PYC4808 - Assignment 6

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Micaela Lombard
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PYC4808 – Assessment 6 (Examination Portfolio)
Assignment number: 639262

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Table of contents

Question 1: Unisa as a FOC system......................................................................................Page 3 - 6

Question 2: Unisa as a SOC system......................................................................................Page 7 - 8

Question 3.1: According to Becvar and Becvar (2014), systemic thinking is not an either/or
approach. Discuss this statement and justify how FOC and SOC can be integrated in a
complementary manner...............................................................................................................Page 9

Question 3.2: Discuss the ethical considerations to bear in mind if you were working from an
ecosystemic perspective (include the ethical considerations for both FOC and SOC)........Page 9 - 10

Question 3.3: In your opinion, how can African ideologies and indigenous knowledge systems be
incorporated into ecosystemic psychology?..............................................................................Page 11

Question 3.4: Provide a critique of ecosystemic psychology in which you cover both its merits and
its shortcomings..................................................................................................................Page 11 - 12

Reference List............................................................................................................................Page 13

Plagiarism Declaration...............................................................................................................Page 14