SIKOLOHIYANG PILIPINO

1. ✧ A Psychology which is appropriate and significant to Filipinos

1.1. ✧ Takes into account the study of kalooban and kamalayan, ulirat, isip, diwa, and kaluluwa which is the way to learning about people's conscience

2. Major Characteristics

2.1. ✧ empirical philosophy

2.2. ✧ clerical tradition

2.3. ✧ liberalism

2.4. ✧ encourages cross-indigenous method, multi-method multi-language method, appropriate field methods, total approach

2.5. ✧ endorses conceptualization of psychological practice in a Philippine context

2.6. ✧ psychology as a science and as an art

2.7. ✧ responsible and responsive to the needs of Filipinos

2.8. ✧ interdisciplinary

3. Development of Indigenous Concepts and Theories

3.1. ✧ re-evaluation of Filipino values: Bahala Na, Hiya, Utang na Loob, Pakikisama vs. Pakikipagkapwa

3.2. ✧ indirect communication: euphemism, body language, and voice intonation

3.3. ✧ internality-externality

3.4. ✧ great cultural divide

4. Development of Indigenous Research Method

4.1. ✧ pakapa-kapa

4.2. ✧ pagtatanong-tanong

4.3. ✧ pakikipagkuwentuhan

4.4. ✧ ginabayang talakayan

4.5. ✧ nakikiugaling pagmamasid

4.6. ✧ pakikisama

4.7. ✧ pagdalaw-dalaw

4.8. ✧ panunuluyan

5. Impact on the Teaching of Psychology

5.1. ✧ used and developed the Filipino language in psychology

5.2. ✧ set up a library of Philippine psychology at the Philippine Psychology Research and Training House (PPRTH)

6. Associations, Conferences, etc.

6.1. ✧ annual national conferences on Filipino psychology

6.2. ✧ Pambansang Samahan sa Sikolohiyang Pilipino (PSSP)

7. ✧ Anchored on Filipino thought and experience as understood from a Filipino perspective

8. ✧ A step to towards contributing to universal psychology

9. Developed the Panukat ng Ugali at Pagkatao (PUP)- to utilize dimensions of personality that are relevant to Filipinos

10. Initiated by Virgilio Gaspar Enriquez

11. Areas of Application

11.1. ✧ local language in teaching, research, and in conduct of various conferences and symposia

11.2. ✧ providing psychological help to children in especially difficult circumstances

11.3. ✧ feminist psychology

12. Sikolohiyang Pilipino in realm of Universal and World Psychology

12.1. ✧ contributing to a truly universal psychology which is based on a new set of principles: diversity and equality

12.2. ✧ articulation and elucidation of new concepts and methods considered meaningful both for Filipinos and other Asian culture