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- Title
Korean Culture and Taopsychotherapy.
- Authors
Jaehong Heo
- Abstract
The birth of Psychoanalysis was influenced by Freud's personal experiences and theoretical and social backgrounds. The Europe in which psychoanalysis emerged in the 19th century had a cultural emphasis on individual achievement and nobility, which resulted in individuals suppressing and not expressing themselves. When psychoanalysis was introduced to the United States, however, 20th-century American culture was characterised by gregariousness, in contrast to the inner-directed tendencies of 19th-century Europeans. These American sociabilities are often the servants of competitiveness rather than a genuine expression of liking for others. When psychoanalysis was introduced to Korea, the society was under Japanese colonial rule, and there was a problem of inferiority -- the belittlement of Korean culture and the idealisation of Japanese and Western cultures. Modern psychoanalysis can be seen as having emerged in the process of addressing the problem in 19th-century European society - the disregard of emotion, and the problem in 20th-century American society - the discount of relationships. Similarly, it can be said that Taopsychotherapy also emerged in the process of overcoming issues -- specifically the cultural complex in Korean society. While modern psychoanalysis and Taopsychotherapy can be seen as similar in their emphasis on emotions and relationships, Taopsychotherapy has unique characteristics that stem from its foundation in Korean culture and differs from modern psychoanalysis. This presentation aims to examine the original characteristics of Korean culture that influenced the emergence of Taopsychotherapy.
- Subjects
FREUD, Sigmund, 1856-1939; COLONIAL administration; PSYCHOANALYSIS; NOBILITY (Social class); SOCIAL background; NINETEENTH century; PSYCHOANALYSTS
- Publication
Malaysian Journal of Medicine & Health Sciences, 2023, Vol 19, p83
- ISSN
1675-8544
- Publication type
Article