동양철학과 심리학 융합 연구의 동향과 과제

Abstract

This study has surveyed the studying results in the Eastern psychology of Korea nearly for 30 years starting from the 1980. The first is Buddhist study. It is the most active field of the Eastern psychology. If the studies before 2000 can be treated as a step to connect Buddhist theory with psychology, the studies that light the relation of psychology and Buddhist philosophy have started since 2000. Especially, the effect of meditation, the experiment of applying aspects, and the result of experience study have achieved. The studies ofter 2010 pursue the way to apply strongly. Within Buddhist psychology, ‘Meditation Therapy’ is the crucial field of Korean psychology. The second is the study of Confucian study. These studies proceeded in the means of probing the tracts of koreans psychologically. The studies related to Confucian philosophy are on basic state compared to studies related to Buddhism. The last is Taoism study. The psychological study related with Taoism is not facilitated yet. The results of studying the Eastern psychology in the past years have gained two crucial outcomes. One of them helped Koreans to understand psychology. The other contributed to the health and cure in mind of Koreans. Thus, it is necessary that the Eastern philosophy must surpass the limits of the Western counseling psychology while continuing efforts of sustaining the Eastern spirit in the container called the Western science. Consequently, to practice these facts, the studies of the Eastern psychology should be directed to make its systematic theory and to develop many programs and counseling method which are adapted to Koreans.