Black Psychology Exam/ Due Monday by 6:00

PSYC 3230 Take Home Exam 1 Name: _______________________________________

1. How has traditional psychology failed to capture the ethos of African Americans? Provide a real-life example.

2. Define Sankofa and describe how it is relevant to African American psychology and development?

3. Describe Scientific Colonialism and provide a real-life example as it pertains to African Americans.

4. Describe Social Pathology and provide a real-life example as it pertains to African Americans.

5. List and describe the 4 core elements of African psychology. Be sure to also provide an example of how it manifests in the African American community for each element.

6. Define Ma’at and describe how it pertains to African psychology.

7. List and describe the 4 areas of interests as it pertains to the theoretical and conceptual approaches to African psychology. Which one do you most identify with? Why?

8. Which stage of Cross’ Nigrescence (People of Color) Model are you in currently? Describe why?

9. List the 4 major aspects of Blackness. Provide a real-life example of how each one manifests in the African American community.

10. List the 3 components of the Black/African Self Concept. Provide real-life examples of how each one manifests in the African American community.