A Study about Psychological Counseling Methods for Mental Curing Classified by Sasang Constitution

Abstract

A Study about Psychological Counseling Methods for Mental Curing Classified by Sasang Constitution Min-Su Kang.Ji-Won Oh.Sung-Pil Yang.Byung-Hee Koh Dept. of Sasang Constitutional Medicine, Kyunghee University Korean Medicine Hospital Objectives In modern psychiatry, psychological counseling is important to mental curing. Although there are so many methods for mental curing, but counseling is known as the most efficient methods for mental curing. So, we are going to study about psychological counseling methods according to sasang constitution. Methods We analysed the characters of each constitution, and tried to find out which kind of counseling is suitable for each constitution. Results and Conclusions Soeumin is passive and tend to be depressive. So the self-esteem of soeumin is lower than that of other constitution. So, they mainly need social support and supportive counseling. Soyangin is tend to be extrovert group and easy to have fear. It is mainly caused by cognitive distortion, so they mainly need cognitive therapy. Taeumin is very stable and don’t like to move. Taeumin Jeongchung(怔忡) is similar to panic disorder. So they need cognitive therapy and exercise counseling to exercise regularly. Taeyangin is tend to be angry, so they need meditation therapy to quell anger.