Question

Factors leading to the emergence of community psychology in the mid-20th-century in the U.S. wereinterest in group dynamics and action research, social movements, and ____ .a.changes in the mental health systemb.the influence of the War on Drugsc.a preventive perspective on mental healthd.both ‘a’ and ‘c

Answer 1

Answer:

The answer is D. Both A. and C.

Explanation:

Community psychology emerged in the mid-20th-century, largely influenced by social movements, such as feminism and the civil rights movement. Its basic principle is that mental health problems are not only individual, but are also influenced by the social environment, oppression, poverty and other social conditions. It is not enough to treat the individual, if the social environment around him doesn't change which is why an intervention that adresses social conditions is fundamental to decrease the risk of mental disease. Therefore, one of its goals was to change the mental health system, incorporate the perspective of community psychology in treatment but also to take a preventive perspective on mental health, instead of a reactive one.