Akbar Papers In African Psychology

Author : Naʼim Akbar
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : African Americans
ISBN : 0935257101

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Akbar Papers in African Psychology by Naʼim Akbar Pdf

Conceived for both computer scientists and biologists alike, this collection of 22 essays highlights the important new role that computers play in developmental biology research. Essays show how through computer modeling, researchers gain further insight into developmental processes. Featured essays also cover their use in designing computer algorithms to tackle computer science problems in areas like neural network design, robot control, evolvable hardware, and more. Peter Bentley, noted for his prolific research on evolutionary computation, and Sanjeev Kumar head up a respected team to guide readers through these very complex and fascinating disciplines. * Covers both developmental biology and computational development -- the only book of its kind! * Provides introductory material and more detailed information on BOTH disciplines * Includes contribututions from Richard Dawkins, Lewis Wolpert, Ian Stewart, and many other experts

Author : Naʼim Akbar
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : UOM:39015050723850

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Breaking the Chains of Psychological Slavery by Naʼim Akbar Pdf

In this long-awaited, important and highly readable book, Dr. Na'im Akbar addresses these questions: " Are African-Americans still slaves ?" "Why can't Black folks get together ?" "What is the psychological consequences for Blacks and Whites of picturing God as a Caucasian ?" Learn how to break the chains of your mental slavery with this new book by one of the world's outstanding experts on the African American mind .

Author : Naʼim Akbar
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : African Americans
ISBN : 0935257063

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Know Thyself by Naʼim Akbar Pdf

How wonderful it is to taught by a free teacher, a spiritual teacher, a member of our family who truly loves the family, an architect of tranforming processes, a defender of African people, a beacon, a Son of Africa, a divine spirit manisfesting our creative genius. Thousands of thousands of people know Dr. Na'im Akbar as a special treasure. This book is another important gift from him to us. It is our responsibility to study these thoughts, carfully. To follow these teachings is to guarantee our liberation and to guide us toward our destiny. From forward by Asa G. Hilliard, III, Calloway Professor of Education at Georgia State University, Atlanta.

Author : Rheeda Walker
Publisher : New Harbinger Publications
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2020-05-01
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9781684034161

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The Unapologetic Guide to Black Mental Health by Rheeda Walker Pdf

An unapologetic exploration of the Black mental health crisis—and a comprehensive road map to getting the care you deserve in an unequal system. We can’t deny it any longer: there is a Black mental health crisis in our world today. Black people die at disproportionately high rates due to chronic illness, suffer from poverty, under-education, and the effects of racism. This book is an exploration of Black mental health in today’s world, the forces that have undermined mental health progress for African Americans, and what needs to happen for African Americans to heal psychological distress, find community, and undo years of stigma and marginalization in order to access effective mental health care. In The Unapologetic Guide to Black Mental Health, psychologist and African American mental health expert Rheeda Walker offers important information on the mental health crisis in the Black community, how to combat stigma, spot potential mental illness, how to practice emotional wellness, and how to get the best care possible in system steeped in racial bias. This breakthrough book will help you: Recognize mental and emotional health problems Understand the myriad ways in which these problems impact overall health and quality of life and relationships Develop psychological tools to neutralize ongoing stressors and live more fully Navigate a mental health care system that is unequal It’s past time to take Black mental health seriously. Whether you suffer yourself, have a loved one who needs help, or are a mental health professional working with the Black community, this book is an essential and much-needed resource.

Author : Naʼim Akbar
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : African American men
ISBN : 0936257016

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Visions for Black Men by Naʼim Akbar Pdf

Author : Augustine Nwoye
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 521 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2022
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780190932497

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African Psychology by Augustine Nwoye Pdf

This book aims to serve as a foundational text in the emerging field of African psychology, which centers the knowledges and experience of continental African realities and postcolonial concerns in psychology. Drawing from the author's key essays as a leading thinker in the field, African Psychology: The Emergence of a Tradition describes this discipline's meaning and scope, as well as its epistemological and theoretical perspectives. Part I presents the theoretical context for the book, proposing the Madiban tradition as a framework of inclusion for the study of psychology in African universities. Part 2 focuses on the epistemological, methodological, and theoretical perspectives in African psychology. Part 3 of the book introduces the reader to the field of African therapeutics, and Part 4 highlights the healing rituals and practices provided to the traumatised in contemporary Africa. The ultimate objective of the book is to give postcolonial Africans a fresh vision of themselves and their psychology and culture.

Author : Wade W. Nobles
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 488 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Psychology
ISBN : UOM:39015064952016

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Seeking the Sakhu by Wade W. Nobles Pdf

A complete discussion of the history and principles of African-centered psychology, this work explores the development of the African American mindset in society and reveals the thought processes of the African mind in America. Using a new approach that decries the various negative influences upon African Americans and their families, this treatise proposes a method that reclaims and restores the mind and spirit of African Americans.

Author : Naʼim Akbar
Publisher : Mind Productions & Associates
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Black people
ISBN : 0935257020

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Light from Ancient Africa by Naʼim Akbar Pdf

Light from Ancient Africa is a critical contribution to what might be called the Re-Africanization of Psychology Project. It was within this project that we came to realize that the notion of human psychology was and remains an African invention...In this book, Na'im Akbar provides the reader with a clear and concise understanding of the African (Kemetic) origins of psychology, and provides the insightful guidelines to modern-day implications and applications of the field. From foreword by Wade W. Nobles

Author : Nuria Ciofalo
Publisher : Springer
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2019-01-25
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9783030048228

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Indigenous Psychologies in an Era of Decolonization by Nuria Ciofalo Pdf

This groundbreaking volume explores the capacity of Indigenous psychologies to counter the effects of longstanding colonization on traditional cultures and habitats. It chronicles the editor’s extensive research in the Lacandon Rainforest in southern Mexico, illustrating respectful methodologies and authentic friendship—a decolonized approach by a committed scholar—and the concerted efforts of community members to preserve their history and heritage. Descriptions of collaborations among children, parents, students, and elders demonstrate the continued passing on of indigenous knowledge, culture, art, and spirituality. This richly layered narrative models cultural resilience and resistance in their transformative power to replace environmental and cultural degradation with co-existence and partnership. Included in the coverage: • Indigenous psychologies: a contestation for epistemic justice. • The ecological context and the methods of inquiry and praxes. • Environmental impact assessment of deforestation in three communities of the Lacandon Rainforest. • Public policy development for community and ecological wellbeing. • Oral history, legends, myths, poetry, and images. With stirring examples to inspire future practices and policies, Indigenous Psychologies in an Era of Decolonization will take its place as a bedrock text for indigenous psychology and community psychology researchers. It speaks needed truths as the world comes to grips with pressing issues of environmental preservation, restorative justice for marginalized peoples, and the waging of peace over conflict.

Author : Thomas Anthony Parham
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 116 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Psychology
ISBN : WISC:89049915044

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Psychological Storms by Thomas Anthony Parham Pdf

An important analysis of the conflicts many African Americans endure as they struggle to balance two competing world views-African and European American.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Chalice Press
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2024-06-27
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0827221479

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Liberating Our Dignity Savingour Souls by Anonim Pdf

In Lee Butler's own words, "This book is an attempt to answer the question, 'Who are we as African Americans?'" Attempting to answer this question is one way we participate in the works of salvation. Liberating Our Dignity, Saving Our Souls is a study of African American identity aimed at pointing a way out of a current crisis into a new liberation and salvation. Butler combines insights and methodologies from developmental psychology, liberation theology, and African American history to plot a new course for contemporary African Americans to gain a sense of identity that will guide them away from the identity the European and American cultures have traditionally forced upon them. This involves determining identity by personal worth; not by occupation, economic class, or social class.

Author : Thomas A Parham,Adisa Ajamu,Joseph L. White
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2015-10-14
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781317345084

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Psychology of Blacks by Thomas A Parham,Adisa Ajamu,Joseph L. White Pdf

For courses in Introduction to Psychology, African American Psychology, African American Studies, Multicultural Counseling and Cross Cultural Counseling and Psychotherapy. This text highlights the limitations of traditional psychological theories and approaches when applied to people of African descent. It provides information on how the African Centered Perspective is defined, as well as how it operates in the context of the African American family with regard to identity development, education, mental health, research, and managing contemporary issues. It links the context of African American life to the traditions, values and spiritual essence of their African ancestors in an attempt to acknowledge the African worldview and assist the African American community in addressing some of the challenges they continue to face.

Author : Linda James Myers
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1992-12-31
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : UOM:39015029095281

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Understanding an Afrocentric World View by Linda James Myers Pdf

Understanding an Afrocentric World View: Introduction to an Optimal Psychology stands as a groundbreaking and timeless classic in the field of Africana Studies, Psychology, and Human Development. Its reverberating in-depth analysis of and prescriptive cure for racism and other societal isms identifies the essential factors at their core and how to change them. Dr. Linda James Myers provides rare insights into social forces behind the systemic racism that have been with us for over 400 years. Her time tested Optimal Conceptual Theory and its corollary psychotherapeutic strategies unearth the characteristics of the suboptimal mindset that keeps us trapped in the vicious pattern of oppressive injustice that is harmful to ourselves as well as others, and its optimal alternative. Unlike other treatise on the subject, James Myers offers readers the tools and developmental processes for making the shift in consciousness needed for improving the quality of their own lives and for creating a just, sacred, and sustainable world. Her comprehensive holistic and integrative approach reflects a Black cultural perspective seldom heard, but proven effective and traceable to the beginnings of all human culture and civilization.

Author : Zachary Moon
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2022-04-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781666709889

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Doing Theology in Pandemics by Zachary Moon Pdf

The COVID-19 era will be remembered not only for the tragic global public health crisis, but also for the continued police violence against persons of color, the courageous activism that continues to rise up to confront racialized violence in all its forms, and the perpetuation of white nationalist rhetoric from the highest government elected offices. Everywhere we look, we find trauma and pain, and we find resilience and resolve. This volume, featuring leading theological scholars and religious leaders, is rich in analysis of the plagues we are facing and equally rich in the resources, practices, and inspirations that will carry our efforts to build a more just world.

Author : Aldon Lynn Nielsen
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 1997-01-13
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0521555264

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Black Chant by Aldon Lynn Nielsen Pdf

A study of postmodernism and African-American poets.