Manichean Psychology: Racism and the Minds of People of African Descent"Most of the current research is concerned with the third domain. Scholars have generated analyses of deteriorated family structures, negative attitudes, violent behavior, and poor academic achievement, among others. Some excellent studies have also been completed on stimulus events and the racist environments. Very little research has been done on the second domain, the mental processes. It is the purpose of Manichean Psychology to fill this void.". |
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... therapist will find it neces- sary to amend the specific goals of therapy if this definition forms the underpinning for the therapeutic enterprise . Akbar viewed mental disorders as internal events that tend to block inherent processes ...
... therapist will find it neces- sary to amend the specific goals of therapy if this definition forms the underpinning for the therapeutic enterprise . Akbar viewed mental disorders as internal events that tend to block inherent processes ...
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... therapist . Treatment must lead the individual to become aware of racist cognitions . Part of motivating the individual to abandon these will involve restructuring an under- lying value system . The skilled therapist will have to ...
... therapist . Treatment must lead the individual to become aware of racist cognitions . Part of motivating the individual to abandon these will involve restructuring an under- lying value system . The skilled therapist will have to ...
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... Therapy also involves an " alignment " phase . Here the client faces anxieties and fears with the help of the therapist . New modes of handling difficult situations are generated . Clients " practice and ex- periment with new attitudes ...
... Therapy also involves an " alignment " phase . Here the client faces anxieties and fears with the help of the therapist . New modes of handling difficult situations are generated . Clients " practice and ex- periment with new attitudes ...
Contents
The Meaning and Impact of Racism | 1 |
Methods of Study | 53 |
Environmental Stimuli and Manichean Thinking | 91 |
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Balance: Advancing Identity Theory by Engaging the Black Male Adolescent David Wall Rice Limited preview - 2008 |