human behavior and social environment

Human behavior and social environment

Focus on knowledge of the person and the environment

Social functioning

relation between the activity of people and demand from the environment focusing attention to what goes on between people and environment through the exchange between them, and stressed the need to consider both elements as composites of a single concept( Bartlett,1970

Social Dimensions

Focus on relationship, family life, education,and interaction among people

Political dimensions

Examine government, leadership, law's, and power in society

Economic Dimensions

Focus on income, jobs, poverty, business,and resources

Cultural Dimensions

Examine tradition, beliefs, customs, and reduce of people

Psychological Dimensions

Focus on emotion, attitude, thinking, and behavior of individual

Historical Dimensions

Examine past events and their effect on present society

Example: colonial history influence Many Filipino traditions and political system

Environment Dimensions

Focus on the relationship between people and the environment

Religious/spiritual dimensions

Examine the influence of religion and spirituality on people value and behavior

Demographics Dimensions

Focus on Population size, age, gender and migration

Technological Dimensions

Examine the effect of technology and media on society

Gender

Focus on the roles, expectation and experience associated with gender in society

Observation

Is the process of watching people, communities,and social situations to understand behavior and interaction

Interview

Is gathering information by directly talking to individuals or group

Survey/ Questioner

A survey collecting opinion, experience, and information from many people using prepared question

Social Research

Is the scientific study of social problems, condition and human behavior

Focus Group Discussion (FGD)

Is a group discussion used to understand people shared experience and opinion

Community Profiling

Gathers information about a community population resources and problem

Need Assessment

Identify the needs and concern of people or communities

Document Analysis

Studies, records, reports, laws, articles, and statistics for social information

Participant Observation

Involves joining community activities while observing people behavior and interaction

Statistical analysis

Uses number and data to identify social trends and problems

Social mapping

Social mapping identify important places resources, and problem area in community

Key Information Interview

Gathers deeper information by interviewing knowledgeable people in the community

Program Evaluation

Assess whether social programs and services are affective

Filipino Psychology (Sikolohiyang Filipino)

The embodiment of the scientific study, appreciation and application of indigenous knowledge for, of and by the Filipino of their own psychological Make-up society and culture, rooted in their historical pasts, ethnic diversity and the dynamic interaction of Filipino with force within and outside their social and physical boundaries

-anchor on Filipino thought and experience as understood from Filipino perspective ( ENRIQUEZ,1975)

Smooth Interpersonal Relations (SIR)

The ability to get along with other in such a way that any sign of conflict are avoided

Pakikisama

“To go along” they yielding of a person will to that of the leader or majority so as to make the group decision unanimous, simply the “we” identification of the group

Bo Between

The need for a mediator or facilitator

Euphemism

Stating unpleasant truth, opinion, or request with beautiful language and fine manner

HIYA

The painful emotion arising from a relationship with an authority figure or a society that inhibits self assertion

-LYNCH (1961) saw hiya as “the uncomfortable feelings that accompanies awareness of being in a socially unacceptable action

Utang na loob

Debt of gratitude

• The principle of reciprocity incurred when an individual helps another.the person help then feels an obligation to repay the debt.

• It is often not clear when a debt has been fully paid so that the relationship become an ongoing one( ANDRES,1994)

Bahala Na

The Filipino attitude that make him accept suffering and problem,and leaving everything to God. This attitude is a fatalistic resignation or with drawal from an engagement or Crisis or a shirking from personal responsibility.

Lagmay(1977)

Explain that sikolohiyang Filipino perspective interprets bahala na different and not “fatalism” but “determination” and risk taking

Ningas cogon

Refers to the enthusiasm that is intense only at the start but gradually dies down

Hospitality

Welcoming other to ones home and offering the best for visitor while denying the same to family members.

Amoral Familism

The tendency to become individual and in word direct, lense, unable, to see beyond family circle.

Hippocrates

Theory of the four humors

*He believed that there were four natural elements

•Air ( blood)

• water( phlegm)

• Fair( yellow bile)

• Earth( black bile)

Galen

Temperament

• Elaborated Hippocrates idea, assigned temperament based on those hummors

Sanguine

Person with high ratio of blood fluid or cheerful

Phlegmatic

Person with a lot of phlegm fluid is show or unemotional

Melancholic

Person with over supply of yellow bile is sad and lonely

Choleric

Person with black bile is hot tempered and bossy

Temperament

Is the biologically based on tendency to have in particular ways from very early in life

First Impression

May based on Physical appearance, facial features or expression mannerism dressing style, way of speaking, race, etc

3 type of PSEUDO -SCIENTIFIC METHOD

Physiognomy

Phrenology

Graphology

Physiognomy( Cesar Lombroso)

Judging personality through the measurement of the person physical features particular the facial features such as the distance between the Eyes, size, and shape of chin and the color of the hair

Phrenology (Franz Gall)

Personality is judged through the size and shape of skull

Graphology

Personality is judged through a person handwriting

4 types of EARLIEST THEORY

Asthenic

Athletic

Pyknic

Dysplastic

Ernst Kretschmer (20th Century)

Presented personality classification based on body built and it's significant relationship to two Major forms of mental disorder

Asthenic

Thin, fragile narrow built and looked weak(usually associated with Schizophrenia)

Athletic

Muscular and energetic

Pyknic

Round and robust, plum (more likely to be manic depressive)

Dysplastic

Malproportioned body, a combination of any of the above built

URIE BRONFENBRENNER

Ecological systems theory posits that an individual development emerges from interconnected environmental system, spanning intimate (family) to societal culture levels

CARL ROGERS

He developed the person centered also known as client centered, approach to psychotherapy and developed the concept of unconditional positive regard while pioneering the Field of clinical psychological research

CRACE LONGWELL COYLE

Was highly influential American thinker in the area of social work group.she wrote important books on the subject and had great influence on the development of teaching group work concepts