Professional Documents
Culture Documents
References:
1. Palmer, P., Kim, J.Y., Kleinman, A., Basilico, M., 2013. Reimagining global health.
An introduction. Preface- pp.32.
2. Scharmer, O., 2007.Theory U: Leading from the future as it emerges.
3. Bend the Arc. Film.
Chapter 1
3. a. What is the definition of health according to the World Health Organization? page
9
- The World Health Organization (WHO) defines health as a state of physical, mental, and
social well-being.
Chapter 2
4. a. What is Max’ Weber’s definition of sociology? Page, 16.
- Sociology as “the science whose object it is to interpret the meaning of social action and
thereby give a causal explanation of the way in which this action proceeds and the effect
which it produces
b. Cite a theory in psychology from your previous classes that concurs Weber’s
definition of meaning.
- Interdependence theory describes the structural properties that characterize interactions
and the implications of such structure for human psychology. Interdependence theory
presents a formal analysis of the abstract properties of social situations.
b. Do you agree that Tokhang was a form of biopower? Explain your arguments.
- Yes I agree because government is using their power to mitigate and control the use of illegal
drugs.
Disadvantage
- A national ID card system wouldn't solve the problem that is inspiring it.
- An ID card system will lead to a slippery slope of surveillance and monitoring of
citizens.
- ID cards would function as internal passports that would allow the government to
monitor citizens' movements.
- ID cards would foster new forms of discrimination and harassment.
b. What role did Paul’s friend play from his formation as a doctor to his being the
agent of transformation in communities around the world?
- they have the same reasons for why health care that is worthy and quality cannot be
provided to poor areas since they launched PIH and continue to combat these
hypotheses. They agree that inaction has fatal repercussions, therefore they continue
to cure, advise, heal and defend the least disadvantaged without prejudice which is a
very noble cause.
Article. Theory U
10. a. Summarize the elements of the theory in three sentences.
- A framework for seeing the blind spots of leadership and systems change. A method
for implementing awareness-based change: process, principles, practices. A new
narrative for evolutionary societal change: updating our mental and institutional
operating systems (OS) in all of society’s sectors.
b. Cite an example on how you might apply one of the stages of the theory in your
mental health delivery project.
- It aims to give references in order to distinguish individuals from their usual way of
thinking. It discusses how a person may contribute to potential solutions that are in
keeping with the demands of society. Example is the mental health problems, this helps
the professor to thought of concepts that helps people get away of their usual thoughts…
B. Critic Paper.
C. PROPOSED HEALTH INTERVENTION FOR IMPLEMENTATION
Instructions
The questions for Sessions 1 to 9’s ongoing project submissions are contained in this
template. Your are required to work in the same document through the course, so be sure
you save this document where you can access it again next week. For example, when you
submit your Session 2 ongoing project response, this document will contain both Session
and Session 2’s responses.
In each session that contains on ongoing project submission, you will be prompted to
completed the relevant sections. You are not expected to work ahead.
You will complete Session 10’s ongoing project submission in a separate template, which
will be made available in Session 9. This submission will require you to integrate all the
preceding submissions into a proposal for a mental health care intervention for
implementation in a particular context.