This book presents an overview of the history of the developments in Indian psychology. It documents how new theories, methodologies, and practices have evolved in the discipline.

• Introduction,Girishwar Misra


• SECTION I: CONCEPTUAL FOUNDATIONS


• 1: Tris?la: Trident Model of Person in Indian Psychology K. Ramakrishna Rao


• 2: Brain, Self and Consciousness: Emerging Perspectives in Mental Health Sangeetha Menon


• 3: Cognitive Science: Emerging Perspectives and Approaches Narayanan Srinivasan


• 4: Culture in Psychoanalytic Thought Sudhir Kakar


• SECTION II: METHODOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES


• 5: How Cognitive Algebra Can Diagnose Causal Beliefs in Predictions Ramadhar Singh


• 6: Ethnographic Inquiry in Psychology Kumar Ravi Priya and Girishwar Misra


• 7: Contemporary Action Research Methods in Psychology Rekha Singhal and Girishwar Misra


• SECTION III: PERSPECTIVES ON SELF AND IDENTITY


• 8: The Psychology of Self and Identity: Perspectives from the Indian and Western Traditions Anand C. Paranjpe


• 9: Beyond the Mask: An Exploration of Human Identity based on the Work of Sri Aurobindo Matthijs Cornelissen


• 10: Social Identity in India: Continuities and Fractures Preeti Kapur and Girishwar Misra


• SECTION IV: HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND SOCIAL PROCESSES


• 11: Rethinking Human Development Research and Theory in Contemporary Indian Society Nandita Chaudhary


• 12: Socio-emotional Development in the Cultural Context Neerja Chadha


• 13: Values, Families, and Human Development: An Indian Context Divya Sharma


• 14: Culture and Distributive Justice: General Comments and Some Insights from the Indian Context Lilavati Krishnan


• 15: Social Groups: Processes, Interactions and Relations within and between Groups Purnima Singh


• SECTION V: HEALTH AND WELL BEING


• 16: Representations of Food, Body and Health Jyoti Verma


• 17: Therapeutic Practices in Mental Health: Changing Perspectives Manju Mehta and Deepika Gupta


• 18: Advances in Psychology of Health and Well-Being Ajit K. Dalal and Girishwar Misra


• 19: Understanding Emotions Anjum Sibia and Girishwar Misra


• 20: Happiness and Well-Being: The Indian Perspective Ashok K. Srivastava and Girishwar Misra


• SECTION VI: EMERGING CONCERNS


• 21: Indigenous Approach to Environmental Psychology Raghubir Singh Pirta


• 22: Organizational Behaviour in India: An Indigenous Perspective Anand Prakash


• 23: Women's Identity in Psychological Theory and the Indian Cultural Context Kavita Kishore and Girishwar Misra


• 24: Towards an Alternative Politics of Psychology Ashis Nandy


• Contributors