Module 2 Flashcards
Sikolohiyang Pilipino (Filipino psychology): A legacy of Virgilio G. Enriquez
Rogelia Pe-Pua
Elizabeth Protacio- Marcelino
the development of a filipino indigenous
psychology
M. Cecilia Gastardo - Conaco
Known as the “Ama ng Sikolohiyang Pilipino”
Dr. Virgilio Gaspar Enriquez or Doc. E
Where was Enriquez born
Bulacan, was trained by his father to speak the native tongue
When was Enriquez formally initiated into psychology
1963 when he started teaching at the University of the Philippines (U.P.).
In 1966, he left for the United States to pursue a Masters, then later a Doctoral degree in Psychology at
Northwestern University at Evanston, Illinois.
Through his correspondence with
Alfredo Lagmay
Enriquez returned to the Philippines in
1971, bringing with him a wealth of Western knowledge which he did not impose on his Filipino colleagues and students.
Enriquez established the
Philippine Psychology Research House (PPRH) which later became the Philippine Psychology Research and Training House (PPRTH)
The Philippine Psychology Research and Training House (PPRTH) became the
home to materials on Sikolohiyang Pilipino, growing to its present size of more than 10,000 references.
home to research with a Filipino perspective; as well as an abode to individuals inspired by Enriquez’s enthusiasm
Enriquez also founded
Pambansang Samahan sa Sikolohiyang Pilipino (National Association for Philippine Psychology) in January 1976
Objectives of Pambansang Samahan sa Sikolohiyang Pilipino (1976)
inquiry and clarification of the value and nature of Filipino personality and consciousness and the development of studies towards a more scientific universal psychology (Lagmay, 1984).”
Enriquez became Chairman of the Department of Psychology in
1977-1982
His influence went beyond the U.P. He taught at other institutions, such as
De la Salle University, Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila, University of Santo Tomas, and Centro Escolar University. He was also Visiting Professor at the University of Hawaii, Tokyo University for Foreign Studies, University of Malaya, and University of Hong Kong. (Pe-Pua, 1991)
Anchored on Filipino thought and experience as understood from a Filipino perspective;
Scientific study of psychology derived from the experience, ideas, and cultural orientation of Filipinos.
Sikolohiyang Pilipino
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
Initial work on developing Sikolohiyang Pilipino concentrated on a type of indigenization which is based largely on
simple translation of concepts, methods, theories and measures into Filipino
Another type of indigenization was given more emphasis after the translation attempts failed to capture or express a truly Filipino psychology.
indigenization from within (as against indigenization from without)
indigenization from within (as against indigenization from without) is defined as
looking for the indigenous psychology from within the culture itself and not just clothing a foreign body with a local dress
The principal emphasis of Sikolohiyang Pilipino is to
foster national identity and consciousness, social involvement, and psychology of language and culture
Enriquez came up with a definition of psychology that takes into account the
study of emotions and experienced knowledge (kalooban and kamalayan), awareness of one’s surroundings (ulirat), information and understanding (isip), habits and behavior (another meaning of diwa), and the soul (kaluluwa)
tumutukoy sa damdami’t kaalamang
nararanasan
Kamalayan
tumutukoy sa pakiramdam sa paligid
Ulirat
tumutukoy sa kaalaman at pag-unawa
Isip
tumutukoy sa ugali, kilos, o asal
Diwa
tumutukoy sa damdamin
Kalooban
daan upang mapag-aralan ang tungkol sa budhi ng tao
Kaluluwa
A historian, later examined the history of Sikolohiyang Pilipino and came up with a description of the four filiations of Philippine psychology
Zeus Salazar (1985)
Zeus Salazar (1985a), a historian, later examined the history of Sikolohiyang Pilipino and came up with a description of the four filiations of Philippine psychology:
(a) The Academic-scientific psychology: the Western tradition – This coincided with the birth of scientific psychology (German tradition) in 1876, and the entry of Western psychology (mainly American tradition) at Philippine universities.
(b) Academic-philosophical psychology: the Western (mainly clerical) tradition – This was pursued by the University of Santo Tomas and later other schools of higher learning, under the leadership of individual monks and preachers and the Jesuits. The study of psychology as an aspect of philosophy continued in the tradition of Thomistic philosophy and psychology.
(c) Ethnic psychology – The third filiation, ethnic psychology, dates even farther than the second filiation and supposedly began with the coming into contact of Filipinos and the foreign colonizers.
(d) Psycho-medical system with religion as cohesive element and explanation.
