Psychopuncture
Psychopuncture is a holistic form of treatment that combines a psychological test in which the subject selects colored puppets from a lineup and its interpretations with one or several somatic treatments from the arsenal of the alternative medicine. Psychopuncture was invented by psychiatrist Hallym Calehr in 1972,
and incorporates elements of classical psychoanalysis, Wu Xing and Ayurveda. Calehr posits the influence of a "sub-ego" which cannot be consciously guided but can be befriended.
Psychopuncture is most often known and used by acupuncturists.
Theory of sub-ego
Psychopuncture addresses the human psyche in five parts: the original ego, the ideal ego, the id, the super-ego and the sub-ego. Building on the classical psychoanalytic theory of id, ego and super-ego, Calehr adds the concept of the sub-ego as the spiritual center of the human being psyche. Calehr describes it as "the root of atma (soul) of the individual". It is a structure that Calehr believes to exist before the rise of ego and is situated at the most depth of personality. Calehr describes sub-ego is being the "root of the individual". He sees it as a representation of [https://fr. .org/wiki/Principe_de_nirvana "nirvana principle"] as the opposite to the represented by such an ego-structure as id.
Calehr perceives the western tradition of the thought as having a straight division for body and soul, and for bad and good, which never meet one another and create an eternal opposition of "either-or". In the eastern tradition of the thought, especially in Taoism, the principle of "that and this too" is supplicated. Calehr believes that the negative (Yin) and the positive (Yang) interpenetrate one another, and that in each negativity there is a positive, and vice versa. Calehr describes this conflict as the sub-ego.
Calehr believes that no-one can guide the power of the sub-ego consciously, and considers recommendations to "calm down" or "pull yourself together" to be impossible. He argues that patients can "make friends" with this force so it will serve them, and believes that people must both know the face of their inner enemy (recommending the BEST puppet system) and master the art of transforming that enemy into a friend, using the methods and principles of psychopuncture, notably transformation.
Transformation
According to psychopuncture, every disorder of the bodily organs leads to emotional perturbation and vice versa, and all of a person's emotions reflect the body's physical state. The top of this triple system is the psyche. Psyche affects emotions, and emotions affect body. Additionally, body affects both psyche and emotions. To make the treatment effective, Calehr argues that all three levels should be addressed. Transformation is a process of psychic state change and its shift from one emotional level to another. Through such transformation Calehr believes the personality can be changed in a natural way, the negative emotions neutralized, including those of them which the subject is not conscious, and the effectiveness of treatment increased.
Basic Emotional Structure Test
Psychopuncture relies on the Basic Emotional Structure Test (BEST) developed by Calehr in 1972. BEST is a nonverbal projective personality test consisting of ten colored puppets representing 10 different human basic emotions. The ten emotions are organized according the Chinese principle of Five Elements, with a yin and yang for each element. The Basic Emotions according to the Psychopuncture approach are the following: Depression, Anger, Grief, Joy, Loveliness, Obsession, Seriousness, Vitality, Fear, and Will.
The testing procedure usually takes about five minutes, and can be taken by babies and others who have difficulty communicating. The respondent simply has to select a puppet which she or he likes the most, then to choose the puppet which she or he most strongly dislikes. The interpretation of the results usually takes about 20 minutes. The test has been applied to a range of age and psychic conditions.
The interpretation of the test results is based on the Chinese Doctrine of Five Elements, also known as Wu Xing.
The Basic Emotional Structure Test can be used not only inside the Psychopunctural cabinet, i.e. together with acupuncture or other physical interventions, but also as a part of other psychological tests battery or as a complimentation of other types of therapy.
The Basic Emotional Structure Test has gained widespread international adoption: in Indonesia, Germany, the Netherlands, the United States, and Russia.
Works of Dr. H. Calehr
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* H. Calehr, "Der Fall des Torsten Tietz", ARTE, Themenabend des MDR, md ONLINE.
* H. Calehr, "Pedoman Acupuncture Medis" (Indonesian: Handbook of Medical Acupuncture,2 Volumes: 1st Volume: Elementary Grade: June, 1986; 2nd Volume: Intermediate Grade: February, 1993; P.T. Gramedia Jakarta, Indonesia)
* Calehr, H. (1989). Transkulturelle psychosynthetische Meditation:(TPM-Akupunkturmeditation). Tykve.
* Calehr H., « Practical manual of use of basic emotional structure test », 2nd edition, (in Russian, translated from English), Saint-Petersburg, Znak, 2000. - ISBN 5-93287-016-8
* Calehr H., « Human complex and their psychodiagnostics », ( in Russian, translated from English by Akimov O.), Saint-Petersburg, Znak, 2000. - ISBN 5-93287-018-4
and incorporates elements of classical psychoanalysis, Wu Xing and Ayurveda. Calehr posits the influence of a "sub-ego" which cannot be consciously guided but can be befriended.
Psychopuncture is most often known and used by acupuncturists.
Theory of sub-ego
Psychopuncture addresses the human psyche in five parts: the original ego, the ideal ego, the id, the super-ego and the sub-ego. Building on the classical psychoanalytic theory of id, ego and super-ego, Calehr adds the concept of the sub-ego as the spiritual center of the human being psyche. Calehr describes it as "the root of atma (soul) of the individual". It is a structure that Calehr believes to exist before the rise of ego and is situated at the most depth of personality. Calehr describes sub-ego is being the "root of the individual". He sees it as a representation of [https://fr. .org/wiki/Principe_de_nirvana "nirvana principle"] as the opposite to the represented by such an ego-structure as id.
Calehr perceives the western tradition of the thought as having a straight division for body and soul, and for bad and good, which never meet one another and create an eternal opposition of "either-or". In the eastern tradition of the thought, especially in Taoism, the principle of "that and this too" is supplicated. Calehr believes that the negative (Yin) and the positive (Yang) interpenetrate one another, and that in each negativity there is a positive, and vice versa. Calehr describes this conflict as the sub-ego.
Calehr believes that no-one can guide the power of the sub-ego consciously, and considers recommendations to "calm down" or "pull yourself together" to be impossible. He argues that patients can "make friends" with this force so it will serve them, and believes that people must both know the face of their inner enemy (recommending the BEST puppet system) and master the art of transforming that enemy into a friend, using the methods and principles of psychopuncture, notably transformation.
Transformation
According to psychopuncture, every disorder of the bodily organs leads to emotional perturbation and vice versa, and all of a person's emotions reflect the body's physical state. The top of this triple system is the psyche. Psyche affects emotions, and emotions affect body. Additionally, body affects both psyche and emotions. To make the treatment effective, Calehr argues that all three levels should be addressed. Transformation is a process of psychic state change and its shift from one emotional level to another. Through such transformation Calehr believes the personality can be changed in a natural way, the negative emotions neutralized, including those of them which the subject is not conscious, and the effectiveness of treatment increased.
Basic Emotional Structure Test
Psychopuncture relies on the Basic Emotional Structure Test (BEST) developed by Calehr in 1972. BEST is a nonverbal projective personality test consisting of ten colored puppets representing 10 different human basic emotions. The ten emotions are organized according the Chinese principle of Five Elements, with a yin and yang for each element. The Basic Emotions according to the Psychopuncture approach are the following: Depression, Anger, Grief, Joy, Loveliness, Obsession, Seriousness, Vitality, Fear, and Will.
The testing procedure usually takes about five minutes, and can be taken by babies and others who have difficulty communicating. The respondent simply has to select a puppet which she or he likes the most, then to choose the puppet which she or he most strongly dislikes. The interpretation of the results usually takes about 20 minutes. The test has been applied to a range of age and psychic conditions.
The interpretation of the test results is based on the Chinese Doctrine of Five Elements, also known as Wu Xing.
The Basic Emotional Structure Test can be used not only inside the Psychopunctural cabinet, i.e. together with acupuncture or other physical interventions, but also as a part of other psychological tests battery or as a complimentation of other types of therapy.
The Basic Emotional Structure Test has gained widespread international adoption: in Indonesia, Germany, the Netherlands, the United States, and Russia.
Works of Dr. H. Calehr
*
*
* H. Calehr, "Der Fall des Torsten Tietz", ARTE, Themenabend des MDR, md ONLINE.
* H. Calehr, "Pedoman Acupuncture Medis" (Indonesian: Handbook of Medical Acupuncture,2 Volumes: 1st Volume: Elementary Grade: June, 1986; 2nd Volume: Intermediate Grade: February, 1993; P.T. Gramedia Jakarta, Indonesia)
* Calehr, H. (1989). Transkulturelle psychosynthetische Meditation:(TPM-Akupunkturmeditation). Tykve.
* Calehr H., « Practical manual of use of basic emotional structure test », 2nd edition, (in Russian, translated from English), Saint-Petersburg, Znak, 2000. - ISBN 5-93287-016-8
* Calehr H., « Human complex and their psychodiagnostics », ( in Russian, translated from English by Akimov O.), Saint-Petersburg, Znak, 2000. - ISBN 5-93287-018-4
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