Module 1

Question 1

Reference book title: Making Sense of Being and Becoming Filipinos: An Indigenous Psychology Perspective

Answer 1

Jay A. Yacat

Question 2

He identified four threads that define indigenous psychological perspectives

Answer 2

Sinha (1997)

Question 3

Four threads that define indigenous psychological perspectives:

Answer 3

a) arise from within the culture;
b) reflect local behaviors;
c) interpret data from a local frame of reference
d) yield results that are locally relevant.

Question 4

Dimensions of Being Filipino

Answer 4

1. Pinagmulan
2. Kinalakhan
3. Kamalayan

Question 5

What is PINAGMULAN

Answer 5

• socio political origins
• being born in the Philippines - residing in the Philippines
• a Filipino citizen

Question 6

What is KINALAKHAN

Answer 6

• cultural roots
• participation and being immersed in a cultural milieu acknowledged as Filipino
• “ethnic identification devices” (speaking a language, diskarte > asal at halaga)

Question 7

What is KAMALAYAN

Answer 7

• consciousness
• awareness of the self as Filipino
• acceptance and pride of membership in the category “Filipino” - psychological dimension
• adolescents residing in other countries who still identify themselves as Filipinos

Question 8

PILIPINO SA PANGALAN

Answer 8

individual recognizes that he or she is a Filipino but may not be involved in activities that highlight that identity

Question 9

PILIPINO SA PUSO

Answer 9

individual considers Filipino-ness as a conviction (paninindigan)
- Filipino-ness has been internalized or integrated with the loob

Question 10

Used a Manuvu jar as a metaphor for Filipino personhood.

Answer 10

Covar (1995)

Question 11

three elements based on the manuvu jar

Answer 11

loob, labas and lalim (depth)

Question 12

The following summarizes other responses by the participants as part of the galaw of Pilipino sa puso.

Answer 12

• Recognizes and accepts the self as Filipino’
• Takes pride in being Filipino
• Recognizes and accepts fellow Filipinos’ • Has empathy for fellow Filipinos’
• Involved in the affairs of fellow Filipinos

Question 13

The scientific study of human behavior or mind that is native, that is not transported from other regions, and that is designed for its people

Answer 13

INDIGENOUS PSYCHOLOGY

Question 14

Defined indigenous psychology

Answer 14

Kim and Berry (1993)

Question 15

Indigenous Psychology is an intellectual movement across the globe, based on the following factors:

Answer 15

1.A reaction against the colonization/hegemony of Western psychology.
2.The need for non-Western cultures to solve their local problems through indigenous practices and applications.
3.The need for a non-Western culture to recognize itself in the constructs and practices of psychology.
4.The need to use indigenous philosophies and concepts to generate theories of global discourse.