SIKOLOHIYANG PILIPINO

SIKOLOHIYANG PILIPINO1Development of Indigenous Personality Measures1950Tests in educational psychology1960Personality testing in projective type1970 Developed tests in creativity, self-perception, personality, vocational testing1975Panukat ng Ugali at Pagkatao (PUP) 1980Increased interest in personality testing1990Developed tests to measure a wide variety of Filipino characteristics 2Indigenous research methodsLoopholes of Philippine social researchLack of relevance of research topics to the needs of the people being studiedInappropriateness of Western methods to the ways of the peopleDefinitions based on Western theoriesOveremphasis on data rather than on the process

Approaches & TechniquesPakapa-kapa an approach characterized by groping, searching, probing into an unsystematized mass of social and cultural data to be able to obtain order, meaning, and directions for research.

4Panunuluyan interaction techniques, levels of relationship mula paninimbang hanggang malalimang pakikipagpalagayang-loob.

Pagtatanong-tanongFilipino word for asking questions, the repetition of tanong to tanong- tanong indicates seriousness of purpose, one is truly determined to get answers to ones questions.

PakikipagkwentuhanKuwentuhan is an occasion for exchange of information, ideas, insights, and opinions also itis a sharing of beliefs, thoughts, andexperiences.

Ginabayang Talakayan Method - collective discussion technique sama-sama orientation Nakiugaling pagmamasid - participant observationPakikisama - getting along withPakikiramdam - shared sensitivitiesPakikialam - concerned interferencePakikilahok - participationPakikisangkot - integral involvementPagdalaw-dalaw - casual but repeated visits

Impact on the teaching of psychology 1970

UP Psychology deptProf. DavidProf. Torres

Virgilio Enriquez- SP as a subject was instituted (1978) - UP was the first university to offer

Rogelia Pe PuaJose Ma. Bartolome

Sikolohiyang Pilipinas Isyu, Pananw at Kaalaman (1985) edited by Allen Aganon and Ma. Assumpta DavidIndigenous Psychology: A Book of Readings (1992) by EnriquezFirst M.A. Pscyhology thesis in Filipino was written in 1972 by Amelia Alfonso First dissertation were done by Danila Tuazon (brain lateralization) and Grace Aguiling-Dalisay (concept of peace among children)Areas of application of Sikolohiyang Pilipino

Use the local language in teaching, research, in the conduct of various conferences in Psychology, radio programs, talk shows and other official eventsInvited Filipino psychologists to talk shows

Formulation of appropriate techniques in therapy suited to the Filipino personalityProviding psychological help to childrenNeeds of the individual childRoots of the problem and their consequences on the childs rights and welfare

Community educationFeminist psychologyIndustrial psychologyDebates with Sikolohiyang PilipinoSalazar criticized Enriquez for including the study of Filipino-Americans in the discourse of Sikolohiyang Pilipino.

Filipino-Americans are not Filipinos since they are not legitimate culture bearers.

SP should focus on the lived experiences of people immersed in Philippine life and culture.

He maintained that Filipino-Americans are Filipinos because some aspects of their identity and cultural experiences are still Filipino.

14Protacio-Marcellino stressed that Filipino-Americans are not Filipino they are both Filipino and American.

They may be outsiders to everyday Philippine experience but they still possess some of critical elements of Philippine life and culture as transmitted by their parents and reinforced by their regular visits to the Philippines. This makes them insiders to a significant extent.Salazar explains that the discipline of Psychology is foreign in origin and therefore, should be given a new meaning and re-interpreted in a context relevant to Philippine life and culture.Enriquez held that culture is derived from the process of discovering individual psychological elements and themes. To him, SP exists as long as there are Filipinos.He elaborates that psychology in the Philippines is both foreign and indigenous to the culture.For him, what is important is the immediate application of psychology in the understanding and helping solve the problems in Philippine society.

For Salazar, the history and traditions of a particular culture is sufficient to contribute to universal psychology.

For Enriquez, it is necessary to understand the experiences of many cultures and traditions before one can contribute to universal knowledge in psychology.

Roberto Tangco questioned SPs position on the issue of universality and asserts that SP , although it claims to contribute to universal knowledge, has not shown sufficient proof of its contribution or even proof that such knowledge exists in any given culture.He also questions SPs methodology and practice and traces the problem to SPs underlying philosophy.SP tends to be phenomenological in orientation, it has mechanisms in place to ensure that the tenets of scientific endeavor are upheld.Sylvia Estrada-Claudio explained that there seems to be a tendency for SP to gloss over negative aspects of Philippine culture and ignore the power dynamics at play in given cultural contexts.

SP is alive and well and continues to interest and inspire scholars from different persuasions to give new meaning and direction to the development not only of Philippine psychology but of the larger discourse of the social sciences.