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What is the main focus of critical psychology?
What is the main focus of critical psychology?
- Exploring individual behavior patterns
- Promoting traditional psychological theories
- Ignoring social change in psychology
- Challenging mainstream psychology assumptions and methods (correct)
What does critical psychology believe mainstream psychology fails to consider?
What does critical psychology believe mainstream psychology fails to consider?
- Impact of social justice on observable characteristics
- Individual behavior at the societal level
- Impact of power differences and discrimination on mental well-being (correct)
- Institutional racism and postcolonialism
What is one of the key aspects largely ignored by mainstream psychology according to critical psychology?
What is one of the key aspects largely ignored by mainstream psychology according to critical psychology?
- Religious minority issues
- Institutional racism (correct)
- Gender and ethnicity differences
- Individual behavior explanations
What does critical psychology seek to apply psychological understandings for?
What does critical psychology seek to apply psychological understandings for?
What does critical psychology believe mainstream psychology fails to consider in terms of social classes and groups?
What does critical psychology believe mainstream psychology fails to consider in terms of social classes and groups?
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Critical Psychology's Focus
Critical Psychology's Focus
Challenging mainstream psychology's assumptions and methods, particularly concerning power imbalances and discrimination's impact on mental well-being.
Mainstream Psychology's Weakness
Mainstream Psychology's Weakness
Critical psychology argues mainstream psychology overlooks how power differences and discrimination affect mental health.
Mainstream Psychology's Blind Spot
Mainstream Psychology's Blind Spot
Critical psychology highlights mainstream psychology's neglect of social issues like institutional racism.
Critical Psychology's Goal
Critical Psychology's Goal
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Class and Group Inequality
Class and Group Inequality
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