Amit Abraham

Amit Abraham
Born Amit Abraham
Nationality Indian
Occupation Psychologist, author, academic
Known for Counselor, writer

Amit Abraham is the principal of Scottish Church College, Kolkata.[1] He has served as the head of the postgraduate department of psychology at St. John's College, Agra[2] from March 1991 - to May 2015. He was teaching graduate and postgraduate classes along with supervision of research work. He had been actively involved in various offbeat research works related with the human psyche. He did his schooling from St. Joseph's College, Nainital and his post graduation in psychology from the Delhi University. His PhD is in the area of personality as determined and influenced by the Zodiac signs of individuals. He has been the Coordinator[3] of the National Commission For Minority Educational Institutions, New Delhi (Under the ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India, New Delhi)[4] for three consecutive terms (2005–2008). He is also the Recipient of the U.P. Shikshak Samman for the year 2006 awarded by Bright Organization of Youth, Agra.

His works

Abraham has done extensive work on human sexuality and sexual attitudes. He has developed scales for the measurement of attitudes towards premarital sex, polygamy, pornography, lesbianism, and homosexuality. He has also developed scales for the measurement of values and vocational interest. He has published research papers in diverse areas. He has authored textbooks and books for competitive examinations. He has also written books on general interest and self-help.He has contributed many articles in the leading daily Hindi newspapers[5][6][7][8] and appeared on various talk shows in the local and state television including Moon T.V. (Agra), Sahara T.V. (Uttar Pradesh), and Sea T.V. (Uttar Pradesh and Uttranchal).

He is also the founder and head of Samvaidna,[9][10][11][12][13] a mental health welfare organization registered under the Societies Registration Act (Registration No. 2016). The organization is providing free guidance, counseling, and therapy for various psychological problems. Abraham's organization also holds regular free guidance and counseling camps in the city of Agra.[14] His organization has done extensive work in the district jail of Agra giving counseling and therapy to the prisoners. Drug de-addiction programs have also been carried out in the jail.[15][16]

Abraham is also actively involved in offering psychological guidance and counseling via the internet to people. He is offering guidance and counseling through the column of a national youth magazine Trailblazer. He is also the consultant for the local print and electronic media giving interviews and talks on various psychological aspects and issues.[17][18][19] Abraham along with BIG 92.7 FM and Resonance conducted a week-long "Shine Under Pressure" motivational exercise in which children of various schools in Agra were addressed by him. He gave the students tips on handling stress, anxiety and tensions related with examination pressure and told them about the various ways in which they can enhance their learning and memorize better. He also counseled them for the various psychological problems they were facing.[20][21][22]

Abraham Receiving U.P. Shikshak Samman From Eminent Indian Hindi Poet-Writer Gopaldas Neeraj

Bibliography

Books

Articles

Psychological scales developed and published

Research papers

Research supervised – PhD

References

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  2. ↑ St. John's College, Agra
  3. ↑ Times of India – Lucknow Edition, 8 October 2005
  4. ↑ "Welcome to NCMEI". Ncmei.gov.in. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
  5. ↑ Danik Jagran (Agra)26 May 2004
  6. ↑ Danik Jagran (Agra) 28 May 2006
  7. ↑ Amar Ujala (Agra)13 February 2006
  8. ↑ DLA Agra 2 June 2007
  9. ↑ Amar Ujala(Agra)8 December 2002
  10. ↑ Samvaidna – WikiName
  11. ↑ Danik Jagran (Agra) 9 December 2002
  12. ↑ Samvaidna: The Mental Health Organization | Website
  13. ↑ Samvaidna: The Mental Health Organization | Facebook
  14. ↑ Amar Ujala (Agra) 24 February 2003
  15. ↑ Amar Ujala (Agra) 9 May 2004
  16. ↑ Sahara Samay (Agra)19 June 2004
  17. ↑ Hindustan (Agra)2 March 2009
  18. ↑ Hindustan Times HT Live (Agra) 29 January 2010
  19. ↑ Dla Media Digital Edition
  20. ↑ Amar Ujala (Agra) 21 January 2010
  21. ↑ DLA (Agra) 21 January 2010
  22. ↑ Hindustan Times HT Live (Agra) 23 January 2010
  23. ↑ ISBN 9788178063379
  24. ↑ "Procrastination The Opportunity Killer – A Self Assessment Guide And Workbook by Amit Abraham, ISBN 9788178063379 | Unicorn Books". Unicornbooks.in. Retrieved 23 October 2013.
  25. ↑ ISBN 978-0-07-107799-6
  26. ↑ ISBN 0-07-106785-X
  27. ↑ General Psychology – Amit Abraham – McGraw-Hill Education
  28. ↑ The Fifth Commandment
  29. ↑ https://pothi.com/pothi/book/ebook-dr-amit-abraham-fifth-commandment
  30. ↑ ISBN 978-1-4636-1979-4
  31. ↑ The Great Game
  32. ↑ https://pothi.com/pothi/book/ebook-dr-amit-abraham-great-game
  33. ↑ ISBN 978-1-4636-9768-6
  34. ↑ ISBN 978-81-7806-208-2
  35. ↑ ISBN 81-7806-208-9
  36. ↑ Taming The Little Devils Within by Dr. Amit Abraham, ISBN 9788178062082 | Unicorn Books
  37. ↑ Taming the Little Devils of Within us to become Mentally Healthy | GroundReport
  38. ↑ Taming The Little Devils Within
  39. ↑ ISBN 978-81-207-3935-2
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  41. ↑ ISBN 81-7806-151-1
  42. ↑ ISBN 978-81-7806-151-1
  43. ↑ "Printpick". The Hindu Metro Plus. 2008-09-30.
  44. ↑ Book Review: Rules of Attraction – Get the one you admire | GroundReport
  45. ↑ ISBN 81-207-2618-9
  46. ↑ ISBN 1-932705-11-2
  47. ↑ "Personality Development through Positive Thinking – Self-Improvement-STERLING PUBLISHERS". Sterlingpublishers.com. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
  48. ↑ ISBN 979-694-850-8
  49. ↑ Piense en positivo y triunfe / Think positive and triumph 6074520378: Book: Amit Abraham (9786074520378) | Flipkart.com
  50. ↑ "Upkar Prakashan". Upkar.in. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
  51. ↑ ISBN 81-85070-79-2
  52. ↑ ISBN 978-81-85070-79-7
  53. ↑ Garg, Pankaj; Abraham, Amit (June 2005). "Psychogenic Diarrhea" (PDF). Indian Pediatrics 42 (6): 617–618. ISSN 0019-6061.
  54. ↑ "Psychological Tests" (PDF). National Psychological Cooperation. p. 28.
  55. ↑ Abraham, Amit. "Reproduction of angular distances in the congenitally blind". Psycho-lingua 24 (2): 99–104. ISSN 0377-3132.
  56. ↑ ISSN: 0377-3132
  57. ↑ "Effects of Noise Pollution on Human Adaptability In Agra City". Indian Journal of Environmental Protection 22 (12). December 2002. ISSN 0253-7141.
  58. ↑ ISSN:0971-2909
  59. ↑ ISSN: 0019-6215
  60. ↑ ISSN:2076-328X
  61. ↑ ISSN:0971-2909
  62. ↑ ISSN:2320- 8384
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  64. ↑ http://mriu.edu.in/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/fms-journal-2015.pdf
  65. ↑ ISSN-p-2229-4937e-2321-368X
  66. ↑ ISSN-p-2229-5356e-2321-3698
  67. ↑ http://www.iahrw.com/index.php/home/journal_detail_menu/19/67/153#webcom
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