SIKOLOHIYANG PILIPINO REVIEWER CONSEQUENCES OF COPYCAT PSYCHOLOGY

1. MARGINALIZATION – exclusion of local

experiences
SIKOLOHIYANG PILIPINO as a required course
according to CHED Memo Order 34 series of 2017. 2. DISTORTION – understanding of local
experiences

3. ALIENATION – psychology as removed from

Why teaching SIKOLOHIYANG PILIPINO
experiences of the ordinary Filipino
matters?
KULELAT SYNDROME
- Creates a more inclusive psychology
- Corrects the biases of a dominantly Euro- - Weird Psychology represents the cultural
American psychology experience of our colonizers; they become
- Expands the knowledge base of Psychology the basis as we compare ourselves to that
and contribute to global discourse of particular standard that results to
Psychology developing inferiority complex that looks like
we’re the “WEIRD ONES” in other countries.
Why teaching SP matters for FILIPINOS?
- If we continue with this kind of
- Gives us more opportunities to understand mindset/thinking, we unintentionally
ourselves as Filipinos contribute to further colonize the PH, that
- Can be an instrument of decolonization one scholar named it as “KULELAT
SYNDROME”
MEANING OF W.E.I.R.D IN PSYCHOLOGY: - We accepted the idea of being inferior to the
W – estern colonizers

E – ducated (English-speaking) “All or every psychology is INDIGENOUS.”

I – ndustrialized 1. Developed from within a culture

2. Reflect local behaviors
R – ich 3. Understood using local frame of reference
4. Produces knowledge that is meaningful and
D – emocratic countries
relevant to the culture
“ONE PSYCHOLOGY FITS ALL” mentality – it is
INDIGENOUS PSYCHOLOGIES; have developed
best believed that this mentality generalized the
in various ways,
overall perspective and applications of psychology to
many: not knowing that people have different - Limits of Western psychology in providing
cultures, beliefs and attitudes. answers to local societal issues
- Nationalist and postcolonial movements
DANGERS OF BLIND FAITH IN WESTERN
- Search for cultural uniqueness
PSYCHOLOGY:
- Analysis of language and semantic meaning
ANGAT-PATONG (Philippines)

- concept of acceptance of methodologies and SIKOLOHIYANG PILIPINO as an IP;

theories in our own country developed by
- DISCIPLINE; Filipino culture at its center
industrialized countries (colonial psychology)
- MOVEMENT; Advocacy against all forms of
- we use other’s concept of psychology, but
oppression
they wouldn’t use the PH’s concept of
psychology (WEIRD TO NON-WEIRD Psychology in the Philippines has NOT YET FULLY
COUNTRIES) INDIGENIZED;
COPYCAT OF PSYCHOLOGY  SIKOLOHIYA SA PILIPINAS (Psychology in the
Philippines) – all forms of psychology existing in
- “Kung ano ang ginagawa/pinag-uusapan sa
the Philippines
US, ‘yun ‘din ang ginagawa/pinagu-usapan
 SIKOLOHIYA NG MGA PILIPINO (Psychology of
satin”
Filipinos) – product of Angat-Patong of WEIRD
- Spectators of other countries
Psychology
 SIKOLOHIYANG PILIPINO (Filipino Psychology) HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT OF FILIPINO
– product of indigenization of psychology PSYCHOLOGY (SIKOLOHIYANG PILIPINO)

INDIGENIZATION SIKOLOHIYANG PILIPINO;

- The process of transforming psychology to - approach to psychology based on the

reflect local cultures Filipino experience, cultural context, and
 From WITHOUT PAGSASAKATUTUBO MULA language
SA LABAS – Contribution from WEIRD - Establish a psychology that reflects the
psychology are contextualized within Filipino unique values, behaviors, and experiences
culture of Filipinos
 From WITHIN PAGPAPALITAW NG NASA  Kapwa (shared identity)
LOOB - Local culture as resource; integrating  Pakikiramdam (shared inner perception)
local knowledge systems into formal  Bayanihan (community support)
psychological knowledge base  Utang na Loob (debt of gratitude).

CULTURE AS AN ORGANIZING PRINCIPLE IN HISTORICAL CONTEXT:

SP
PSYCHOLOGY BEFORE SIKOLOHIYANG PILIPINO
CULTURE – set of ideas that coordinate the actions
 COLONIAL INFLUENCE. Introduction of
and construct the meanings of a group of people
Western psychology in the Philippines during the
WORLDVIEW as an organizing framework of American colonization.
culture;  WESTERN ORIENTATION. Early psychological
studies in the country followed Western theories
- CULTURE as a lens by which we view the
and methodologies, which were often irrelevant
world around us,
to the Filipino context
- WORLDVIEW is a reflection of one’s
culture DR. VIRGILIO G. ENRIQUEZ

WORLDVIEW AS VALUE ORIENTATION - Father of Sikolohiyang Pilipino

- Studied psychology at Northwestern
- Beliefs that represent a culture’s patterned
University (USA) and returned to the
response to fundamentals life questions
Philippines in the early 1970s
 Nature of man
- Advocated for the development of a
 Relationship of man and nature
psychology based on Filipino culture,
 Concept of time
rejecting the applicability of Western
 Relationship with others
psychology in the Philippine context.
 Motives behind behaviors
- Published "Sikolohiyang Pilipino: Perspektibo
The SP course should also account for the diversity at Direksyon" (Filipino Psychology:
of the Filipino experience; Perspective and Direction) in 1975.
- Filipino psychology should emerge from the
- It is important for the course to emphasize people’s lived experiences, making it
that Filipinos may differ as a function of relevant to societal needs and cultural
being immersed in different cultural practices
contexts: social class, age, gender, sexual
orientation, religion, ideology KAHULUGAN NG SIKOLOHIYANG PILIPINO;

The course on SP operates within a social justice - sikolohiyang bunga ng karanasan, kaisipan
framework; at inuunawa sa oryentasyong Pilipino
- ang pagbibigay ng sistema sa mga
- It is important to emphasize the advocacy kinagisnang kaugalian at paraan ng pag-iisip
nature of SIKOLOHIYANG PILIPINO as ng mga Pilipino
“MAPAGPALAYANG SIKOLOHIYA” in its
emphasis on the welfare of the marginalized SAKLAW NG SP;
sectors
- kabilang dito ang kanyang karanasan,
kultura, wika (social psych, behaviorism,
cognitive, existentialism, psychology of
language, etc...)
 - pinapalagay na ang SIKOLOHIYA,  KEY IDEA: Psychology should be a tool
PILOSOPIYA, at SOSYOLOHIYA ay for promoting social change and
magkakahiwalay na disiplina addressing societal inequalities.
 OBJECTIVE: To utilize psychology as a
Ang SP ay ISANG PROTESTA laban sa kanluraning
means of empowering marginalized
sikolohiya dahil sumasalungat ito sa tatlong
sectors of society, advocating for social
asampsyon:
transformation and collective liberation
 Ang tao ay hiwalay sa kanyang lipunan.
KEY FIGURES AND CONTRIBUTORS TO
 Ang sikolohiya ay unibersal.
SIKOLOHIYANG PILIPINO
 Ang sikolohiya ay hindi kumikilala sa anumang
sistema ng PAGPAPAHALAGA (value-free) o sa 1. PROSPERO COVAR
isang partikular na uri ng lipunan (class-bias  Anthropologist
free)  CONTRIBUTION: his insights shaped
the understanding of Filipino identity
(kapwa) in relation to Sikolohiyang
3 AREAS OF PROTEST:
Pilipino
1. SIKOLOHIYA NG PAGBABAGONG-ISIP  KEY IDEA: Explored how Filipino
 Psychology of re-awakening culture shapes behavior and
 focuses on decolonizing the Filipino psychological processes
psyche by transforming how Filipinos
think about themselves and their identity 2. P.E. SANTIAGO
 KEY IDEA: Reworking the Filipino  Linguist
identity by removing colonial mentalities  CONTRIBUTION: Highlighted the
and adopting a mindset rooted in linguistic aspect of Filipino psychology,
indigenous Filipino culture. emphasizing the importance of the
 OBJECTIVE: To promote a shift in Filipino language in understanding the
consciousness that empowers Filipinos Filipino psyche.
to embrace their own cultural identity  KEY IDEA: Proposed that psychological
and reject foreign imposed perspectives concepts be expressed in Filipino to
align with indigenous thought
2. SIKOLOHIYANG MALAYA
 liberated psychology 3. CARMEN SANTIAGO
 advocates for a psychology that is  Psychologist
autonomous and independent, not  CONTRIBUTION: Advocated for
bound by foreign theoretical models or culturally appropriate methods in
methodologies psychology research.
 KEY IDEA: Freedom from the  KEY IDEA: Focused on the importance
dominance of Western psychological of indigenous research methodologies
thought, leading to the development of (e.g., pakapa-kapa) in studying Filipino
a truly Filipino psychology. psychology.
 OBJECTIVE: To create a psychological
practice that reflects the unique 4. ZEUS SALAZAR
experiences, needs, and aspirations of  Historian
Filipinos, free from colonial influence  CONTRIBUTION: Interpreted Filipino
psychology from a historical and cultural
3. SIKOLOHIYANG MAPAGPALAYA perspective, emphasizing decolonization.
 liberating psychology  KEY IDEA: Advocated for the
 addresses the social, economic, and decolonization of psychology to counter
political realities that affect marginalized the impacts of Western colonization on
Filipinos Filipino identity.
 seeks to transform society by
Kailangang BIGYANG LINAW ang mga usaping ito
empowering individuals and
bago pa man umusad ang SP tungo sa pagiging
communities to challenge oppressive
ganap na malaya:
structures
- ang usapin ng wika;
- ang usapin ng metodo;
 - usapin ng konsepto at teorya; 2) PAGKILALA SA INDIGENIZATION:
- ulitikal na pagkilos at pakikilahok sa mga - Ang pag-unlad ng mga konsepto at teorya
isyung panlipunan na hindi nakabase sa banyagang modelo ay
magpapalakas sa identidad ng Sikolohiyang
Pilipino bilang isang disiplina na tunay na
WIKA AT SIKOLOHIYANG PILIPINO: nakaugat sa lokal na karanasan

1) PAGKAGAMIT NG WIKA:
- mahalaga na ang mga psychological terms SP BILANG KILUSAN VS DISIPLINA
at teorya ay maiuugnay at maiintindihan sa
1) PAGKILOS PARA SA PAGBABAGO:
kontekstong kultural ng mga Pilipino.
- Bilang kilusan, ang SP ay isang paggalaw na
- Ang pagsasalin ng mga terminolohiya mula
naglalayong baguhin ang pananaw sa
sa Ingles o ibang banyagang wika sa Filipino
sikolohiya sa Pilipinas.
ay maaaring magbigay-diin sa kultura at
- Nagsimula ito bilang pagtutol sa kolonyal na
pananaw ng mga Pilipino
impluwensya at pagsusulong ng isang
sikolohiya na nakaugat sa lokal na kultura at
2) EDUKASYON AT PAGPAPALAGANAP:
karanasan.
- Ang integrasyon ng Filipino sa edukasyon at
pagsasanay ng mga psychologists ay
2) AKADEMIKONG PAGBUO:
magbibigay daan sa mas malalim na pag-
- Bilang disiplina, ang SP ay nakabatay sa
unawa ng lokal na konteksto
sistematikong pag-aaral at pananaliksik sa
sikolohiya na may matibay na pundasyon sa
ANG METODONG PANG SIKOLOHIYANG Filipino cultural values at experiences.
PILIPINO: - Ang SP ay nagpapalawak ng mga konsepto
at teorya na batay sa lokal na karanasan at
1) KULTURANG METODO: saloobin
- Kailangan ang mga metodolohiya sa
pananaliksik at praktis sa sikolohiya ay INSTITUTIONALIZATION OF SIKOLOHIYANG
isaalang-alang ang lokal na kultura at PILIPINO
pamumuhay, tulad ng pakapa-kapa
 Founding of Pambansang Samahan sa
(exploratory approach) at iba pang lokal na
Sikolohiyang Pilipino (National Association for
pamamaraan.
Filipino Psychology) in 1975.
- Ang paglikha at paggamit ng mga metodong
- PURPOSE: Promote and institutionalize the
ito ay magpapalakas sa integridad ng
principles of Filipino psychology in education
Sikolohiyang Pilipino.
and research.
 University of the Philippines (UP) as the Center
of Development: Sikolohiyang Pilipino gained
2) PAGHAHALO NG METODO:
prominence through the efforts of academics in
- Kinakailangang tukuyin ang tamang balanse
UP and other universities
sa pagitan ng paggamit ng mga Western
methods at indigenous methodologies CONTEMPORARY DEVELOPMENTS AND
upang matiyak ang pag-unlad ng mga CHALLENGES
epektibong solusyon sa mga psychological
CONTINUED EXPANSION – Sikolohiyang Pilipino
na isyu
has expanded to cover various psychological areas,
including clinical, developmental, and social
KATUTUBONG KONSEPTO AT TEORYA: psychology.

1) PAGPAPALAWAK NG KONSEPTO:  CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY

- Dapat malinaw na ang mga konsepto at - Filpsych has developed approaches tailored
teorya sa Sikolohiyang Pilipino ay nakaugat to the unique needs of Filipino clients,
sa Filipino cultural values at karanasan. integrating traditional cultural practices with
- Kinakailangang magpatuloy ang pag-develop contemporary therapeutic techniques.
ng mga teoryang sumasalamin sa realidad - includes the use of indigenous healing
ng mga Pilipino at nagbibigay ng sagot sa practices and culturally sensitive
kanilang mga pangangailangan. interventions
 DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY maintaining its relevance to their
- Focused on understanding the experiences
developmental processes of Filipinos within
their cultural context.  MENTAL HEALTH
- Studies and explore how cultural values, - Modern societal issues, such as increasing
family dynamics, and socio-economic factors mental health awareness and the need for
influence psychological development from accessible mental health services, require SP
childhood through adulthood to address contemporary challenges.
- involves integrating indigenous approaches
 SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY with modern mental health practices to
- SP has contributed to understanding Filipino provide holistic and effective care
social behavior, including communal values
(kapwa), social support systems, and  PRESERVING CULTURAL INTEGRITY
responses to societal changes. - As SP continues to expand, maintaining the
- Research in this area often addresses issues integrity of indigenous concepts while
such as identity, social justice, and collective adapting to new research and practices is
behavior crucial.
- This balance ensures that Filipino
 EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY psychology remains authentic and true to its
- field has also influenced educational cultural roots while addressing
practices by emphasizing culturally relevant contemporary needs
teaching methods and learning strategies
that reflect Filipino values and learning
styles

CHALLENGES – Balancing the influence of Western

psychology with the ongoing development of
indigenous concepts, addressing modern societal
issues such as globalization, diaspora, and mental
health

 BALANCING WESTERN INFLUENCE – Western

psychology often provides established methods
and frameworks, but integrating these with
Filipino perspectives requires careful
consideration to avoid cultural imposition

 GLOBALIZATION
- Filipino psychology must navigate the
pressures of globalization, which can
introduce new cultural norms and values
that may conflict with traditional Filipino
practices
- includes addressing how global mental
health trends and practices impact Filipino
psychological well-being

 DIASPORA ISSUES
- Filipino diaspora presents unique challenges,
such as the need to address the
psychological effects of migration,
acculturation, and identity struggles among
Filipinos living abroad
- SP must adapt to the experiences of
Filipinos in different cultural contexts while