Sunday, May 16, 2010

“Psychology has the potential to recognise the value of the mind” plus 2 more

“Psychology has the potential to recognise the value of the mind” plus 2 more

Psychology has the potential to recognise the value of the mind

Posted: 16 May 2010 01:02 PM PDT

Psychology aims at creating a broad-based understanding towards self and society. The aim of the course includes enhancement of the inner talents and potential of students with the hope that they can develop personally as well as in the inter-personal context.

By definition, Psychology offers a rich panorama of theoretical approaches such as cognitive, psychoanalytic, humanistic, existential, social, cultural, political and community psychology.

Students reflect upon issues such as thinking, learning and perceiving, remembering, forgetting, physiology of the nervous system, development of children, social relationships and their effect on personality development, mental disorders, applications of psychology to the study of society, organisational behaviour.

Psychology engages with debates about epistemology, ontology, theory, methodology analysis, ethical concerns and its applications.

The first year papers include General Psychology, Statistics, Physiological Psychology and a Practicum on General Experiments. In the second year, students are taught Social Psychology, System and Theories, Research Methods and Psychology Testing and Practicum II on Psychological Testing. The final year includes Abnormal Psychology, Development Psychology and Optional papers such as Organisational Psychology, Counseling Psychology and Self and Personality.

The eligibility for admission is as per the class XII marks. With respect to the job market, there is an increasing need for trained psychologists. The increasing levels of stress  can be coped to some extent with medication, but often critical assistance in understanding the nature of one's problem is provided by therapists.

The help of professionals is also required for many rehabilitation needs such as drug addiction, alcoholism and dysfunctional families. Within the organisation setups, dealing with competitive jobs creates a need for counseling. Similarly the importance of popular games such as cricket and soccer create demands for sports psychologists. Further, developmental psychology is in great demand these days.

Child psychologists, criminal psychology with specialisation in forensic psychology, school psychologists are also some of the sought after options. Many other professions such as media, advertising, indeed anywhere where there are humans involved, require the presence of psychologists. Psychology as a discipline has the potentiality to recognise the value of the psyche as formed by the interactive setting socio-emotional, familial, political and historical forces.


Anita Ghai, Associate Professor, Jesus and Mary College

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University program focuses on psychology of genocide

Posted: 15 May 2010 08:52 PM PDT

WORCESTER — As a clinical psychologist, Cristina Andriani counseled victims of physical and sexual abuse, Vietnam War veterans, and cult survivors. As a doctoral candidate, her understanding of trauma is expanding globally as she tries to unravel the psychological underpinnings of genocide.

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Ph.D. program explores genocide psychology

Posted: 16 May 2010 06:34 AM PDT

A new doctoral program at a Massachusetts university looks at the psychology behind genocide.

Clark University in Worcester says the program is the first of its kind in the world. It's part of the school's Strassler Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies.

The first candidate in the Psychology of Genocide program is Cristina Andriani, a clinical psychologist who has counseled trauma victims. She says research on genocide has often lacked a psychological backing.

Organizations devoted to preventing genocide believe the program could be useful. The Washington-based Enough Project says the government does psychological profiles on potential terrorists and it would be equally important to profile those who might go to the length of committing genocide.

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