In social sciences, research provides us
an exciting understanding of mysterious and complex
psychological, sociological and cultural problems, such as,
impact of gender stereotyping on women in executive roles;
role of genes in depression; impact of T.V. violence on
aggressive behavior in children and role of political
instability in terrorism or extremism etc. I think every
society across the globe depends upon indigenous research
projects for answers to difficult questions ranging from
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In this millennium, the rapid advancement of science and information technology has actually increased the pace of already complex and competitive modern life so much that most of us feel too stressed out to cope with the everyday life stresses. Moreover, drastic traumas, such as disastrous airplane crashes; earthquakes; hurricanes; terrorist attacks; bomb blasts; Afghan War, Iraq War, the Gulf War and clash of civilizations have forced the mental health professionals to rethink and redesign more efficient methods for the understanding, diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders across the...

In this rapidly changing modern life, there is growing focus on rights and obligations that are applicable to all as the basis for promoting and measuring progress toward our much cherished goals of peace, justice, freedom and better standards of living. Unfortunately, the South Asian Countries, particularly Pakistan is repeatedly being confronted with the questions of how they can legitimize the universal human rights for women and children. This book is written to promote awareness and understanding of psychosocial problems of the Pakistani women; domestic violence and child abuse which are...

This book is written to promote awareness among the general public about the nature, etiology, treatment and management of mental retardation, autism and stuttering. The author has included some of her innovative and indigenous research work on the effectiveness of Token Economy Technique as a method of teaching basic skills to the mentally retarded children. She has courageously pointed out the hazards involved in the mindless application of the Western Intelligence testing in Pakistani school system and clinical setting. It is hoped that this book would be of immense value for the students...

With the historical shift toward holistic approach towards health; the scientific interest has increased in the relevance of life stresses to health and disease. There is sufficient clinical and empirical evidence that suggests that stress plays a significant role in cancer. This book consists of a series of indigenous researches which explored the relationship among life stresses, anxiety and depression among the patients suffering from cancer of breast and uterus in the extremely costly health-care system of the Pakistani society. The findings of these researches have implications for...