This is a five-volume survey of research and developments in the discipline of psychology and its practice in India undertaken by the Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR). Offering comprehensive accounts of research related to psyche, yoga, cognition, affect, social processes, education, organizations, mental disorders, and health this survey is an indispensible resource for the students, researchers and professionals of psychology and allieddisciplines.

• Volume 1: EXPLORATIONS INTO PSYCHE AND PSYCHOLOGY: SOME EMERGING PERSPECTIVES


• Foreword


• Preface


• Acknowledgement


• 1. The Nature of Mind


• K. Ramakrishna Rao


• 2. The Mundane and Incorporeal Aspects of Yoga Psychology


• Chandra Bhal Dwivedi


• 3. Religious Behavior: Psycho-Social Perspectives


• Preeti Kapur and Girishwar Misra


• 4. Unity of the Individual and the Collective


• Rama.C.Tripathi


• 5. Wanted a new conceptual framework for doing psychology in India: Is a public psychology possible?


• U. Vindhya


• Index


• About the Editor and Contributors




• Volume 2: COGNITIVE AND AFFECTIVE PROCESSES


• Foreword


• Preface


• Acknowledgement


• 1. Cognitive Science: Conceptual Advances and Status of Research in India


• Narayanan Srinivasan


• 2. Culture, Cognition, and Pedagogy


• Bharati Baveja


• 3. Applied Cognition


• Vanita Sondhi and R.C. Mishra


• 4. Positive Psychology: Fuzzy Boundaries, Growing Pains, and Emerging Challenges


• Seema Mehrotra and RavikeshTripathi


• 5. Epithymetics: The Psychology of Desire


• Rukmini Bhaya Nair


• Index


• About the Editors and Contributors




• Volume 3: INDIVIDUAL AND THE SOCIAL: PROCESSES AND ISSUES


• Foreword


• Preface


• Acknowledgement


• 1. Personality Studies in India


• J.K. Singh and N.S. Tung


• 2. Socialization and Parenting: Mapping the Indian Landscape


• Shagufa Kapadia


• 3. Family, Identity, and the Individual in India


• Nandita Chaudhary and Shashi Shukla


• 4. Identity Discourse: From Negotiations to Harmony in Plural Societieis


• Purnima Singh and Roomana N. Siddiqui


• 5. Evolution of Individual and Social Behavior: Contribution of Animal Behavior Research


• Mewa Singh, Mridula Singh, and H.K. Nagaranjini


• 6. The Media Environment: Risks and Opportunities for Young People


• Usha S. Nayar and Priya Nayar


• Index


• About the Editors and Contributors


• Volume 4: PSYCHOLOGY OF ORGANIZATIONS


• Foreword


• Preface


• Acknowledgement


• 1. Organizational Performance Research in India: A Review and Future Research Agenda


• Shailendra Singh and Vishal Gupta


• 2. Burnout, Organisational Cynicism, Alienation: Review of Negative Workplace Attitudes, Behaviours, and Cognitions


• Neharika Vohra, Nisha Nair, and Rahul Sheel


• 3. Ethical Leadership in India: A Review of Theory and Research


• Kanika T. Bhal


• 4. Moral and Ethical Dimensions of Corporate Life: Implications for Organizational Behaviour


• Sunita Singh Sengupta and Ayesha Sengupta


• 5. Spectacle of the Consumer: Reading the Consumption Metaphors


• Sonali De


• Index


• About the Editors and Contributors


• Volume 5: THEMES IN CONTEMPORARY MENTAL HEALTH RESEARCH


• Foreword by B.B. Kumar


• Preface


• Acknowledgements


• Introduction


• 1. On the Nature of Mind


• K. Ramakrishna Rao


• 2. The Mundane and Incorporeal Aspects of Yoga Psychology


• Chandra Bhal Dwivedi


• 3. Evolution of Individual and Social Behaviour: Contribution of Animal Behaviour Research


• Mewa Singh, Mridula Singh, and H.K. Nagaranjini


• 4. Wanted a New Conceptual Framework for Doing Psychology in India: Is a Public Psychology Possible?


• U. Vindhya


• 5. Facing the Challenge: Understanding Mind and Behaviour 369


• Girishwar Misra and Raghubir Singh Pirta


• Index


• Notes on Editor and Contributors

Girishwar Misra is the Vice Chancellor of Mahatma Gandhi Antarrashtriya Hindi Vishwavidyalya, Wardha, Maharashtra.