HISTORY ОF CHINESE PSYCHOLOGY: OVERVIEW

Background. Th is material will be very useful for Russian scientists, as it will allow them to evaluate the achievements of Chinese psychology. Th e authors of the article believe that Russian psychologists will be interested in the history, state of development and achievements of Chinese psychological science. Objective. Th is article presents the history of the development of Chinese psychology in various historical periods, and also presents the results of psychology research in various periods in China. Th e authors try to separate the basic terms “Chinese psychology” and “psychology in China”.Materials. In ancient times, there were quite a lot of scientifi c research, theories and ideas in China, but psychology (Xinlisue) as a scientifi c discipline was not. Th is term was borrowed from the Japanese language. Chinese psychology is divided into two parts: one is the Western theory of psychology, and the other is the theory of psychology of the indigenous peoples of China. Th is article clarifi es the content of only the second part. In modern China, psychology is a discipline that studies the objective laws of psychological phenomena. Modern Chinese psychology is gradually being formed and developed on the basis of ancient Chinese psychological ideas adapted to the needs of Chinese social development and incorporating the positive results of foreign modern psychological sciences, especially aft er the founding of the People’s Republic of China. Th e philosophical basis of Chinese psychology is Marxism, as well as the ideas of Mao Zedong, it is developing rapidly. Chinese psychologists note that China has its own cultural traditions that defi ne the identity of the Chinese psychological school. Methods. Making the goal achievemental, we will use such general scientifi c methods as the analysis of scientifi c literature, the comparative method, the method of generalization. Results. With the development of psychology, the importance of applied psychology has increased. Th e achievements of psychology are extremely important for such fi elds as education, medicine, and political science. In recent years, technological changes have aff ected all spheres of life, and the advent of the Internet has also given scope for new approaches and methods of theoretical and applied psychology research. Th anks to Internet technologies, Chinese psychology began to develop actively. Conclusion. Today, when psychology has become an independent science for more than 100 years of development, it is necessary to study the achievements of ancient Chinese psychological thought for four reasons: fi rstly, China is one of the birthplaces of psychology; secondly, Chinese psychology has enriched other psychological schools; thirdly, work is needed to create a psychological system with Chinese specifi cs Fourth, the study of Chinese psychology will allow you to study culture and join the knowledge of ancient Chinese thinkers