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Discussion Board Psyche And Social Work

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1) The initial prompt states “the fact that some businesses now promote their ability to help people

‘expand their minds beyond virtual reality’ shows the greater progress psychology has made lately.’ This

statement must be considered regarding professional psychology and pseudo-psychology. What is the

difference between professional and pseudo psychology? Professional psychology practices integrity,

reliability, and validity – whereas pseudo psychology does not. Pseudo psychology is not verifiable – it is

not scientific in nature – it cannot be proven or disproven. It is merely conjectural. Professional

psychology is quantitative or qualitative in value. It is measurable. The expansion of the mind or internal

psyche was described by various psychologists including BF Skinner who described behaviorism in

human beings through operant conditioning experiment performed which echoed Pavlov’s experiments

with Golden Retrievers. BF Skinner researched mentalism and how the inner emotions react to outside

stimuli. The prompt discusses the fact that some businesses now promote their ability to help people

expand their minds beyond virtual reality – which BF Skinner would probably be fascinated with. BF

Skinner would argue however that this does not necessarily show progression in psychology but merely

new excavation towards uncovering truth. This prompt is not necessarily pseudo-psychology because it

can be approached from operant learning theories. Perhaps when outgoing, energetic music is played

while people are learning about a certain business – it will draw the audience in to experience a greater

virtual reality. There are many variables influencing this discussion prompt yet according to BF Skinner it

certainly would involve professional psychology in nature. Inner psyche expansion is measurable both

quantitatively and qualitatively so the argument stands that this prompt would in fact be addressing a

professional claim of psychology. If this claim is in fact measurable and the measurements can be

compared using reliable and valuable meaning – then the prompt should be addressed using

professional psychological techniques.

2) From a social worker’s perspective – if one had a caseload of clients from diverse cultures, ethnicities,

and races – understanding their diverse backgrounds when interacting with them and when assisting

them with identifying and obtaining social services is crucial. How can you help someone if you do not

understand where they are coming from? Culture, ethnicity, and race are different terms with separate

meanings. Culture might best be defined as the superficial group variabilities. Culture serves as a

method to label different people groups. It is an abstract term – cultural values might include food,

fashion, and music. Ethnicity is defined as the sense of belonging in a cultural group – similarities are

shared such as physical factors, linguistic characteristics, behaviorisms, and environmental qualities.

Finally, the term race is a term applied to people based on physical appearance and genetic makeup.

Recognizing the differences between these three terms is key to aiding the caseload of clients from

diverse backgrounds. A social worker is integral to society by providing help for families and protection

for children. Social workers are pivotal to society – yet must be professional at all times to better aid

humanity as a whole. In order for a social worker to best do his or her job – it is necessary to recognize

diversity and not be hindered by different backgrounds. It is important to embrace differences and

encourage families seeking social services to value self and personal heritage. In fact every professional

person should understand diversity when interacting and assisting others. Through positive

communication and kindness more can be accomplished in the field of social work. Understanding

diverse backgrounds is key to promoting better interactions with people of different cultural, ethnic, and

racial backgrounds as a social worker.

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