Archaeology of Psychotherapy in Korea: A Study of Korean Therapeutic Work and Professional Growth

159 Pages·2015·3.175 MB·English

by  Haeyoung Jeong

Archaeology of Psychotherapy
in Korea
This is the first book in English dedicated solely to the historical development of
psychotherapy in Korea. It is an archaeological research of literature relating to
the care and treatment of mind in Korean history in dialogue with spiritual,
philosophical, cultural, social, and medical perspectives. It reviews the evolution
of different approaches on mental illnesses covering autochthonous practices,
psychiatry, clinical psychology, counselling, Western psychotherapy, and Korean
psychotherapy. Archaeology of Psychotherapy in Korea inspects:
• Folk treatment
• First psychiatry
• Influence from clinical psychology
• Counselling development
• Implementation of Western psychotherapy
• Shaping of Korean psychotherapy.
Its discussion engages firmly with the Korean culture and perspective while
acknowledging various extrinsic influences and the fact that Korean psychotherapy
continues to evolve in its own unique manner. It aims to refine the understanding
of psychotherapy development in Korea in connection with its historical and
social backgrounds, and to interpret a way to highlight the culturally relevant
psychotherapy that is more suitable as a Korean psychotherapy better attuned to
the distinct cultural and societal expectation of Korea.
Haeyoung Jeong is a psychotherapist and art therapist. She received her doctorate
in Psychotherapy Sciences from the Sigmund Freud University, Vienna.
Routledge Studies in Asian Behavioural Sciences
Series Editor: Lo Tit Wing, City University of Hong Kong
Archaeology of Psychotherapy in Korea
A study of Korean therapeutic work and professional growth
Haeyoung Jeong
Archaeology of Psychotherapy
in Korea
A study of Korean therapeutic work and
professional growth
Haeyoung Jeong
First published 2015
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Jeong, Haeyoung, author.
Archaeology of psychotherapy in Korea: a study of Korean therapeutic work
& professional growth / by Haeyoung Jeong.
p. ; cm.
I. Title.
[DNLM: 1. Mental Disorders—therapy—Korea. 2. Psychotherapy—
history—Korea. 3. History, 20th Century—Korea. 4. History, 21st Century—
Korea. WM 11 JK6]
RC480.5
616.89′1409519—dc23
2014021399
ISBN: 978-1-138-79380-4 (hbk)
ISBN: 978-1-315-76085-8 (ebk)
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Dedicated to the people on the Sewol ferry and to families
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Contents
List of illustrations ix
Foreword xi
Chronology of events xv
Introduction 1
1 Korean mental geography 4
Korean ethos 4
Korean pensées 11
2 Korean philosophy 25
Cheon-Ji-In 25
Pungryu 28
3 Folk treatment 39
Autochthonous practices 39
Mudang and Kut 42
Folk-psychical approach 47
4 First psychiatry 56
Introduction of Western psychiatry 56
First Korean psychiatrists 61
Reconstruction of Korean psychiatry 63
5 Influence from clinical psychology 71
Introduction of psychology: 1910s–1945 71
Early development of clinical psychology: 1946–1970s 73
Expansion of clinical psychology: 1980s– 79
viii Contents
6 Counselling development 82
Early counselling psychology: 1950s–1970s 83
Counselling development: 1980s– 84
School counselling 87
Pastoral counselling 91
7 Implementation of Western psychotherapy 95
Psychoanalytic psychotherapy 96
Humanistic psychotherapy 106
Cognitive behavioural therapy 109
Expressive arts therapy 111
8 Shaping of Korean psychotherapy 115
Taopsychotherapy 116
Seon psychotherapy 124
Conclusion 134
Glossary 142
Index 144
Illustrations
1.1 Pungmul, at Naju, 1976 10
1.2 Danwon Kim Hong-Do ‘Mudong’, around 1789 11
1.3 Bojo-Jinul 보조 지눌 (1158–1210) 14
1.4 Rock-carved Bodhisattva in half lotus position
(신선암마애보살반가상) at Sinseonam Hermitage in
Gyeongju, around the eighth century © 2011 Eggmoon 15
1.5 Jesa © 2006 pcamp 17
1.6 Jandaehyun Church, at Pyungyang, 1900 21
2.1 Cheon-Bu-Kyung: an example found in the posthumous
collections of Nongeun Jo Won-Kil, a scholar of the
late Goryeo Dynasty (around 1328–1392) 25
2.2 Choe Chi-Won 29
2.3 Choi Si-Hyung 33
2.4 Ham Seok-Heon (left), his teacher Yu Young-Mo (right)
© 2008 Ssialsori 35
2.5 Ham Seok-Heon 36
3.1 Tal-nori 41
3.2 Tal-nori at Andong © 2008 Koreanet Korean
Culture and Information Service 41
3.3 Mudang and Kut © 2010 Splashman 43
3.4 Hyewon Shin Youn-Bok ‘Munyeo-shinmu’, around 1805 45
3.5 Heo Jun 50
3.6 Dongui-Bogam 51
3.7 Lee Jei-Ma 52
4.1 Jejung-won, 1885–1904 57
4.2 The Severance Hospital and Medical School;
students and staff at the Severance, 1904 59
4.3 Kim Sung-Hi 66
4.4 Rhee Dong-Shick 67
4.5 Yu Seok-Jin 68
4.6 Lee Jung-Seob 이중섭 (1916–1956) ‘Ox 소’ 69
5.1 Lower grade girls, Ewha Haktang, 1908/1922 © 2014
University of Southern California 71