Psychological Principles and the Black ExperienceThis book demonstrates how the basic body of knowledge in psychology can be applied to the experiences and behavior of blacks, as differentiated from those of whites. The author begins with a brief description of African culture, discusses the slave trade, and presents a sketch of the initial experiences of other ethnic groups in the United States. Following a discussion of black psychology and black psychologists, the author analyzes and relates specifically to the black experience such precepts as learning theories, perception, intelligence, frustration/adjustment, and personality. Includes discussion on criminal behavior, substance abuse, suicide and mental illness from a black perspective. The author concludes with an exploration of the factors that must be considered if psychological intervention with black patients and clients is to be effective. Contents: A Brief Look at the Past; Black Psychology and Black Psychologists; Learning and Conditioning; Perception and Consciousness; Black Intellectual Ability; Frustration and Adjustment; Personality; Socially Deviant and Socially Destructive Behavior; Mental Disorders; and Helping Troubled Blacks. |
Contents
A Brief Look at the Past | 1 |
Slavery in Africa | 4 |
The Beginning of the European Slave Trade | 5 |
The Source and Types of Africans Sold into Slavery | 8 |
The Experiences of Other Ethnic Groups in the United States | 10 |
African Survivals | 17 |
Black Psychology and Black Psychologists | 23 |
Black American Psychologists | 25 |
The HeredityEnvironment Controversy | 70 |
CultureSpecific CultureFree and CultureFair Tests of Intelligence | 93 |
The Scholastic Aptitude Test | 97 |
Frustration and Adjustment | 101 |
Reactions to Frustration | 103 |
Defense Mechanisms | 104 |
Sources of Frustration for Blacks | 107 |
Black Coping Devices | 109 |
Traditional Methods of Studying Behavior | 31 |
Learning and Conditioning | 35 |
Classical Conditioning Theory | 36 |
Operant Conditioning Theory | 42 |
Social Learning Theory | 45 |
Conditioning and Language Development | 46 |
Language Development and Black English | 47 |
Perception and Consciousness | 54 |
Understanding Perception | 55 |
Perception and the Black Experience | 59 |
Black Intellectual Ability | 64 |
History of Intelligence Testing | 65 |
Validity and Reliability | 68 |
BlackWhite Differences in Intelligence Testing | 69 |
Personality | 117 |
Black Personality | 118 |
Socially Deviant and SelfDestructive Behavior | 128 |
Substance Abuse | 131 |
Suicide | 136 |
Mental Disorders | 142 |
Abnormality and Black Behavior | 145 |
Helping Troubled Blacks | 150 |
Racial Factors in Psychological Intervention | 151 |
Nonracial Variables in the Pyschotherapeutic Relationship | 157 |
African Personality as a Factor in the Helping Process | 158 |
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