Possible Contributions of a Psychology of Liberation

Whither Health and Human Rights

Dados Bibliográficos

ID4229290
AutoresM B Lykes (0000-0002-6772-8413, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa, and Boston College, USA)
Ano2000
Volume5
Fascículo3
Páginas383-397
Data de publicação2000-05-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoJournal of Health Psychology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1359-1053 • E-ISSN: 1461-7277
EditoraSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/135910530000500312
PMID22049146
OpenAlexW2115830687
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas24
Referências citadas35

This article explores the possible contributions of a psychology of liberation for the practice of health psychology. It explores alternative psychological 'practices', for example participatory action research, with groups historically marginalized from access to power and resources. Selected lenses for crafting a liberatory psychology include: discourse of human rights and mental health; cultural and constructivist psychological theory; and reflexivity. Specific examples from the author's work with Mayan women in rural Guatemala in the context of ongoing war and subsequent efforts at peace building are discussed to clarify possible contributions of psychologists committed to accompanying local communities in creating more just futures. Selected challenges and contradictions encountered in this work are discussed

Action (physics · Citizen journalism · Community psychology · Context (archaeology · Critical psychology · Futures contract · Human rights · Mental health · Participatory action research · Political science · Psychotherapist · Reflexivity · Social science · Sociology · Anthropology · Community Health and Development · Participatory Visual Research Methods · Psychology · Social Representations and Identity · Gender Studies · Law · Social Psychology