by Catherine Tien-Lun Sun (Hong Kong Shue Yan University)

About the Author

Catherine Tien-Lun Sun is an Associate Professor and Head of the Department of Counseling and Psychology at Hong Kong Shue Yan University. She is also an Adjunct Associate Professor at the University of New England, Australia. Dr Sun's academic interest is Chinese psychology and psychotherapy. She has authored 27 books and coauthored three books in Chinese on various aspects of psychology, psychotherapy, and counseling.

Books written in English on the psychology of Chinese people are scarce. This book tries to fill the void in the market. It aims to put forward the various affective, behavioral, and cognitive patterns that have been identified as being closely associated with the Chinese psyche. While the themes in the book do not purport to constitute an exhaustive list, they have been chosen for their general interest. Students of psychology and readers who are keen to understand the Chinese mind will find this volume a useful sourcebook.

Published by Cengage Learning Asia and marketed by World Scientific Publishing Co.

• Confucianism and Chinese Psychology
• Taoism and Chinese Psychology
• Buddhism and Chinese Psychology
• The Social Psychological Characteristics of Chinese Society
• Filial Piety: Social and Psychological Implications
• Yuan and its Psychological Implications for Relationship Management
• Face Management and Patterns of Communication
• Female Gender Roles and Gender Egalitarianism in China
• Chinese Emotions
• Psychopathology and Psychological Wellness in China
• Chinese Values, Beliefs, and Causal Attribution as depicted in Classical Chinese Fiction