1. Critiques against Traditional Psychology

2. Group Presenters OriginAlison Crosbie Instrument of OppressionLynne Brand Psychology as a Science Sonya Hunt ModelsBonisile Ntlemeza SummaryConrad Zigmont

3. Introduction Origin Instrument of Oppression Psychology as a Science Models Summary

4. Origins of Mainstream Psychology Europe 1800’s Individual exalted Positions of Power Class and Race

5. Establishment in Europe Multicultural contexts Language barriers Collectivism over individualism

6. The Individual Exalted Freud Maslow Rogers

7. Men in Positions of Power Exclusion of Women Positions of Power Careers and the Academic World

8. The Middle-Class Man Focus on Middle-class man Diversity of People Middle class brackets Lower income groups

9. Role in Oppression Main instument in oppression Theories, Knowledge & Praxis Eurocentric Ethos –Reductionism –Animal Levels

10. Theories for Oppression Models – Inferiority Model – Genetic Deficiency – Cultural Deprivation

11. Inferiority Model Black people lower on hierarchal list Primitive Inherently pathological i.e. Same level as animal

12. Genetic Deficiency Model Genetic inferiority Difference attributed to biology Thus only right to oppress black people

13. Cultural Deprivation Model Not hereditary Environmental Cultural Enrichment –Eurocentric norms

14. Traditional Psychology WELLNESS Dehumanization Waste of Human potential Mental Health Problems

15. Biases of Mainstream Psychology Euro centrism Research Test language Services Training

16. Psychology as a Science Positivistic perspective and influence Pure v Applied science Participants of Research projects Range of human behaviour Professionals

17. Traditional vs Community Medical Model vs Social Action Model

18. Traditional vs Community Medical Curative Symptom Orientated Predominantly inaccessible- urban Adaptation - ?Victim blame? Social Action Preventative Accessible to majority Structural inequalities

19. Critique Individual Focus –Intra-psychic processes –Internal locus of control vs External forces –Collectivistic Cultures

20. Critique Based on the Medical model –Symptom orientated –Treatment, Curative and Rehabilitive

21. Critique Focus on negative –Pathology Culture Deaf –Eurocentric –Euro-American cultural values

22. Critique Perpetuated Racism - Aid to apartheid system - Eurocentric values as superior

23. Critique Inaccessable - Mental Health Positivistic Outlook - Objective Reality

24. Critique Easy Way Out - Accountable, Testable Alienation Ignore Context