Philippine Psychology Act of 2009
Learn about the Philippine Psychology Act of 2009 and its impact on the practice of psychology in the country.
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<h2 style="font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 3px; font-size: 1.5rem;">Who is recognized as the Father of Filipino Psychology?</h2>
<p style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 1.2rem;">Virgilio Enriquez</p>
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<h2 style="font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 3px; font-size: 1.5rem;">What was the primary form of psychotherapy in the Philippines before Spanish colonization?</h2>
<p style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 1.2rem;">Babaylans practiced the earliest form of psychotherapy.</p>
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<h2 style="font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 3px; font-size: 1.5rem;">What is considered the core value in the reconceptualized Filipino values according to Enriquez?</h2>
<p style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 1.2rem;">Kapwa (shared identity)</p>
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<h2 style="font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 3px; font-size: 1.5rem;">How is 'utang na loob' best understood within Filipino culture?</h2>
<p style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 1.2rem;">Gratitude/solidarity</p>
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<h2 style="font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 3px; font-size: 1.5rem;">How does the text describe the approach to psychology in terms of science and humanism?</h2>
<p style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 1.2rem;">It considers both scientific and humanistic approaches as valid and complementary in the study of psychology.</p>
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<h2 style="font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 3px; font-size: 1.5rem;">What significant shift in social research in the Philippines was marked by Carmen Santiago's study in 1975?</h2>
<p style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 1.2rem;">The introduction of the pakapa-kapa approach, indicating a pivotal moment in social research methodology.</p>
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<h2 style="font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 3px; font-size: 1.5rem;">How has the application of Filipino Psychology influenced the teaching of psychology in the Philippines?</h2>
<p style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 1.2rem;">It led to the use of the Filipino language in teaching, creating a more relaxed environment, encouraging expression, exploring indigenous concepts, and making discussions more creative.</p>
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<h2 style="font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 3px; font-size: 1.5rem;">What stance does Filipino Psychology take against traditional psychology?</h2>
<p style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 1.2rem;">It opposes a psychology that maintains colonial Filipino mindsets and exploits the populace.</p>
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<h2 style="font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 3px; font-size: 1.5rem;">What does the Panukat ng Ugali at Pagkatao (PUP) represent in the history of psychological measurement in the Philippines?</h2>
<p style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 1.2rem;">One of the first, if not the first, culturally sensitive Filipino personality measures.</p>
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<h2 style="font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 3px; font-size: 1.5rem;">How does Sikolohiyang Pilipino differ from general psychology in the Philippines?</h2>
<p style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 1.2rem;">Sikolohiyang Pilipino is rooted in Filipino thought and experience, aiming to understand psychology from a Filipino perspective, while general psychology in the Philippines encompasses all forms of psychology practiced in the country.</p>
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<h2 style="font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 3px; font-size: 1.5rem;">How did the Philippine government's recognition of guidance counselors in public schools impact the field of psychology in the country?</h2>
<p style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 1.2rem;">It led psychologists to shift their attention to counseling and the development of Philippine-oriented psychological materials.</p>
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<h2 style="font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 3px; font-size: 1.5rem;">What does 'pakikisama' primarily involve according to Lynch?</h2>
<p style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 1.2rem;">Conformity or following the majority's will</p>
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<h2 style="font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 3px; font-size: 1.5rem;">How does Filipino Psychology distinguish itself from Western psychology?</h2>
<p style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 1.2rem;">By focusing on issues of identity and national consciousness, social awareness and participation, the psychology of culture and language, and its application in various fields like health, agriculture, arts, media, and religion.</p>
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<h2 style="font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 3px; font-size: 1.5rem;">In which decade did Filipinos start to lead and further their studies in psychology in the US?</h2>
<p style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 1.2rem;">The mid-20s</p>
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<h2 style="font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 3px; font-size: 1.5rem;">Which university was the first to offer a comprehensive range of degrees in psychology in the Philippines?</h2>
<p style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 1.2rem;">The University of Santo Tomas</p>
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<h2 style="font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 3px; font-size: 1.5rem;">What is the primary purpose of the Guidance and Counseling Act of 2004 and the Philippine Psychology Act of 2009?</h2>
<p style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 1.2rem;">To professionalize the practice of psychology and guidance counseling, ensuring that practitioners are qualified and adhere to a set of standards and ethics.</p>
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<h2 style="font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 3px; font-size: 1.5rem;">What significant role did the 'ilustrados' or 'propagandists' play in Philippine history?</h2>
<p style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 1.2rem;">They critiqued the educational system and contributed to the development of the Filipino Nationalist Movement.</p>
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<h2 style="font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 3px; font-size: 1.5rem;">What is the significance of using the native language in research within the Filipino context?</h2>
<p style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 1.2rem;">Using the native language allows for the deepest ideas, feelings, perspectives, and behaviors to be fully expressed.</p>
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<h2 style="font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 3px; font-size: 1.5rem;">What was the purpose of developing the Panukat ng Ugali at Pagkatao (PUP)?</h2>
<p style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 1.2rem;">To measure dimensions meaningful to Filipinos</p>
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<h2 style="font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 3px; font-size: 1.5rem;">What does the reinterpretation of 'Bahala Na' signify in the context of Filipino psychology?</h2>
<p style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 1.2rem;">It signifies a shift from viewing 'Bahala Na' as fatalism to interpreting it as determination and resilience in the face of uncertainty.</p>
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<h2 style="font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 3px; font-size: 1.5rem;">What are the fundamental principles of using indigenous perspectives in research, according to the text?</h2>
<p style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 1.2rem;">Interaction level between researcher and participant determines data quality, equal treatment of participants, and prioritizing participants' welfare over data collection.</p>
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<h2 style="font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 3px; font-size: 1.5rem;">What was the role of the new Code of Ethics ratified by the PAP in 2009 and updated in 2022?</h2>
<p style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 1.2rem;">To establish updated ethical guidelines for psychologists in the Philippines, reflecting contemporary standards and practices.</p>
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<h2 style="font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 3px; font-size: 1.5rem;">What is the more appropriate translation of 'hiya' in English according to the text?</h2>
<p style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 1.2rem;">Sense of propriety</p>
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<h2 style="font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 3px; font-size: 1.5rem;">What is the primary goal of integrating psychological practices within the Filipino context according to the text?</h2>
<p style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 1.2rem;">To promote the conceptualization of psychological practices in a context that is relevant to Filipino culture.</p>
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<h2 style="font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 3px; font-size: 1.5rem;">How does the Philippine Psychology Act of 2009 aim to protect the public?</h2>
<p style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 1.2rem;">By requiring psychologists and psychometricians to pass a licensure exam before practicing.</p>
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<h2 style="font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 3px; font-size: 1.5rem;">When was the first psychology department established in the Philippines?</h2>
<p style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 1.2rem;">1920s at the University of the Philippines</p>
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<h2 style="font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 3px; font-size: 1.5rem;">What was the consequence of non-psychologists teaching psychology in the Philippines?</h2>
<p style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 1.2rem;">It led to a failure in bringing students into a deeper understanding of psychological thought and experience.</p>
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<h2 style="font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 3px; font-size: 1.5rem;">What is the primary interpersonal value that links socio-personal aspects in Filipino culture?</h2>
<p style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 1.2rem;">Kagandahang-loob (shared humanity)</p>
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<h2 style="font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 3px; font-size: 1.5rem;">What shift in focus did Filipino psychologists experience in their approach to psychology?</h2>
<p style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 1.2rem;">Filipino psychologists shifted their focus towards the promotion of psychology as a discipline, emphasizing social relevance and a more humanistic and realistic angle over experimentation.</p>
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<h2 style="font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 3px; font-size: 1.5rem;">Who was a pioneer in outlining the development of academic-scientific psychology in the Philippines?</h2>
<p style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 1.2rem;">Bulatao</p>
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<h2 style="font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 3px; font-size: 1.5rem;">What principle should guide the selection of research methods in the context of the participants and their environment?</h2>
<p style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 1.2rem;">The research method should be chosen based on its suitability to the participants and context.</p>
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<h2 style="font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 3px; font-size: 1.5rem;">Why is empathy important in conducting research?</h2>
<p style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 1.2rem;">Empathy allows the researcher to discover how to make the research method more effective.</p>
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<h2 style="font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 3px; font-size: 1.5rem;">How does Enriquez define 'pakikipagkapwa'?</h2>
<p style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 1.2rem;">Treating others as fellow human beings</p>
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<h2 style="font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 3px; font-size: 1.5rem;">What is the significance of indigenous knowledge and practices in the text's discussion of psychology?</h2>
<p style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 1.2rem;">Indigenous knowledge and practices are valued for their contribution to a more holistic and culturally relevant understanding of psychology.</p>
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<h2 style="font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 3px; font-size: 1.5rem;">What challenges are mentioned for psychology in the 21st century within the Philippine context?</h2>
<p style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 1.2rem;">Indigenization, globalization, and professionalization are identified as challenges.</p>
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<h2 style="font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 3px; font-size: 1.5rem;">How did Carmen Santiago's research approach differ from traditional research methodologies?</h2>
<p style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 1.2rem;">By not requiring a rigid design or review of related literature before starting, especially when existing materials are foreign to the studied culture.</p>
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<h2 style="font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 3px; font-size: 1.5rem;">How was psychology in the Philippines documented before the introduction of formal education?</h2>
<p style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 1.2rem;">Philippine literature on plant parts and oral traditions.</p>
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<h2 style="font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 3px; font-size: 1.5rem;">What was a significant factor contributing to non-psychologists teaching psychology in the Philippines for over two decades?</h2>
<p style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 1.2rem;">A scarcity of psychology graduates and the lack of a requirement for a background in psychology to teach the subject.</p>
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<h2 style="font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 3px; font-size: 1.5rem;">Which value signifies the importance of shared inner perception in Filipino culture?</h2>
<p style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 1.2rem;">Pakikiramdam (shared inner perception)</p>
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<h2 style="font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 3px; font-size: 1.5rem;">What is the primary methodological approach of Filipino Psychology?</h2>
<p style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 1.2rem;">Encouraging cross-indigenous methods, multi-method, multi-lingual approaches, appropriate methodologies for the field, and a holistic or comprehensive approach.</p>
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<h2 style="font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 3px; font-size: 1.5rem;">What challenges in research in the Philippines are highlighted in the text?</h2>
<p style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 1.2rem;">Research topics not related to participants' needs, unsuitable Western methods, definitions based on Western theories not fitting participants' experiences, and excessive focus on data over research process.</p>
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<h2 style="font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 3px; font-size: 1.5rem;">What are the four main traditions in the history of Filipino Psychology as examined by historian Zeus Salazar?</h2>
<p style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 1.2rem;">Academic-scientific psychology, academic-philosophical psychology, ethno-psychology, and psycho-medical systems.</p>
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<h2 style="font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 3px; font-size: 1.5rem;">What were the main goals of the Psychological Association of the Philippines (PAP)?</h2>
<p style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 1.2rem;">1. Advance learning, teaching, and research in psychology. 2. Advance the practice of psychology as an independent, scientifically oriented, and ethically conscious profession. 3. Promote human welfare.</p>
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<h2 style="font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 3px; font-size: 1.5rem;">Who was the first Filipino to head the department of psychology at the state-run UP?</h2>
<p style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 1.2rem;">Agustin Alonzo</p>
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<h2 style="font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 3px; font-size: 1.5rem;">What was the significant contribution of Virgilio Enriquez to psychology in the Philippines?</h2>
<p style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 1.2rem;">He founded the Philippine Psychology Research and Training House and encouraged the use of Filipino language in psychological studies, contributing to the development of Sikolohiyang Pilipino.</p>
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<h2 style="font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 3px; font-size: 1.5rem;">What was a significant issue with psychological measures in the Philippines during the 1970s and 1980s?</h2>
<p style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 1.2rem;">The lack of culturally appropriate measures and the inadequacy of foreign measures.</p>
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<h2 style="font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 3px; font-size: 1.5rem;">How did Virgilio Enriquez contribute to the field of psychology in the Philippines?</h2>
<p style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 1.2rem;">Enriquez introduced Sikolohiyang Pilipino, criticized Western psychology methods as inappropriate for the Philippine setting, and encouraged the use of Filipino for instruction and expression.</p>
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<h2 style="font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 3px; font-size: 1.5rem;">What are some fields where Filipino Psychology has been applied?</h2>
<p style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 1.2rem;">Teaching, research, mass media, therapy related to Filipino personality, psychological assistance to vulnerable children, feminist psychology, and industrial applications like marketing.</p>
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<h2 style="font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 3px; font-size: 1.5rem;">How does the text suggest psychology should be approached in terms of discipline?</h2>
<p style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 1.2rem;">Psychology should be interdisciplinary, incorporating insights from various fields to create a more comprehensive and accurate representation of Filipino reality.</p>
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<h2 style="font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 3px; font-size: 1.5rem;">What development in psychological measurement was observed in the Philippines during the 1980s?</h2>
<p style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 1.2rem;">Increased interest in personality tests, especially concerning children, adolescents, and youth.</p>
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