The Hypotheses

 

             There are many psychological theories. Psychological theories can be divided into the theories on the methods of counselling and those on psychotherapy. But, so far, there has been no psychological theory that could prove the system and standard of psychological operation. To establish a psychological theory, there should be no logical contradictions in analyzing and understanding human psychology and it should also be systematic. The theory should comply with the reality, and most psychological operations should be explained with a limited number of variables. It should also be proved with scientific evidence and religious interpretations. That way, a psychological theory must be simple, yet it should be able to be applied to interpret and prove all activities of human psychology.

             The importance of a psychological theory is that it provides the rule and standard with which one can analyze and interpret the human relationship and it also enables us to diagnose psychological disorders and develop the treatments. A psychological theory especially can influence various fields of study such as philosophy, politics, economics, sociology, art, culture and counselling, and the understanding of human psychology can be acquired through this psychological standard. 

             A human being comprises body and mind. Comparing a human being to a computer, body is the hardware and mind is the software. In case of a computer, the hardware and the software function independently, and they don’t affect each other technically. On the other hand, when humans think, speak and act as social beings, their body and mind interact and affect each other mutually. It may be nonsensical to compare a human being to a computer, and this comparison is only for understanding the concept of human mind and psychology.

             Humans' ‘hardware’ can include external and internal organs, cells, and DNA, and ‘software’ can be human mind, which operate the functions of human psychology. Without the software, a computer itself is nothing but a mere piece of metal, and the software cannot function without the hardware. Hence, a computer can only function with both hardware and software. In the same way, human body and mind co-exist as one unit and they never work independently. Medical science and science mostly study the human body while philosophy, psychoanalysis and psychology must study the interactions of human body and mind.

             For a computer, if the hardware is broken, the computer cannot work even if the software is working.  If the hardware is working when the software is malfunctioning, then the computer also becomes useless. Likewise, even if human mind is well-functioning, when there is a disease in the body, human mind becomes less effective in operation, and with psychological malfunctioning, a healthy body will be affected by psychological disorders. Since human body and mind are in one unit, when there is a problem in the body, there is always subsequent psychological issues, and psychological issues affect the physical state with some possible bodily sickness. Henceforth, a psychological theory should be studied with the understanding that human body and mind co-exist and co-operate, and any problem in one area always affect the other.

             Medical science and natural science prove their theories according to their own clear standard of the human body. Religion evolves with its faith based on its own scripture. But philosophy and psychology have been relatively slow in the progress due to the lack of a firm and proven standard of human psychology. There have been many obstacles in discovering the nature of the human being due to this difficulty of the integration of the three major fields of modern studies and the creation of theories and counter-theories. Once the standard of psychology is erected, the treatment for psychological disorders can be developed. Analyzing the correlation between body and mind will immensely help progress the treatment of physical diseases and analyzing the relations between psychology and religion will fortify the faith of religion. By simply proving that the mind is the crux of human psychology, connections can be made amongst various fields of studies. For the above reasons, establishing the hypothesis of the Theory of Mimind is absolutely pivotal.

             The Theory of Mimind interprets the working of the consciousness and unconsciousness in one’s mind, and the principles of how the psychology of perception, memory and expression can be operated by mind, and thereby can analyze most psychological phenomena. Thus, it can be said that human psychology can be operated by human mind. By setting up seven hypotheses of the Theory of Mimind, it was possible to analyze the operations of the psychology of perception, memory and expression, and to develop a psychological theory.

             With these seven hypotheses, we also applied the theory to our clinical cases to verify their logicality, systemicity, and consistency for the purpose of analyzing and understanding human psychological phenomena based on the Theory of Mimind.

             Here are the seven hypotheses of the Theory of Mimind; firstly, it is the hypothesis regarding the frame of human mind. Human mind comprises the consciousness and unconsciousness. Secondly, human mind and psychology are different. Human mind comprises the consciousness and unconsciousness and human psychology works through perception, memory and expression connecting to the human body. Thirdly, it is about the difference between a male and a female on their different operations of the mind. Fourthly, it is the difference of memory between a male and a female, meaning a male hardly recalls his emotion whereas a female does so. Fifthly, the hypothesis on the pursuit of different happiness, a male pursues the future happiness and a female, the present happiness. Sixthly, it is self-actualization. A male runs for the value of life whereas a female seeks the meaning of life. The last hypothesis is about the difference between stress and wounds. A male tries to get rid of stress and a female tries to heal wounds.

             These hypotheses aim to analyze human psychology and verify the theory of psychology. In doing so, we applied them into our clinical cases of treating psychological disorders. And we observed the accuracy of different operations of the mind and psychology of a male and a female. The Theory of Mimind is purely psychological in nature in the sense that it only explains the principles of how human mind and psychology operate and there are not necessarily any supporting medical or scientific verifications or evidence that will help analyze how psychology affects physiology. Therefore, further medical research to support the theory of Mimind is needed.

Hypothesis 1. The make-up of human mind

              The first hypothesis of the Theory of Mimind is on the make-up of human mind. Everyone has their mind, but we hardly know how human mind is structured. We only have a vague idea. Thus, we hypothesized that the human mind comprises consciousness and unconsciousness, and that the unconsciousness comprises habits and the energy of mind.

             Habits are triggered by the energy of mind and operate according to regular patterns. When habits are at work, one is consciously aware of the recalled memory or the external information combined with emotions. Human mind, therefore, controls the consciousness and unconsciousness.

 Hypothesis 2. Human mind and psychology are different.

              Traditional theories view human mind and psychology as the same. Since they equate the operation of human psychology with the mind, much research has been done regarding human psychology, but not so much on human mind. This lack of research regarding human mind requires incessant development of new psychological theories. The Theory of Mimind hypothesizes this difference between human mind and psychology.

             Mind has the consciousness and unconsciousness, processes human psychology, and controls it. Human psychology also comprises perception, memory and expression. Perception works when human mind perceives the external information. Memory functions when the external information is stored, or the recalled information is recognized consciously within human mind. Expression is at work when one expresses mind externally or internally. Therefore, we have perception disorder, memory disorder and expression disorder.

  Hypothesis 3. Male and female have different mind.

              The mind of male and female function differently. As the conscious and unconscious part of mind work, the unconscious part of mind of male and female also work differently, and therefore, the psychology of male and female are different.

             Male’s unconsciousness tries to remove stress from his moods by his mind energy based on habits, and that of female tries to heal her wounds from her feelings by her mind energy. Thus, male and female have distinctive psychology of perception, memory and expression.

 Hypothesis 4. Male and female have different memory of emotion.

              Male and female remember their emotions differently. According to hypothesis 3, the mind of man and woman operate differently, and so do their psychologies. Based on the psychology of memory, man and woman remember their emotion in different ways. Man removes his negative moods and consumes the positive moods in his consciousness, and therefore does not remember any of his emotion. Woman consumes the positive feelings in her consciousness and remembers the negative feelings in order to treat them.

 Hypothesis 5. Male and female pursue different happiness.

              Male and female pursue different happiness. For man, he feels only moods, and he is not able to sense feelings, and therefore pursues the future happiness, whereas for woman, she has feelings, and therefore pursues the present happiness.

             Man tries to generate positive moods continuously so that he can sense his positive moods in the future. That is how he pursues the future happiness. Woman transforms negative feelings into the void state of feelings, and then creates the sense of happiness. That is how woman pursues the present happiness.

Hypothesis 6. Male and female achieve self-actualization differently

              Man and woman fulfil their self-actualization differently in their relationships. Man, while pursuing the future happiness with passion, seeks the value of certain objects, whereas woman, while pursing the present happiness with love, seeks the meaning of a relationship.

             When man seeks the value of certain objects rather than other humans, he will pursue economic value, relational value, or social value. That would be the goal for their happiness. Woman will acquire the meaning of life while sensing the happiness with others. Thus, man’s self-actualization is to seek value, and that of woman is to seek meaning.

 Hypothesis 7. Stress and wounds are different.

              Stress and wounds are different. Stress is the negative moods generated through the stimulation of sensory organs at the present time. Wounds are created in the process of dealing with stress and stored as negative feelings.

             With man’s moods and mind energy, he tries to remove stress, and woman, with her feelings and mind energy, tries to heal her wounds caused by stress. Stress is the negative moods that work in man’s mind and psychology, and wounds are the negative feelings that work in woman’s mind and psychology.

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