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The Beginning of Western Psychotherapy in China: Focusing on the Sinicization of Psychotherapy(PDF)

《南京师大学报》(社会科学版)[ISSN:1006-6977/CN:61-1281/TN]

Issue:
2019年03期
Page:
58-69
Research Field:
心理学研究
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Title:
The Beginning of Western Psychotherapy in China: Focusing on the Sinicization of Psychotherapy
Author(s):
WANG Dongmei SANG Zhiqin
Keywords:
psychotherapy mental hygiene Sinicization history
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Abstract:
The introduction of modern psychotherapy in China has undergone three consecutive stages marked by the following events: the publication of the first folk psychotherapy book; the establishment of abnormal psychology as a discipline; and the launch of Mental Hygiene Movement as a great event in the development of modern psychology. In terms of the development of modern Chinese thoughts, these three events were closely related to the then social mentality. When ancient China entered a modern society, the Chinese intellectuals at that time called for the entry of “individuals” onto the social stage under the inspiration of the two key notions of science and democracy. However, it was difficult for them to get rid of the collective unconsciousness of the traditional mentality on the social order. Therefore, when the Western psychotherapy met Chinese culture at the first time, two different trends of thoughts were born: the indigenous idea of mental hygiene and the Sinicization of the Western theory of mental hygiene. On the basis of excavating a large amount of precious historical material, this paper reviews the process of how Western psychotherapy was first introduced to China, and on this basis, puts forward the enlightenment brought about by the current path followed by Chinese psychotherapy. Firstly, there are many ideas in Chinese traditional culture that can become the theoretical resources of modern psychotherapy. Secondly, we need to reflect on the social and cultural conditions behind the psychological factors within the social and cultural context. Thirdly, psychotherapy needs to cross the boundaries between different disciplines and in particular interact with the humanistic areas.

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Last Update: 2019-05-25