Akbar Papers In African Psychology

by Akbar, Naim

• ISBN13: 9780935257106
• ISBN10: 0935257101
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2004-03-30
• Publisher: Mind Productions & Associates

Table of Contents

PREFACE	i
Alvin Turner
FOREWORD	iii
Jerome Schiele
INTRODUCTION	ix
I. The Opening	1	(26)
A. Voodoo or IQ: An Introduction to African Psychology	3	(24)
II. The Afrocentric Paradigm	27	(62)
(Overview)	29	(3)
A. Paradigms of African American Research	32	(23)
B. Evolution of Human Psychology for African Americans	55	(34)
III. Concepts of African Personality	89	(66)
(Overview)	91	(2)
A. African Roots of Black Personality	93	(14)
B. Cultural Expressions of African Personality	107	(16)
C. Rhythmic Patterns of Black Personality	123	(12)
D. African Metapsychology of Human Personality	135	(20)
IV. African American Mental Health	155	(40)
(Overview)	157	(3)
A. Mental Disorders of African Americans	160	(19)
B. Awareness: Key to Black Mental Health	179	(16)
V Nile Valley Origins of the Science of the Mind	195	(22)
(Overview)	197	(2)
A. Nile Valley Origins of the Science of the Mind	199	(18)
VI. Epilogue	217	(8)
(Overview)	219	(2)
A. Afrocentricity: The Challenge of Implementation	221	(4)
BIBLIOGRAPHY	225	(6)
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS	231	(2)
INDEX	233	(4)
ABOUT THE AUTHOR	237