The study of positive psychology on indigenous religion healing in Taiwan.

• Main Authors: Yuan, Hsingping, 袁幸萍
• Other Authors: Hsiao, Wen
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2011
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/45576341660017766803

碩士 === 國立暨南國際大學 === 輔導與諮商研究所 === 99 === The purpose of this study is to probe the context of positive psychology on indigenous religion healing, which includes an individual’s subjective perception, attitude and personal’s adjustment. Moreover, to probe the positive traits, strengths,and virtues a person have shown in indigenous religion healing precess. This study examines the in-depth qualitative interview method to collect data from three participants who have indigenous religion healing experience. After analyzing participants’ experience, three results can be summarized as follows: (1)The help seekers’ subjective perceptions and attitudes in indigenous religion healing: First, the help seekers would try multiple ways and not be superstitious. Second, they believe that the problem could be solved through indigenous religion healing. The indigenous religion healing provides a workable goals, and concrete pathways, besides, a person would believe the supernature beings’ power to raise their agency, which can be seen as a hope promoting process. Finally, they feel positive interactions with the supernature beings, including sympathy, being accepted and concerned. (2) The help seekers’ adjustment and changes after indigenous religion healing: The adjustments are as follows: They become relieved and confident because of their trust in supernature beings’ power, and reframe the problem by the world view of indigenous religion. And they start acting actively because they believe there are workable solutions. The supernature beings provide information about how to deal with interpersonal relationships. And they learn that they should conquer the problem by their own. Above all, it can be regarded as a positive thinking process, including 4 parts：First, good interaction with supernatural beings and believing in them,brings help-seekers emotional adjustments. Second, accepting the world view of indigenous religion makes help-seekers to reframe the problem and gain solutions. Third, believing the supernature beings’ power and accepting the view “a person should be responsible for his retribution of karma ” thus increase their self-efficiency and agency. Fourth, they start acting to solve the problems and invest in some indirect positive actions. (3) The help seekers’ positive traits and strengths in indigenous religion healing process: The first part is about the positive emotion, including safety, peace, hope, and happiness. The second part is about the positive traits and virtues, including : a. humanity and compassion, b. unselfish, c. willing to devote, d. joyful heart, e. contentment, f. insistence and endurance, g. thinking highly of personal strengths, h. focusing on personal emperance, i. interpreting experience in positive ways, j. having faith in fairness and justice, k. looking for intelligence, l. gratitude. The last part is about the traits that in favor of positive institutions, including joining in the religious group to get interpersonal support, and emphasizing the family union. Finally, according to the results, some suggestions are offered to counseling work and the future related research for reference.