Psychological significance of Chinese myth of Yi: Signing and symbolizing, cultural and personal

Guo, Ruitong; Zhang, Yancui; Huang, Shen

doi:10.1177/1354067x19871198

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“…Jungian analysts and Jungian‐oriented psychotherapists with a Chinese cultural background have integrated amplifications that include the relationship of yin and yang (resembling lunar and solar), and of the five elements in Chinese classical philosophy 2 . They have conducted qualitative studies on image and its development, for instance, the clinical practice of use of the mythic hero image (Guo et al, 2019, 2020). In the present study, this development is extended, so that the client's internal conflicts and personality integration are evaluated with reference to the development of opposing psychic contents or personalities and the interplay of these opposing elements.…”

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The evolution of narrative identity in a “returning home” man: The psychological and cultural place of farming in the Chinese psyche

Guo

Zhang

Zemmelman³

et al. 2022

Journal of Personality

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Objective This study attempts to illustrate the process of reconstructing adaptive self‐identity by tracking the development of imagery in Mr. Z's dreams and sandtrays. Method The authors adopted amplification and Narrative Identity Process Analysis methods, and developed an Imagery NPCS tool to analyze the farming images in therapy sessions. Results It provided insights into Chinese culture from an applied, non‐Western lens on identity theory. The subject of the study was a Chinese man who had lost his social identity due to stressful events, the results of which were reflected in the interplay between his personal narrative related to farming images and their cultural narrative framework. Conclusions The authors propose a practical mode of developing narrative identity based on the dynamic organizing principle of opposites which are united in a persona‐shadow personality system. Development of an integrated narrative identity can be facilitated by the dialectic between the cultural narrative offered by the psychotherapist and the client's personal narrative.

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The evolution of narrative identity in a “returning home” man: The psychological and cultural place of farming in the Chinese psyche

Guo

Zhang

Zemmelman³

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Journal of Personality

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“…Professionally, we accord more attention to the intersection of cultural narrative and personal narrative in psychological counseling. Through previous research (Guo, Shen, et al, 2019;Guo, Zhang, et al, 2020), we found that by using the interpretive framework of a certain psychological theory, the conceptualization and analysis of individual personalization of classical cultural images can provide insights into certain aspects of collective cultural psychology, and enable us to usefully assemble and structuralize the resources for psychological analysis found in collective culture.…”

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Identity and parent-child relationship representations of Nezha: From cultural narrative to case conceptualization

Guo

2023

Culture & Psychology

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Objective Based on the assumption that the cultural image at the level of experience is the collective and individual psychological reality expressed by cultural narrative and individual narrative, to study the timeless Tales of Nezha (“Natch”) in China as an experiential cultural image of child development and parent-child relationship. Method We adopted the narrative analysis method which focused on qualitative content analysis, covering religion, folklore, literature, entertainment, education and other fields. Result Our exposition articulates a cultural narrative framework of diachronic and contemporary cultural image of “Nezha”, the iconic child deity. This framework refers to our academic research discipline of describing the image characteristics, plots and interpersonal relationship, and conceptualizing the theme as psychological meaning units of personal identity and parent-child relationship. By analogizing and comparing this framework with the “Nezha” of personal narratives in consultation, we found the interactive clues of the case’s identity and parent-child relationship. We then combined these with specific elements unique and particular to each individual case in order to achieve a meaningful case conceptualization. This process enabled us to apply psychotherapeutic intervention at opportune moments during a counselling session. Conclusions The cultural image emerging from the counseling is not only a personal narrative of resource and a tool for the client to externalize the problem and identity representation, but also a cultural narrative reference point for the counselor to understand the case and to engage in further in-depth work. The personal narrative qualitative data can be obtained by referring to four dimensions: external—internal, event—image, narrative—interpretation, and experience—reflection. With the narrative identity of client, the “Nezha” of personal narrative led to the theme that parent-child relationship impedes the development of personal identity. The counselor was thereby enabled to construct a new meaning and new identity with the client by providing appropriate information and knowledge of the cultural narrative.

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Climate Change, Humility, and Resilience: Analysing a Myth of the Bunun in Taiwan

Karalekas,

Openshaw

2022

Pacific Voices and Climate Change

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Psychological significance of Chinese myth of Yi: Signing and symbolizing, cultural and personal

Cited by 4 publications

References 7 publications

The evolution of narrative identity in a “returning home” man: The psychological and cultural place of farming in the Chinese psyche

The evolution of narrative identity in a “returning home” man: The psychological and cultural place of farming in the Chinese psyche

Identity and parent-child relationship representations of Nezha: From cultural narrative to case conceptualization

Climate Change, Humility, and Resilience: Analysing a Myth of the Bunun in Taiwan

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