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    This document discusses Sikolohiyang Pilipino (Filipino Psychology). It is defined as being anchored in Filipino thought and experience from a Filipino perspective. Western theories that have analyzed Filipino behavior have provided an inaccurate picture as they are culture-bound. Filipino Psychology focuses on concepts like kapwa (togetherness), damdam (inner perception), and hiya (sense of propriety). It outlines several approaches and methods used in Filipino Psychology as well as discussing core values, traditions, and the spread of Filipino Psychology outside the Philippines. Virgilio Enriquez is identified as the "Father of Filipino Psychology."

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    This document discusses Sikolohiyang Pilipino (Filipino Psychology). It is defined as being anchored in Filipino thought and experience from a Filipino perspective. Western theories that have analyzed Filipino behavior have provided an inaccurate picture as they are culture-bound. Filipino Psychology focuses on concepts like kapwa (togetherness), damdam (inner perception), and hiya (sense of propriety). It outlines several approaches and methods used in Filipino Psychology as well as discussing core values, traditions, and the spread of Filipino Psychology outside the Philippines. Virgilio Enriquez is identified as the "Father of Filipino Psychology."

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    This document discusses Sikolohiyang Pilipino (Filipino Psychology). It is defined as being anchored in Filipino thought and experience from a Filipino perspective. Western theories that have analyzed Filipino behavior have provided an inaccurate picture as they are culture-bound. Filipino Psychology focuses on concepts like kapwa (togetherness), damdam (inner perception), and hiya (sense of propriety). It outlines several approaches and methods used in Filipino Psychology as well as discussing core values, traditions, and the spread of Filipino Psychology outside the Philippines. Virgilio Enriquez is identified as the "Father of Filipino Psychology."

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    Sikolohiyang Pilipino is anchored on Filipino thought and experience as understood from a Filipino

    perspective . The most important aspect of this definition is the Filipino orientation. For centuries,
    Filipino behavior has been analyzed and interpreted in the light of Western theories. Since these
    theories are inevitably culture-bound, the picture of the Filipino has been inaccurate, if not distorted.
    Enriquez later defined Sikolohiyang Pilipino as ‘‘the study of diwa (‘psyche’), which in Filipino directly
    refers to

    the wealth of ideas referred to by the philosophical concept of ‘essence’ and an entire range of
    psychological concepts from awareness to motives to behavior’’

    APPROACHES & METHODS

     Linking socio-personal value


     Pakiramdam: Shared inner perceptions. Filipinos use damdam, or the inner perception of
    others' emotions, as a basic tool to guide his dealings with other people.
     Linking socio-personal value/Kagandahang-Loob: Shared humanity. This refers to being able
    to help other people in dire need due to a perception of being together as a part of one Filipino
    humanity.
     Accommodative surface values
     Hiya: Loosely translated as 'shame' by most Western psychologists, Hiya is actually 'sense of
    propriety'.
     Utang na loob: Norm of reciprocity. Filipinos are expected by their neighbors to return favors—
    whether these were asked for or not—when it is needed or wanted.
     Pakikisama and Pakikipagkapwa: Smooth Interpersonal Relationship, or SIR, as coined by
    Lynch (1961 and 1973). This attitude is primarily guided by conformity with the majority.
     Confrontative surface values
     Bahala Na: Bahala Na translates literally as "leave it up to God (Bathala)" and it is used as an
    expression, almost universally, in Filipino culture. Filipinos engage in the bahala na attitude as
    a culture-influenced adaptive coping strategy when faced with challenging situations.
     Lakas ng Loob: This attitude is characterized by being courageous in the midst of problems
    and uncertainties.

    Pakikibaka: Literally in English, it means concurrent clashes. It refers to the ability of the Filipino to
    undertake revolutions and uprisings against a common enemy.

     Societal values

    Karangalan: Loosely translated to dignity, this actually refers to what other people see in a person
    and how they use that information to make a stand or judge about his/her worth.

    Puri: the external aspect of dignity. May refer to how other people judge a person of his/her worth.
    This compels a common Filipino to conform to social norms, regardless how obsolete they are.

    Dangal: the internal aspect of dignity. May refer to how a person judges his own worth.
    Katarungan: Loosely translated to justice, this actually refers to equity in giving rewards to a person.

    Kalayaan: Freedom and mobility. Ironically, this may clash with the less important value of
    pakikisama or pakikibagay (conformity).

     Core value or Kapwa (togetherness)

    Kapwa, meaning 'togetherness', is the core construct of Filipino Psychology. Kapwa refers to
    community; not doing things alone. Kapwa has two categories, Ibang Tao (other people) and Hindi
    Ibang Tao (not other people). Filipinos value conformity because unlike non-Asian countries, its
    culture is predominantly Confucian. This runs into conflict with individualism (kanya-kanya) which was
    brought about by Western colonialism.

    PSYCHO-MEDICINE & FAITH HEALERS


     Ibang Tao ("outsider") There are five domains in this construct:
     Pakikitungo: civility - In Confucian ethics, right behavior meant right demeanor towards
    authorities (Parents, Elders, etc.).
     Pakikisalamuha: act of mixing - This is a social value that is primarily communitarian and
    Confucian. It espouses the ability to adapt.
     Pakikilahok: act of joining - This translates to participation of the entire community to help a
    person.
     Pakikibagay: conformity - This runs into conflict with individuality which many Filipinos in fact
    willingly throw away in favor of conformity with demands of those who are in charge.
     Pakikisama: being united with the group.

    FILIPINO PSYCHOLOGY
    BASIC TENETS

     Hindi Ibang Tao ("one-of-us") There are three domains in this construct:
     Pakikipagpalagayang-loob: act of mutual trust
     Pakikisangkot: act of joining others
     Pakikipagkaisa: being one with others

    The spread of Sikolohiyang Pilipino outside the Philippines

    During his lifetime, Enriquez traveled a lot and in some cases lived for some time in various countries
    to teach, do research, and participate in conferences. It was during these trips that

    he was able to influence scholars living abroad (Filipinos and foreigners) to take a keen interest in
    Sikolohiyang Pilipino. This brought them together in various occasions and eventually led them to set
    up organizations and associations that supported the goals of Sikolohiyang Pilipino.
    In the 1970’s and 1980’s there were quite a number of these organizations in the UnitedStates (San
    Francisco and New Haven), Japan, Malaysia, Thailand and Hongkong. With thedeath of Enriquez,
    however, only one has managed to continue with its activities and this is the association in San
    Francisco, California. However, there are still a number of individuals in these countries who believe
    in the Sikolohiyang Pilipino orientation and tradition though

    they may no longer have the organizational expression.

    WHO IS THE FATHER OF FILIPINO PSYCHOLOGY?


    Virgilio G. Enriquez is known as the Father of Filipino Psychology "Ama ng Sikolohiyang Pilipino", and
    the founder of the Pambansang Samahan sa Sikolohiyang Pilipino, (National Organization of Filipino
    Psychology), which started in 1975. Enriquez' initial proposal that a Filipino concept of personhood
    centered on the core value expressed in the word Kapwa, a Tagalog word that covers the concepts of
    both "self" and "others," has been expanded by those who studied under him, resulting in an entire
    system that seeks to describe the Filipino's sense of being a person, and an entire field of study that
    differentiates the Filipino's sense of being from those of other cultures, especially the western
    cultures.

    FOUR TRADITIONS
    WHAT IS FILIPINO PSYCHOLOGY
    SPREAD OF FILIPINO PSYCHOLOGY OUTSIDE THE PHILIPPINES
     Pakikipagkuwentuhan: In this method, the researcher engages in a story-telling with an
    umpukan. The researcher merely serves as the facilitator, while the kalahok or participants are
    the one who are to talk. The term kwento, from the Spanish word cuento, literally means 'to tell
    a story'.
     Panunuluyan: In this method, the researcher stays in the home of his kalahok or participant
    while he conducts the research with consent by the host family, whose head serves as the
    tulay to an umpukan. The term tuloy, which is the root word of the term panunuluyan, literally
    means 'to go in'.
     Pagdadalaw-dalaw: In this method, the researcher occasionally visits the house of his host or
    tulay, as opposed to staying in the house. The term dalaw literally means 'visit'.
     Pagtatanung-tanong: In this method, the researcher undergoes a kind of questioning session
    with his kalahok or participants. In this method, however, 'lead questions' (those questions
    which directly refer to the topic being studied) are not supposed to be asked, instead the
    questions to be asked are supposed to have been derived from the kalahok's answers
    themselves. The word tanong literally means 'question'.
     Pakikiramdam: In this approach, the researcher uses entirely his/her own feelings or emotions
    to justify if his participants or kalahok are ready to be part of his research or not. The term
    damdam literally means 'inner perception of emotions'.

    Psychopatlogy & Manifestation of universal mental disorders


    Filipino psychomedicine, or sikomedikal na sikolohiya in Filipino, is the application of basic
    psychology to native healing practices loosely considered as 'medicine'. These practices are closely
    tied to the faith healers, as well as to the native pagan priestesses like the babaylan or katalonan,
    who were suppressed by the Spaniards during their colonization of the Philippines.

    Examples of such practices include:

     Hilot: The use of massage to aid a pregnant mother in the delivery of her child.
     Kulam: Hex or bewitchment.
     Lihi: An intense craving for something or someone during pregnancy. Faith healers or
    manghihilot testify that if the craving is not satisfied, abnormality of the child may result.
     Pasma: A concept that explains how init (heat) and lamig (cold) together can result in illness,
    especially rheumatism.
     Susto: Soul-flight. Derived from Latin American traditions.
     Pagtatawas: A method of diagnosing illness wherein alum (called tawas) is ritualistically used
    by the albularyo or medicine man for diagnosis of a variety of health conditions. The tawas is
    used to 'cross' (sign of the cross) the forehead and other suspicious or ailing parts of the body
    as prayers are being whispered (bulong or oracion). It is then placed on glowing embers,
    removed when it starts to crack, then transferred to a small receptacle of water. As it cools, its
    softened form spreads on the water surface and assumes a shape that may suggest the cause
    of the illness, often one of several indigenous forces: dwarfs, devils or other evil spirits (na-
    nuno, na-kulam, na-demonyo). The water in the vehicle is then used to anoint the ailing part or
    parts of the body to counteract the evil forces or illness. The tawas is then discarded and
    thrown westward, preferably into the setting sun.
     Usog: A concept that explains how a baby who has been greeted by a stranger acquires a
    mysterious illness. Apparently derived from the Spanish tradition of Mal de Ojo.
     Gabâ or gabaa: The Visayan concept of negative Karma.

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