LESSON 1: The Beginnings of Filipino Psychology

ACTIVITY Analysis of Filipino Psychology Core Concepts

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Instructions:

Study the journal article, Sikolohiyang Pilipino (Filipino Psychology): A Legacy of

Virgilio G. Enriquez, uploaded in our Google Classroom.

1. How does Western Psychology influence the beginning of Filipino

Psychology?

2. What makes Virgilio Enriquez prominent in the development of Filipino

Psychology?

3. Many of the core concepts of Filipino Psychology are described or explained

in the social perspective. What makes social relationship a significant factor in
Filipino’s experiences, culture, and values?

4. You are a Guidance Counselor and a Filipino client comes to you for a
counseling session. The client is expressing his personal issues about his
career choice. He is offered a job in another country yet he is hesitant about
accepting it. He is concerned of his parents who will be left alone as soon if
he moves out of the country as he feels the need to take care of them.
Meanwhile, he also desires to seek professional development and sees
working abroad a great avenue for that.

In this situation, what Filipino values are highlighted? What makes values important
as part of your assessment of a client’s personal issues?

Answer the following questions. This is in preparation for our first lesson. Please turn
in your output before the deadline.

Rubrics
This is how your answers are evaluated.
5 (Excellent) 4 (Satisfactory) 3 (Needs 2 (Poor)
Improvement)
Excellent, substantial, Sufficiently developed Limited content with Minimal content and
illustrative content content with adequate inadequate elaboration with no concrete
demonstrating strong elaboration and or explanation with elaboration or no
development and explanation. Apparent minimal awareness of explanation at all. Ideas
sophisticated ideas with point made about the the topic. Ideas are are stated in phrases
evident awareness of topic with sufficient stated in phrases and/or fragments with
task. Communication awareness of task. and/or fragments with little awareness of the
and reasoning skills, Communication and little intellectual depth plan and in-exhaustive
and careful assessment reasoning skills, and and simple analysis. analysis.
of aspects are sufficient assessment of
excellently manifested. the aspects are
exhibited.
TOTAL: 4 x 5 points= 20 points