sarason (1974) the feeling of belonging to a group is called

Accepted Answer

A)  ingroup membership. 
B)  psychological sense of community. 
C)  community pride. 
D)  membership identity. 
A)  ingroup membership. 
B)  psychological sense of community. 
C)  community pride. 
D)  membership identity.

Question 5

The process of enhancing the possibility that people can more actively control their own lives is called _________.

Accepted Answer

A)  activism 
B)  empowerment 
C)  social democracy 
D)  engagement 
A)  activism 
B)  empowerment 
C)  social democracy 
D)  engagement

Question 6

Marie Jahoda (1953) helped move our

Accepted Answer

A)  understanding of mental health to being more than the absence of mental illness. 
B)  conceptualization of mental illness to include cultural variation. 
C)  theory of mental health to a holistic understanding of the social and biological. 
D)  All of the above. 
A)  understanding of mental health to being more than the absence of mental illness. 
B)  conceptualization of mental illness to include cultural variation. 
C)  theory of mental health to a holistic understanding of the social and biological. 
D)  All of the above.

Question 7

In looking at efforts to aid a Canadian community destroyed by forest fire, community researchers found a lack of emphasis on

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A)  individual needs. 
B)  restoration of property. 
C)  find a sense of place. 
D)  economic recovery. 
A)  individual needs. 
B)  restoration of property. 
C)  find a sense of place. 
D)  economic recovery.

Question 8

______________ states that those with greater ability to deal with a broader range of environments should find wider distribution across settings.

Accepted Answer

A)  Cycling of resources 
B)  Interdependence 
C)  Adaptive capacity 
D)  Longevity 
A)  Cycling of resources 
B)  Interdependence 
C)  Adaptive capacity 
D)  Longevity

Question 9

Empowerment

Accepted Answer

A)  is described as a process 
B)  is described as a goal 
C)  is described as a value 
D)  all of the above 
A)  is described as a process 
B)  is described as a goal 
C)  is described as a value 
D)  all of the above

Question 10

Setting control is related to

Accepted Answer

A)  discriminative stimuli. 
B)  environmental stimuli. 
C)  learning. 
D)  All of the above. 
A)  discriminative stimuli. 
B)  environmental stimuli. 
C)  learning. 
D)  All of the above.

Question 11

A "Mesosystem" is

Accepted Answer

A)  where the microsystems interact. 
B)  the level of culture. 
C)  the system where the individual does not reside. 
D)  All of the above. 
A)  where the microsystems interact. 
B)  the level of culture. 
C)  the system where the individual does not reside. 
D)  All of the above.

Question 12

Metaanalyses on prevention over the last 20 years find that

Accepted Answer

A)  prevention is more a theory than a reality. 
B)  prevention only works for adults. 
C)  prevention seems to work. 
D)  prevention in the tertiary sense is more effective than in the secondary sense. 
A)  prevention is more a theory than a reality. 
B)  prevention only works for adults. 
C)  prevention seems to work. 
D)  prevention in the tertiary sense is more effective than in the secondary sense.

Question 13

Identify the "guiding principles" which are used for community psychology.

Accepted Answer

Community psychology is a branch of psyc

One of the fundamental principles of community psychology is

Examples of "blaming the victim" would include

The reason(s) Community Psychology encourages multidisciplinary approaches is/are

According to Sarason (1974) the feeling of belonging to a group is called

The process of enhancing the possibility that people can more actively control their own lives is called _________.

Marie Jahoda (1953) helped move our

In looking at efforts to aid a Canadian community destroyed by forest fire, community researchers found a lack of emphasis on

______________ states that those with greater ability to deal with a broader range of environments should find wider distribution across settings.

Empowerment

Setting control is related to

A "Mesosystem" is

Metaanalyses on prevention over the last 20 years find that

Identify the "guiding principles" which are used for community psychology.

Scientific Research Methods

Stress and Resilience

The Importance of Social Change

Community Intervention Strategies

The Mental Health System

Social and Human Services in the Community

Schools, Children, and the Community

Law, Crime, and the Community

The Health Care System

Community Health and Preventive Medicine

Communityorganizational Psychology

The Future of Community Psychology

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Exam 1: Introduction to Community Psychology

One of the fundamental principles of community psychology is

Examples of "blaming the victim" would include

The reason(s) Community Psychology encourages multidisciplinary approaches is/are

According to Sarason (1974) the feeling of belonging to a group is called

The process of enhancing the possibility that people can more actively control their own lives is called _________.

Marie Jahoda (1953) helped move our

In looking at efforts to aid a Canadian community destroyed by forest fire, community researchers found a lack of emphasis on

______________ states that those with greater ability to deal with a broader range of environments should find wider distribution across settings.

Empowerment

Setting control is related to

A "Mesosystem" is

Metaanalyses on prevention over the last 20 years find that

Identify the "guiding principles" which are used for community psychology.

Scientific Research Methods

Stress and Resilience

The Importance of Social Change

Community Intervention Strategies

The Mental Health System

Social and Human Services in the Community

Schools, Children, and the Community

Law, Crime, and the Community

The Health Care System

Community Health and Preventive Medicine

Communityorganizational Psychology

The Future of Community Psychology

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