Lesson 1
Lesson 1
• Indigenization from Without – transporting psychological theories, concepts, and methods, and modifying
them to fit to local cultural context.
Two Types of Indigenization
• Indigenization from Within – culture as source of knowledge to come up with cross cultural knowledge.
What is Filipino Psychology?
•Values and concepts relevant to Filipino culture and experience.
•Psychology based on the experience, ideas and orientation of the Filipino.
•Katutubong sikolohiya ng mga Pilipino na partikular nang tumutukoy sa makahulugan na konseptong makabuluhan sa
kultura at karanasan ng mga Pilipino.
• 1926-Department of Psychology in UP was established within the School of Education. Agustin Alonzo was
chairman.
• 1948-Estefania Aldaba-Lim set up the Institute of Human Relations at PWU. • 1954-Joseph Goertz established
Psychology Department at University of San Carlos.
History of Philippine Psychology
• 1961-Fr. Jaime Bulatao established Department of Psychology and Central Guidance Bureau at Ateneo de
Manila University.
• 1962-Philippine Psychological Corporation was founded. It offered Psychological services and testing.
Psychological Association of the Philippines was founded.
History of Philippine Psychology
• 1963-PAP held its 1st annual convention, which lead to 1st publication, Symposium on the
Filipino Personality.
• 1975-Pambansang Samahan ng Sikolohiyang Pilipino was founded by Virgilio Enriquez. (Father of Filipino
Psychology.
• 1986-EDSA Revolution. Psychologists play a key role in the new government’s Moral Recovery Program.
• 1992-PAP and 9 other national psychological associations established Asia-Oceania Psychological Association.
History of Philippine Psychology
• 1992-Virgilio Enriquez published From Colonial to Liberation Psychology. • 1995-Skwelahang Sikolohiya,
association of Psychologists and Educators was founded by Amparo Montemayor-De Asis, Andylyn Simeon and J.
Enrique G. Saplala. Skwelang Sikolohiya participates in advocacy work and researches on incarceration,
reformation and criminal behavior.
History of Philippine Psychology
• 2006-PAP officially becomes a founding member of the Asean Regional Union of Psychological Societies.
Four Traditions which Philippine Psychology is Rooted (Zeus, 1985)
•Academic Philosophic
Psychology or Akademikong pilosopiya na Sikolohiya Western tradition: started by priest-professor at
UST and mainly focused on what is called “Rational Psychology”.
Four Traditions which Philippine Psychology is Rooted (Zeus, 1985)
• Sikolohiya sa Pilipinas –
kabuuang anyo ng sikolohiya sa kontekstong Pilipino; bunga ng sunod-sunod na kaalamang may
kinalaman sa sikolohiya sa bansang Pilipinas.
Forms of Filipino Psychology (Anyo ng Sikolohiya sa Kontekstong Pilipino)
• Sikolohiya ng Pilipino – bawat teorya ng sinumang nais mag-aral tungkol sa kalikasang sikolohikal ng mga
Pilipino, maging Pilipino o dayuhan ang sinasabing mag-aaral.
Activity 1:
1. What is the importance of studying Filipino Psychology in relevance to the universal Psychology?
2. How can Filipino Psychology play an important role in honing future Filipino Psychologists and mental health
professionals?