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• Sikolohiyang Pilipino


  A theory of Filipino personhood anchored on indigenous concepts and methods, developed by Filipino social psychologist Virgilio Enriquez
• Three eras of Sikolohiyang Pilipino

  • Pre-sikolohiyang Pilipino (psychology in the Philippines based on Western ideas)
  • Rise of sikolohiyang Pilipino (paradigm shift away from Westernized focus toward more indigenized understanding of the Filipino)
  • Sikolohiyang Pilipino (move toward a local or indigenized understanding of the Filipino identity)
• Beginnings of Sikolohiyang Pilipino


  Perspective in psychology that arose from experience (karanasan), thought (kaisipan), and orientation of the Filipinos (oryentasyong Pilipino)
• Sikolohiyang Pilipino


  Grounded on the historical and cultural experiences of Filipinos as well as languages in determining the Filipino psyche

  
• Kapwa


  A recognition of shared identity, an inner self shared with others, plays out interpersonally and socio-personally
• Surface Values in Sikolohiyang Pilipino

  • Accomodative: hiya, pakikisama, lakas ng loob
  • Confrontive: bahala na, sama or lakas ng loob, pakikibaka
• Societal Values in Sikolohiyang Pilipino

  • Karangalan, katarungan
• Pakiramdam


  Ability to sense and feel the inner experience of one's kapwa
• Kagandahang loob


  Predisposes a person to be attuned to the needs and purposes of the larger collective, associated with karangalan, katarungan, and kalayaan
• Pantayong Pananaw


  An approach that seeks to build knowledge in the social sciences through the lens of Filipino history and culture
• Language is a system of symbols that may be written or spoken by human beings to express themselves to the members of the social group to where they belong or the participants of their culture. Through language, people are able to share their feelings and exchange ideas.
• Language gives identity to one's culture. Language and culture are intertwined. Language is a vehicle through which a particular experience is represented or expressed.
• Discourse occurs through language. When making discourse about a particular culture, it is important to use the local language.