Sikolohiyang Pilipino - Key Concepts and Timeline

Sikolohiyang Pilipino

• Filipino psychology rooted in Filipino experiences and perspectives.

Kasaysayan

• Pagdating ng mga Amerikano: ibinahagi ang edukasyon; nagsagawa ng mga IQ tests at personality tests sa mga Pilipino.

Konteksto at Interpretasyon

• Ang paggamit ng mga konsepto at panukat na hindi naaangkop sa isang kultura ay maaaring magpakita ng maling interpretasyon ng kilos at pag-iisip ng isang indibidwal.

Konteksto at Lipunan

• Dapat ay naaayon sa kontekstong ginagalawan ng isang indibidwal; konteksto = kultura at lipunan.

Wika at Pagpapahalaga

• Ang mga pagpapahalaga at pinahahalagahan sa isang kultura ay makikita sa wika.

• Halimbawa:

  • Bigas → Rice

  • Palay → Rice Grain

  • Kanin → Cooked Rice

  • Bahaw → Cold Rice

Virgilio Enriquez

• a.k.a Doc E.

• itinuturing na Ama ng Sikolohiyang Pilipino.

Why Sikolohiyang Pilipino Matters

• Creates a more inclusive Psychology

• Corrects the biases of Euro-American Psychology

• Expands the knowledge base of Psychology

• Give us more opportunities to understand ourselves as Filipinos

• Can be an instrument of Decolonization

Chronology of Philippine Psychology

• $1926$: The University of the Philippines Department of Psychology is established within the School of Education. Agustin Alonzo is chairman.

• $1930s$: The Department of Psychology at the University of Santo Tomas is established.

• $1932$: Sinforoso Padilla organizes the Psychological Clinic at the University of the Philippines.

• $1933$: Jesus Perpinan sets up the Far Eastern University Psychological Clinic.

• $1938$: Angel de Blas, OP, sets up the Experimental Psychology Laboratory in the University of Santo Tomas.

• $1948$: Estefania Aldaba-Lim sets up the Institute of Human Relations at Philippine Women's University.

• $1954$: Joseph Goertz establishes the Psychology Department at the University of San Carlos.

• $1961$: Fr. Jaime Bulatao establishes the Department of Psychology and the Central Guidance Bureau at the Ateneo de Manila University.

• $1962$: The Philippine Psychological Corporation is founded. The corporation offers psychological services and is the main retailer of psychological tests.

• $1962$: The Psychological Association of the Philippines (PAP) is founded.

• $1963$: The PAP holds its first annual convention, leading to its first publication, Symposium on the Filipino Personality.

• $1968$: The Philippine Journal of Psychology, the official journal of the PAP, makes its first appearance. The PAP, together with the Philippine Association of Social Workers, Philippine Economics Society, Philippine National Historical Association, Philippine Sociological Society, and Philippine Statistical Association form the Philippine Social Science Council.

• $1970s$: Psychology becomes the most popular undergraduate major in many colleges and universities.