Abstract: The author asserts the importance of medical psychology in medical and prophylactic works during the establishment of socialism in China. Beginning with criticisms against the traditional viewpoint which looks upon the human being as a mere biological organism but overlooks man's psychological activities, he proceeds to animadvert on the essence of the so-called "psycho-somatic medicine" developed in medical circles'capitalistic nations, especially in the United States.The author demonstrates further from the historical facts of scientific development the correct solution of the problems of psychic nature and psychosomatic relationship achieved in the light of the philosophy of Marxism and Leninism and of the scientific theories of Pavlov. He further makes it clear that extremely superior conditions exist today in China for establishing and developing medical psychology.Finally, the author introduces the present condition of medical psychology in China and its applications in researches. The primary task of medical psychology in China today, ns pointed out by the author, is to collaborate with psychiatry in the service to prophylaxis of mental diseases. Then with every department of mecidine and hygiene is medical psychology to be widely coordinated.

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