Have any of you heard of the psychology sub discipline of Chinese medicine psychology ?

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The psychology of traditional Chinese medicine is deeply rooted in traditional Chinese culture and is a concrete interpretation of the unity of nature and man in the ancient tradition. It has gathered many ideas and academics such as "I Ching", "Tao Te Ching", "Yellow Emperor's Neijing", Buddhism, etc., and has become the psychology of traditional Chinese medicine.

China's native Taoism believes that the universe, nature, and the human body all follow a law, that is, the Tao (similar to the invisible hand in economics), and that things and things that conform to the law will flourish, and if they do not, they will be haggard and chaotic. Traditional Chinese medicine psychology also reveals the same truth, when the human body's emotions and aspirations are in line with the balance of yin and yang, the human body is in a balanced mood, and the human body is healthy and vigorous, which is in line with the yin and yang thought of the I Ching, and the balance and harmony of yin and yang is the way of the active operation of the human body. The active operation of the human body is the law of the five internal organs and the six internal organs that perform their duties, balance and harmony mentioned in the "Yellow Emperor's Neijing", and this law is the Tao of the human body.

To achieve the will of the human body to conform to the Tao and not to be disturbed, it must also be able to change according to the changes in the external conditions of nature, such as the heavenly and terrestrial branches, the upper and lower quadriparts, the solar terms of the year, the darkness of the day and night, and the wind, snow, rain and dew. On the one hand, these changes are the changes emphasized in the Book of Changes, and it is necessary to grasp the laws of these changes and form a life diet that conforms to these changes; On the other hand, the laws of these changes are also a kind of "Tao", which is the way of the universe, the way of yin and yang, the way of nature, the way of the five elements, and the way of the human body.

In addition to these external living environments of people, the inside of the human body is also a miniature version of the cosmic nature, and there are also five elements and four directions, and they are collected by the spit, but they are added to the seven emotions and six desires unique to the living body, and the meridians and acupoints. The operation of this miniature universe is a cyclical and endless process. When the operation is not in accordance with the path, the human body exhibits various focal pathologies.

However, the symptoms of the body in Chinese medicine are not like those in the West, which are headaches and pains.

For example, if the limbs are weak, Western medicine may examine the lesions of the limbs and even do X-ray transmission, but in many cases, the organic lesions cannot be detected by the instrument. Traditional Chinese medicine takes a holistic view, limb weakness is only a manifestation, the root cause may be a deficiency of spleen qi, and the need to replenish spleen qi will eliminate the symptoms of limbs. For example, Chinese medicine psychology believes that joy and sadness, anger hurts the liver, and mutual restraint, when the patient is overly ecstatic, Western medicine may prescribe sedatives for joy, but Chinese medicine believes that joy can be used to restrain anger or surprise to rush to joy, make him angry to the patient, or talk about angry things, the patient can achieve the effect of healing without medicine under the emotional restraint, which is the principle embodiment of Chinese medicine psychology.

In short, Chinese medicine psychology believes that the human body is not only placed in the universe and follows the Tao as a part of the nature of the universe, but also follows the principles of the Tao as the human body itself as a universe and a nature, and also advocates following the principles of the Tao.

It can be seen that the psychology of traditional Chinese medicine is a psychological method that integrates traditional Chinese culture.

The characteristics of TCM psychology are as follows:

1. Based on the overall concept: Chinese medicine psychology is based on the overall concept, that is, the study of the human body and mind as a whole, and pays more attention to the conditioning of the overall human body in the process.

2. Pay attention to the interrelationship between body and mind: TCM psychology is an interdisciplinary discipline formed by the combination of "psychology" and "TCM", emphasizing the relationship between the body and mind that influence, restrict and promote each other.

3. Pay attention to individualization: TCM psychology is good at taking the human body as an independent whole, emphasizing the different programs of each person, therefore, the psychology of TCM is more personalized and targeted.

4. Emphasizing prevention first: In terms of traditional Chinese medicine, it emphasizes "early prevention, early prevention", pays attention to the prevention and regulation of various emotions and diseases, and often intervenes before the disease appears or in the early stage, so as to play a role in promoting health.

5. Comprehensive use of a variety of methods: Chinese medicine psychology not only includes traditional Chinese medicine, but also involves acupuncture, massage, qigong, cognitive behavior, psychology and other methods, using a variety of angles and methods.

The employment prospects of TCM psychology are relatively broad, mainly including the following aspects:

1. Medical institutions: The application of TCM psychology in medical institutions is becoming more and more extensive, including TCM clinics, integrated Chinese and Western medicine hospitals, psychological counseling centers, ** centers, etc., which need professional technical support from TCM psychology.

2. Health management institutions: In recent years, the health management industry has developed rapidly, and professional Chinese medicine psychology talents are needed to provide consumers with health management services, psychological counseling and so on.

3. Academic research institutions: The research field of TCM psychology is wide, including TCM, psychology, psychiatry, ** medicine, etc., and relevant universities and research institutions need professionals in TCM psychology to carry out various research projects.

4. Education and training institutions: The application of TCM psychology in training institutions is gradually improving, and these institutions need professionals in TCM psychology for teaching and research.

5. Enterprises and institutions: Many large enterprises and institutions are also paying more and more attention to the mental health of employees, and professionals related to TCM psychology also have good employment prospects in these institutions.

The characteristics of TCM psychology are as follows:

Based on the concept of holistic: TCM psychology believes that the physical, psychological, and social environment of the human being is a whole, which influences and interacts with each other, and cannot be viewed in isolation.

Valuing individual differences: TCM psychology emphasizes that each person's physical, psychological, and social environment is unique and needs to be carried out differently from person to person**.

Emphasis on prevention: TCM psychology focuses on prevention, and prevents the occurrence of diseases by adjusting the physical and mental state and maintaining balance.

Valuing Nature**: Traditional Chinese medicine psychology emphasizes nature**, such as acupuncture, massage, herbal medicine, etc., by adjusting the body's energy balance, to achieve the purpose of **psychological problems.

Pay attention to emotional factors: Traditional Chinese medicine psychology believes that emotional factors are an important cause of psychological problems, and by adjusting emotional feelings, the purpose of psychological problems can be achieved.

Pay attention to dietary conditioning: Traditional Chinese medicine psychology believes that diet has a great impact on the body and psychology, and by adjusting the diet, the purpose of psychological problems can be achieved.

Pay attention to personal cultivation: Traditional Chinese medicine psychology believes that personal cultivation has a great impact on physical and mental health, and by improving personal cultivation, the purpose of psychological problems can be achieved.

Psychology is based on the types of different people, such as child psychology for children, child psychology for primary school students, psychology for primary school students for criminals, crime economics, etc., and so on, there are more types of Chinese medicine, almost all departments of Chinese medicine now have, but the general types are internal medicine and surgery.