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About the Book

The present edition of Applied Psychology in new perspectives has been redesigned with the aim of introducing a series of exploratory investigations of behavioural problems and issues in contemporary society with some important corrections and internal modification. This edition examines a series of exploratory investigations concerning the behaviour of adolescents, youth, adult, aged, workers, doctors and bank professionals. This volume deals with 30 issues or topics arranged under four parts. These parts bring together current, substantive studies of both a theoretical and an empirical nature. The students of applied psychology who search for a new perspective, insight and information will definitely find and swiftly realize their expectations through reading this book.

About the Authors

Akbar Husain is a Professor, Department of Psychology at the Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh. He has obtained Ph.D. Degree in Psychology from the Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh in 1981. He has over two decades of teaching and research experience. He has successfully supervised 10 M.Phil dissertations and 18 Ph.D. theses. He is author/co-author of ten books and 125 research articles/papers. He is an editor of the JIAAP.

Shamshad Hussain Professor Emeritus is a former Vice-Chancellor of Magadh University, Bodh Gaya. He held a number of positions like Chairman, Bihar State University Service Commission, Vice-Chancellor, Nalanda Open University, Professor and Head, Department of Psychology, Director, Directorate of Distance Education, and Director Institute of Psychological Research and Service, Patna University, Patna, (Bihar). He has published about 150 research papers and articles, 6 books and 2 psychological tests.

Md. H. Rahman Khan obtained Master’s degree in psychology with gold medal from Ranchi University in 1970 and Ph.D. degree from Magadh University, Bodh Gaya in 1978. He worked as a lecturer of psychology in Ranchi College for a brief period (1971-72) and then joined the newly established Department of Psychology, Magadh University, Bodh Gaya as a lecturer in 1972 where he is currently a University Professor of Psychology (since 1998) and Head of the Department from August, 2005.