Main description:

This edited volume examines the new ways of conceptualizing Psychology as an integrative science to understand human problems at the individual, group, societal, and national levels. It focuses on the need for Psychology to move away from its present reductionist perspective to an integrative psychological science perspective. The volume is organized into three main sections: The first discusses the convergence of qualitative and quantitative methodological approaches in Psychology. The second part highlights the importance of social and personal wellness. The third focuses on studying human behaviour in the context of cultural variations and the impact of cultural context on psychological processes. The book includes contributions from leading scholars in psychology in India whose reference to practical, social and political issues of contemporary interest makes the volume stand out. This book serves as a resource to initiate the dialogue about the need, issues, levels, and integration methods in Psychology, which can be scientifically tested and theoretically explained. The comprehensive and authoritative volume is of interest to researchers and scholars in cognitive psychology, clinical psychology, organizational psychology, social psychology and cross-cultural psychology.

Contents:

INTRODUCTION

Towards an Integrative Psychological Science

Ramacharan Tripathi, Bhoomika R. Kar and Namita Pande, University of Allahabad, Allahabad, India

SECTION I- Integration of Methods and Psychological processes

1. Six Blind Men and the Proverbial Elephant: Integrating multiple methods in Psychology

Ark Verma and Devpriya Kumar, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences and Interdisciplinary Program on Cognitive Science, IIT Kanpur

2. Seeking convergence between experimental and survey methods for investigating organizational behaviour in a virtually connected world

Ritu Tripathi, IIM, Bangalore

3. Integration across levels of information processing: A case study with visual category learning

Narayanan Srinivasan & Sujith Kumar, CBCS, University of Allahabad, Allahabad, India

Interaction between affect and cognition as a function of aging: Testing the positivity bias in Indian population
Bhoomika R Kar & Richa Nigam, CBCS, University of Allahabad, Allahabad, India

5. Collective Resilience: Macro influencing micro

Swati Mukherjee and Manas K. Mandal, Defense Institute of Psychological Research, New Delhi and IIT Kharagpur, India

SECTION II: Integrative Psychological Science in Cultural Context

6. Culture as a process in Individual and Societal Development

R. C. Mishra, Department of Psychology, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India

7. Indian Psychology in the inter-cultural context: From assimilation to integration and beyond

A.C. Paranjpe, Simon Fraser University

Multilingualism as a resource: Implications for education
A.K. Mohanty, Former Professor & Head, Zakir Husain Institute for Educational Studies, JNU, New Delhi

SECTION III- Integrative Understanding of Social Issues

Integrative Psychotherapy: Insights from cultural and spiritual Psychology

Komilla Thapa and Prachi Ghildyal, Department of Psychology, University of Allahabad, Allahabad, India

10. Social Exclusion of the Physically Disabled: Integrating Policy with Practice

Namita Pande, Department of Psychology, University of Allahabad, Allahabad, India

Integrative interventions for managing cancer: Issues and concerns

Neena Kohli, Vipul Kumar and Sonoo, Department of Psychology, University of Allahabad, Allahabad, India

12. Towards a human rights-based Psychology

P. Hagenaars, Convenor of the Board of Human Rights and Psychology, EFPA, Amsterdam, Netherlands

13. For a society beyond justice

Jayant Lele, Queen's University at Kingston, Ontario, Canada

Concluding Chapter

14. The Challenges of Integrative Psychology

L. Krishnan, IIT Kanpur