On Laozi's Health Psychology Thoughts

Health psychology, whose subject matter is to advocate a new"social-psychological-biological"medicine mode was set forth in America in 1978. Health psychology illustrates the connotation of health in a comprehensive way, emphasizes the effect that social and psychological factors takes in the cause, development and recovery of a certain disease, and is also employed by medicine workers to help people correct some bad life style and improve their quality. It also plays an important role for all the Chinese in modern society, as with the development of economic globalization, the social competition is becoming cut-throat, the interpersonal relations tend to be more complicated and psychological problems are also rocketing. The westernization of life style results in the internationalization of some diseases; thus, health psychology finds a hotbed to play role.Taoist thoughts, in tradition Chinese culture, is a great spiritual power, which has influenced our Chinese for thousands of years, it provides rich concept of health and practical ways to keep fit. This article tries to absorb the essence of the philosophical theory"Searching the'Tao'of universe to illustrate trivialities in the society"from Laozi's thoughts, so as to enrich and develop health psychology. In the process of interpreting the classics, we should abide by such a method: try to spiritually communicate with the sages with a pure and open mind; try to be immerged in it, to sense it and to take in it. Meanwhile, we should inherit all the mental treasures on the basis of criticism, the demand of modern society and the change of time, so that we can take good advantage of our brilliant cultural resources.We will state Laozi's thoughts of health psychology from three aspects: his concept of life about the combination of universe and man, mind and body; his thought about psychotherapy; his ideas about healthy life mode. By employing Laozi's ideas about"the'Tao'of universe, the'Tao'of society and to experience the'Tao'", we just want to put priority to the harmony of human with nature, society and...