SIKOLOHIYANG PILIPINO: WEEK 1 NOTES

1.1 – The Historical Beginnings • The Principal Emphasis of

of Sikolohiyang Pilipino Sikolohiyang Pilipino
“Sikolohiyang Pilipino is anchored on o It fosters national identity and
Filipino thought and experience as consciousness, social involvement,
understood from a Filipino Perspective– it and psychology of language and
is the study of one’s diwa (psyche).” culture.
o Offers proper applications of
• Sikolohiyang Pilipino (SP) is the Filipino Psychological concept to
psychology born out of experience, health, agriculture, art, mass media,
thought, and orientation of Filipinos, religion, and other spheres of
based on the full use of Filipino culture people’s daily life.
and language. • The Limitations of Western
• The approach is one of ‘indigenization Psychology
from within’ whereby the framework o Due to stereotypes and prejudices
emerges from the experience of the ingrained in the minds of Western
people from indigenous culture. individuals, it has been proven that
• It is based on assessing historical and approaching psychology using
socio-cultural realities, understanding foreign models could not
the local language, unraveling Filipino encompass the subtleties of Asian
characteristics, and explaining them cultures.
through the native Filipino perspective. o Filipino is not anti-universal as the
• From the beginning, academic aim of SP is to contribute to
psychology was predominantly universal psychology, which can be
Western in theory and methodology only realized if each group of
due to colonial influences by USA and people understood themselves from
Spain. their own perspective.
• Many Filipino Intellectuals were
dissatisfied with the pejorative
interpretations of Filipino behaviors by
Western observers.
1.2 – Virgilio Enriquez: The Pioneer o Study of habits and behavior
of Sikolohiyang Pilipino (another meaning of diwa).
• In the early 1970, Virgilio Gaspar o Study of soul (kaluluwa) which is
Enriquez returned to the Philippines the way to learn about people’s
from Northern University, USA with conscience.
the PhD in Social Psychology and o Srudy of information and
introduced the concept of Sikolohiyang understanding (isip).
Pilipino. o Study of emotions and experienced
• He worked hand in hand with the then- knowledge (kalooban at
chairman of the Department of kamalayan).
Psychology at the University of the • What was the first step in
Philippines (U.P.), Dr. Alfredo V. conceptualizing Sikolohiyang
Lagmay. They embarked on research Pilipino?
into the historical and cultural roots of o Indigenization/Cultural
psychology. Revalidation – simple translation
• Focus of Vergilio Enriquez’s of concepts, methods, theories, and
Research measures into Filipino; looking for
o Identifying indigenous concepts and indigenous psychology from within
approaches in Philippine the culture itself.
psychology. o Psychological tests were translated
o Developing creativity and in local language, modified in
inventiveness among Filipinos. content, so that a Philippine-type
o The research resulted with a two- version of the originally borrowed
volume bibliography on Filipino test was produced.
psychology, a locally developed • The Strategy for Discovering
personality test that is Panukat ng Sikolohiyang Pilipino
Ugali at Pagkatao (Measure of o Assessing historical and socio-
Character and Personality). cultural realities.
• Sikolohiyang Pilipino According to o Understanding the local language.
Virgilio Enriquez o Unraveling Filipino Characteristics.
o Study of awareness of one’s o Explaining then through the eyes of
surrounding (ulirat). a native Filipino.
• Basic Elements and Features of • Sikolohiya ng mga Pilipino – refers to
Sikolohiyang Pilipino: Defining any theories or knowledge of Filipino
Sikolohiyang Pilipino – Virgilio nature regardless of source, western or
Enriquez distinguished 3 Psychologies local; ang palasak na anyo sapagkat
in the Philippines: pinakakaraniwan o madaling makita.
o Sikolohiyang Pilipino (Filipino • Sikolohiyang Pilipino – psychology
Psychology) based on the Filipino’s true thoughts,
o Sikolohiya sa Pilipinas (the general feelings, behaviors, and must derive
form of psychology in the from indigenous sources, language,
Philippine context) and methods; sikolohiyang bunga ng
o Sikolohiya ng mga Pilipino karanasan, kaisipan, at oryentasyong
(theorizing the psychological nature Pilipino.
of Filipinos, whether from a local or 1.4 – Additional Informations
a foreign perspective).
Sama ko lang iyong mga nasa ‘Guess
1.3 – Impact of Sikolohiyang Pilipino
Who?’ section para hindi ako mapahiya
• Sikolohiya sa Pilipinas – this refers to
pag tinawag hahahahaha.
a series of events related to the field of
psychology in the Philippines; ito ang • Father Jaime Bulatao – he founded

kabuuang anyo ng sikolohiya sa the Department of Psychology in

konetkstong Pilipino. Ateneo De Manila University in 1960

that is now designated as a Center of
Excellence by the Philippines
Commission on Higher Education
(CHED). He was known for his
innovative use of hypnosis in therapy
and his exploration of Filipino
animistic beliefs within a
psychological context.
• Patricia Licuanan – she is a social
psychologist and educator who
champions women’s rights and
empowerment in her works.
• Lourdes Carandang – she is called as
the Philippines’ foremost clinical
psychologist and a National Social
Scientist.
• Randy Dellosa – he is a life coach,
counselor, psychotherapist, clinical
psychologist, physician, psychiatrist,
and osteopath. In the history of the
Philippine Psychiatric Association
(PPA), he is the most awarded of all
psychiatric residents having won in 3
of its major competitions: He won first
prize in the 10th Case Presentation
Contest, second prize in the 3rd
Scientific Paper Presentation Contest,
and third prize in the 4th Scientific
Paper Presentation Contest. He
graduated ‘cum laude’ in the Doctor of
Psychology program of the California
Southern University.