Psychology in modern India : historical, methodological, and future perspectives / / Girishwar Misra, Nilanjana Sanyal, Sonali De, editors

• Pubblicazione: Gateway East, Singapore : , : Springer, , [2021]; ©2021
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (547 pages)
• Disciplina: 128.2
• Soggetto topico: Psychology - India; Psicologia social
• Soggetto geografico: Índia
• Soggetto genere / forma: Llibres electrònics
• Persona (resp. second.): MisraGirishwar <1951->; SanyalNilanjana <1954->; DeSonali
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Editors and Contributors -- 1 Introduction: Perspectives on Psychology in Modern India -- Psychology in the Pre-modern Era -- Psychology in Modern India -- An Overview of Documented Historical Accounts -- The Professional Landscape -- Salient Trends in Research and Education in Modern Psychology -- Outline of the Present Volume -- Part One -- Part Two -- Part Three -- Part Four -- Concluding Comments -- References -- Part I Historical Perspectives -- 2 Modern Psychology in India: Reminiscences and Reflections -- 3 History of Psychology at Calcutta University Across the Century -- The Story Behind the Curtain -- The First Stearer -- The Work Domain of Dr. N. N. Sengupta -- The Era of G. Bose (July 1929-April 1949) -- The Regime of Second University Professor, Professor Suhrit Chandra Mitra (Period 1949-1959) -- The Interim Period of October 1959-November 1962 with Dr. S. Sinha as Head of the Department -- The Working Sphere of the University Third Professor, Professor Sudhir Kumar Bose (December 1962-September 1966) -- The Second Interim Period (October 1966-December 1969) -- Professor Shib Kumar Mitra: The Fourth University Professor (Period December 1969-August 1972) -- The Period of Professor Ram Gobindo Chatterjea: The Fifth Professor of Psychology (August 1972-December 1981) -- Other Heads of the Department During the Period 1954-1972 -- Some Other Reputed Teachers of This Period -- Establishment of the Indian Psychoanalytical Society -- Calcutta University Psychology Alumni Association -- Some Distinguished Faculty Members -- Present Faculty Members of the Department -- Developments in the Second Phase -- Augmenting Academics: Some Recent Initiatives -- Research Projects Undertaken -- Software Development -- Concluding Observations -- References. ; 4 Applied Psychology at the University of Calcutta: Heritage and State of the Art -- People and Programmes -- Units and Functioning of the Department Across the years -- Service Program Unit (SPU) -- Publication of Journal -- Departmental Projects and Recognitions as Resource Center -- Scholarly Contributions of the Department: An Overview -- Clinical Psychology, Disability, Rehabilitation, and Psychotherapy Research -- Health Psychology -- Industrial and Organizational Psychology -- Environmental Psychology -- School and Educational Psychology -- Social and Community Psychology -- Legal, Correctional, Forensic, and Military Psychology -- Miscellaneous -- Writings in Bangla -- Concluding Comments -- References -- 5 Eminent Teachers of the Department of Psychology at Calcutta University -- Professor Suhrid Chandra Mitra -- Professor Sudhir Kumar Bose -- Sri Ananth Dutta -- 6 Shall the Twain Ever Meet? The Cultural Politics of Psychoanalysis in India -- Historiographical Framework to Weave a Narrative Account -- Psychoanalysis in the Indian Cultural Landscape -- The Current Status of Psychoanalysis in India -- Concluding Comments -- References -- 7 History of the Development of Psychology in Bangladesh -- Beginnings of Psychology -- Growth and Development of Psychology -- Status of Psychology in the Independent Bangladesh -- Institutions, Teaching, and Research -- Development of Professional Bodies -- Psychological Service Centers -- Future Perspectives on Psychology in Bangladesh -- Concluding Remarks -- References -- 8 Development of Psychology in North East India -- Lokopriya Gopinath Bordoloi Regional Institute of Mental Health (LGBRIHM), Tezpur, Assam -- Maharaja Bir Bikram College at Agartala, Tripura -- Mizoram University, Aizawl, Mizoram -- Gauhati University, Guwahati, Assam -- Regional Institute of Medical Sciences, Imphal, Manipur. ; Dibrugarh University, Dibrugarh, Assam -- Other Universities of North East India -- Psychology Outside the University System -- Origin of Psychological Thought -- Research in Psychology -- Challenges for Research -- Concluding Observations -- References -- 9 Psychology in the North India: An Overview -- Introduction -- Lucknow University -- Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gorakhpur University, Gorakhpur -- Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapith University, Varanasi -- Allahabad University, Allahabad -- Banaras Hindu University (BHU), Varanasi -- Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh -- Chaudhary Charan Singh University, Meerut. -- Veer Bahadur Singh Purvanchal University, Jaunpur -- Concluding Comments -- References -- Part II Disciplinary Perspectives -- 10 Re-envisioning Psychology: A Critical History of Psychology in India -- Perspectives on the Historiography of Psychology -- Psychology in India: A Social Constructionist Perspective -- Psychological Research in India: An Overview of the ICSSR Surveys -- Shift from Positivism to Social Constructionism -- Coexistence of Growth and Crisis -- Theory Building and Cumulative Growth of Knowledge -- Method or Methodology Cycle? -- Pedagogical and Academic Culture-related Concerns -- Indian Psychology Versus Psychology in India -- Silences and Discontinuities -- Re-envisioning Psychology for India -- Concluding Comments -- References -- 11 Indian Psychology in Prospect -- Indian Psychology and Psychology in India -- Difficulties of Doing Indian Psychology -- Psychology in India -- Indian Psychology and Positive Psychology -- Flow and Samadhi -- Applied Indian Psychology -- Where Do We Go from Here? -- References -- 12 Thematic and Theoretical Moves in Psychology in Modern India -- Psychology in the British Colonial Period (1857-1947) -- Growth of Psychology in Independent India (1947-). ; Theoretical Contributions Following the Traditional Indian Lines -- Theoretical Contributions Following Modern Western Lines -- Early Efforts -- Toward a Socially Relevant Psychology -- Move Toward Indigenization -- Concluding Observations -- References -- 13 Past and Present Research Methodologies in India -- Was There RM from the Beginning of Human Civilization? -- Western Psychology and Methodology -- Psychology in India and Methodology -- Philosophy of SR -- Philosophy of Knowledge -- Paradigm -- Trend of SR Methods -- Methodology Life Cycle -- Recommendations for Teaching and Practice -- References -- Part III Developments in Sub-fields of Psychology -- 14 Assessment of Individual Differences in India: Historical Roots, Current Status, and Future Directions -- Assessment of Individual Differences in Colonial India -- Assessment of Individual Differences in Independent India -- ICSSR Reviews -- Future Perspectives -- References -- 15 Human Development Research in India: A Historical Overview -- Relevance of Human Development Research: Demographic Trends -- History of Developmental Psychology: Euro-American Roots -- Home Science: Women and the Study of Child Development -- Human Development Research in India: An Overview -- First Wave of Research Documentation: First Steps from 1963 to 1981 -- Projects with Policy Interface from 1981 to 1992 -- Research Collaborations and Active Indigenization-1993-2002 -- Contemporary Research Advances: 2000-Present -- Issues and Future Directions -- References -- 16 Hundred Years of Social Psychology in India -- Beginning of Psychology in India -- Origin of Social Psychology in the West -- Beginning of Social Psychology in India as Imported Discipline -- Expansion of Social Psychology in the 1950s and 1960s -- New Dimensions of Social-Psychological Research During the 1970s and 1980s. ; Social Psychology Enters the Twenty-First Century -- References -- 17 Understanding Organizational Behavior in India: An Indigenous Perspective -- Early Roots: The Emergence and Evolution of the agenda of Indigenization -- Evolutionary "Indigenization" Process: Promise and Challenges -- Toward Integrative Indigenization: The Paradox -- Conclusions -- References -- 18 Mental Health and Healing in India: A Retrospect -- Health, Healing, and Well-Being -- Healing Practices in Pre-Vedic and Vedic Periods -- Three Streams of Indigenous Health Systems -- Features of Indigenous Healing Systems -- Alien Medicinal Systems in India -- Modern Medicine and Indigenous Systems -- Girindrashekhar Bose: Pioneer of a New Theory of Mental Health -- Postindependence Developments -- References -- 19 Clinical Psychology in the Contemporary Indian Context -- Clinical Psychology in India: Developmental Milestones -- Clinical Psychology Training in India: Contemporary Trend -- Clinical Psychologist: Definition and Recognition -- Continuing Education Mandate -- Clinical Psychological Assessment Tools -- Psychological Interventions in India -- The Traditional Indigenous-Holistic Systems of Spiritual, Mental Well-being -- Modern Psychological Interventions -- Treatment Gap and Availability of the Clinical Psychologist in India -- Reflections and Future Directions -- Instrumental Support Systems for the Pre-service Professional Trainee -- Regulation-Monitoring Related Issues -- Status of Professional Education Programs -- Status of Training Centers -- Conclusion -- References -- 20 Holistic and Holigrative Approaches to Psychology -- The Changing Perspective on Science -- The Early Beginnings of Scientific Psychology -- The Centrality of Human Spirit: The Changing Voices -- Holism and the Indian Approaches to Mind -- Holigrative Psychology -- Research Orientation. ; Implications for Teaching-Learning.
• Titolo autorizzato: Psychology in modern India
• ISBN: 981-16-4705-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910508449803321
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