Applied Psychology
There are some connections between the principles of social justice and psychology one is that they both have to follow a guideline to perform an action. Before performing an experiment or an action against injustice the people must look into ways to prevent being labeled as unethical in the experiments or in the action done against an injustice. With climate change people will have a shift in their cognitive abilities. With more pollution released changing the climate humans are also impacted by the burning of fossil fuels and the disposal of products.The burning of fossil fuel to create energy such as coal releases heavy metals into the environment .Heavy metals such as mercury which disturbs sensory information processed in the brain. Mercury poisoning affects the parietal lobe, one of the 4 major lobes in the brain. This can mean a decrease in intelligence since a person will not be able to accurately use their sensory abilities. Mercury is located naturally in the environment but it is furthered concentrated due to the consumption of oil. Some Mercury is located in the sea where most fish are farmed therefore concentrating in the fish and pregnant women are advised not to eat fish while pregnant since the mercury in the fish will lead to birth defects in developing children. These birth defects include blindness, mental retardation, deafness and cerebral palsy. Cerebral palsy being a congenital disorder of movement, muscle tone, or posture.
Such as the DSM-5 provides a guideline to label psychological disorders, in social justice there are guideline to settle what action to take in certain situations.With social justice we learn not to generalize certain people with the stereotypes in our society. Contributing to climate change is deforestation where there is less green space on earth and in our communities.Studies show that in communities with low green space have higher levels of depression and stress. With less trees there are more GHG on Earth and therefore causing more people to get sick due to the severe weather changes that may affect one's biological senses. With more pollution released into the environment with less regulations for the businesses releasing them More people will be affected with defects from the environment.
Such as the DSM-5 provides a guideline to label psychological disorders, in social justice there are guideline to settle what action to take in certain situations.With social justice we learn not to generalize certain people with the stereotypes in our society. Contributing to climate change is deforestation where there is less green space on earth and in our communities.Studies show that in communities with low green space have higher levels of depression and stress. With less trees there are more GHG on Earth and therefore causing more people to get sick due to the severe weather changes that may affect one's biological senses. With more pollution released into the environment with less regulations for the businesses releasing them More people will be affected with defects from the environment.