Alice F. ChangAlice F. Chang

OverviewOverview

Born in Ithaca, New YorkBorn in Ithaca, New York Daughter of political refugeesDaughter of political refugees At 4, moved to Las Cruces, New At 4, moved to Las Cruces, New

MexicoMexico Furthered her education at UCLA and Furthered her education at UCLA and

USCUSC Professor at the University of Arizona Professor at the University of Arizona

in Tucsonin Tucson

InfluencesInfluences

FamilyFamily Cultural aspectsCultural aspects Breast CancerBreast Cancer New MexicoNew Mexico

The Zeitgeist The Zeitgeist

Social Climate of the 20th century Social Climate of the 20th century

Humanistic psychology Humanistic psychology

Her Ideas Compared With Her Ideas Compared With the 20th Century Zeitgeist the 20th Century Zeitgeist

Schools of thoughtSchools of thought– HumanisticHumanistic– BehaviorismBehaviorism

Her practiceHer practice– taken other people’s work and taken other people’s work and

elaborated very well to further prove elaborated very well to further prove their points. their points.

– focused on health and medical focused on health and medical psychology, not behavioral psychology, not behavioral

Personal Struggles Personal Struggles

Female PsychologistFemale Psychologist– Few womenFew women– Most work found in clinicsMost work found in clinics

Minority Minority – Issues encountered at Marana Issues encountered at Marana

Community Health ClinicCommunity Health Clinic– Obstacles she overcame at Kansas City Obstacles she overcame at Kansas City

VA Medical CenterVA Medical Center

Personal StrugglesPersonal Struggles

Personal battle with breast cancerPersonal battle with breast cancer– ““A Survivor’s Guide to Breast CancerA Survivor’s Guide to Breast Cancer””

Cultural ExpectationsCultural Expectations– Family comes firstFamily comes first– High academic standardsHigh academic standards– Mother and fathers opinionsMother and fathers opinions

Academy for Cancer Academy for Cancer WellnessWellness

Non-profit organization established in Non-profit organization established in 1995 by Alice F. Chang, and John 1995 by Alice F. Chang, and John WelkerWelker

Supports cancer wellness: survivors, Supports cancer wellness: survivors, families, friends and caregiversfamilies, friends and caregivers

American Psychological American Psychological FoundationFoundation

Non-profit organization that Non-profit organization that advances in science and practice in advances in science and practice in psychology as a means of psychology as a means of understanding human welfare, understanding human welfare, education, and healtheducation, and health

Marana Community Mental Marana Community Mental Health ClinicHealth Clinic

Non-profit clinicNon-profit clinic Helps serve Yaqui Indians, migrant Helps serve Yaqui Indians, migrant

workers, and poor people in rural workers, and poor people in rural communitiescommunities

Kansas Psychological Kansas Psychological FoundationFoundation

Founded by Alice F. Chang in 1985Founded by Alice F. Chang in 1985 Mission is to raise funds and have Mission is to raise funds and have

reward programsreward programs

Strengths and WeaknessesStrengths and Weaknesses Theories and ideas Theories and ideas

– wasn’t really a theorist, but she did apply existing theories, like wasn’t really a theorist, but she did apply existing theories, like self esteem in the school environment to the clinical self esteem in the school environment to the clinical psychology fieldpsychology field

StrengthsStrengths– AdvocateAdvocate

opened the VAH, opened the VAH, – SurvivorSurvivor

Breast cancerBreast cancer– Being a mentor for others in psychologyBeing a mentor for others in psychology– ResearchResearch

Being able to apply existing theories to certain clinical Being able to apply existing theories to certain clinical psychological studies and research by using the scientific psychological studies and research by using the scientific approach. approach.

WeaknessesWeaknesses– She did not develop her own ideasShe did not develop her own ideas– Not a person who stands in the spotlightNot a person who stands in the spotlight

Service Barriers Service Barriers

Collaboration between disciplinesCollaboration between disciplines Pain clinicPain clinic Mental health services to Native Mental health services to Native

Americans & indigentAmericans & indigent Nonprofit for cancer survivorsNonprofit for cancer survivors Kansas Psychological FoundationKansas Psychological Foundation

Professional Associations Professional Associations

Kansas Psychological AssociationKansas Psychological Association

American Psychological AssociationAmerican Psychological Association

Asian American Psychological AssociationAsian American Psychological Association

““Ultimately, we make our own Ultimately, we make our own discipline, which means that we have discipline, which means that we have to be willing to take an active part in to be willing to take an active part in it and be willing to give something it and be willing to give something back to it.” back to it.”

A.F. Chang (1998)A.F. Chang (1998)

SummarySummary

Family & personal challengesFamily & personal challenges IndividualityIndividuality AdvocacyAdvocacy InvolvementInvolvement ““A classic scientist practitioner”A classic scientist practitioner”

““If you can do something about it, let’s If you can do something about it, let’s do it; if you cannot, let’s put it asidedo it; if you cannot, let’s put it aside” ”

Alice. F. ChangAlice. F. Chang

ReferencesReferences APA election committee. (1998). Presidential elections. APA election committee. (1998). Presidential elections.

Monitor on Psychology. Monitor on Psychology. 29 (6). 29 (6). Chang, A.F. (2000). Chang, A.F. (2000). A Survivor’s Guide to Breast Cancer. A Survivor’s Guide to Breast Cancer.

New Harbinger Publications: Oakland, CA. New Harbinger Publications: Oakland, CA. Chang, A.F., Berger, S.E., Chang, B. (1981). The Chang, A.F., Berger, S.E., Chang, B. (1981). The

relationship of student self-esteem and teacher empathy to relationship of student self-esteem and teacher empathy to classroom learning. classroom learning. Journal of Human Behavior.Journal of Human Behavior. 18 (4). 21- 18 (4). 21-25.25.

Chang, A. F., Lloyd, C., & Powell B. J. (1979). Relationship of Chang, A. F., Lloyd, C., & Powell B. J. (1979). Relationship of Different Measures of Self-Esteem to Locus of Control.Different Measures of Self-Esteem to Locus of Control. Psychological Reports.Psychological Reports. 45. 160-162. 45. 160-162.

Chang, A. F., Rosenthal, T.L., Bryant, E.S. (1993). Chang, A. F., Rosenthal, T.L., Bryant, E.S. (1993). Comparing High School Students’ Leisure Interests and Comparing High School Students’ Leisure Interests and Stress Ratings. Stress Ratings. Behavior Research and Therapy. Behavior Research and Therapy. 31 (2). 31 (2). 179-184. 179-184.

Citation. (1997). Alice F. Chang. Citation. (1997). Alice F. Chang. American Psychologist.American Psychologist. 52 52 (4). 338-340.(4). 338-340.