Asir Ajmal's video: Introduction to Psychology Lecture 31 Psychology of Literature

Introduction to Psychology Lecture 31 Psychology of Literature is lecture no. 31 is video lecture no. 31 in my series Introduction to Psychology. Dr. Muhammad Asir Ajmal is among the most popular psychologists in Pakistan. He is hailed as a champion of Sufi Psychology and indigenous theory building. Dr. Asir Ajmal is Professor at GIFT University. He is the son of Dr. Muhammad Ajmal, the founder of Psychology as an academic discipline in Pakistan. Asir Ajmal is an alumnus of Government College, Lahore and Dartmouth College, USA, and a UK-qualified clinical psychologist. He has taught in various institutions in Pakistan and established departments of psychology in multiple universities. He is best known for developing an indigenous perspective in Psychology and initiating qualitative psychological research in Pakistan. Education Dr. Asir Ajmal has a Ph.D. in Cognitive Psychology from Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH, USA (1994). He obtained his master's degree in Psychology in 1984 from GC, Lahore with a gold medal and roll of honor. During student life, he was active in dramatics and music. He completed post-doctoral work at Teachers College of Columbia University in 1998. In 1999, he went to Britain where he received Statement of Equivalence in Clinical Psychology (2002) and membership of the clinical division of the British Psychological Society. Career Asir Ajmal’s career began in Dartmouth College where he worked as a teaching assistant from 1985 to 1989 during his doctorate. He spent a year in Nicaragua in 1990, volunteering as a psychologist on a cooperative for mentally retarded adults. He worked as a journalist for The News International and the Muslim (1991 – 1994) while working on his dissertation which he completed in 1994. After nearly a year at Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI) in Islamabad under the great visionary Dr. Tariq Banuri, and a brief stint at UPI, he joined Ali Institute of Education (AIE) in 1996 under the equally visionary and great educationist Dr. Hamid Kizilbash. Under Dr. Kizilbash’s leadership, he served as head of an in-service teacher training program funded by UNDP and conducted teacher training workshops all over rural Punjab and northern areas until 1999. In December 1999, he joined the National Health Service in the UK as a clinical psychologist, where he also received on-the-job training, until 2006 before returning to Pakistan. He served for 7 years in Government College University Lahore as foreign professor. He was the chairperson of the Department of Psychology at GC University, Lahore from January 2011 to January 2013. He has had various teaching and administrative positions during his career (Including the Virtual University of Pakistan and the University of Central Punjab). Currently, he is working as Professor of Psychology and Dean of Arts and Social Sciences at the GIFT University, Gujranwala, Pakistan. He also served as visiting faculty at Institute of Business Management, University of Engineering and Technology and Kinnaird College for Women Lahore. In addition, he is a certified leadership trainer and consultant at Franklin Covey Pakistan since May 2014 and runs a private practice and consultancy alongside. Dr. Ajmal is a vibrant presence in the field of Psychology in Pakistan. He has a huge student following and is revered for his charismatic style, his extensive knowledge and innovative approach. He is also admired by his colleagues for his academic standing, dynamism and commitment. This channel is devoted to indigenous psychology, psychotherapy, hypnotherapy, music, languages, perennial philosophy and many other things traditional. I want to share many of my interests with everyone and educate those who might be interested. I seek to use this channel also as a resource for psychology students who may have gaps in their learning of psychotherapy. I also seek to help those who might be having mental health difficulties and want to help themselves. I am particularly interested in Muslim Psychology, psychology of poetry, literature, culture and art and will be sharing some discussions on these topics. For my video playlist on Punjabi Castes and Psychology click here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2DH7GofxR9o&list=PLDGQSZPFZ3O5Bggy9KkgyIx8Rru0aYoQ0 Watch my video on Career counseling in urdu here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=teFzI...​ Watch my video on Introversion in Urdu here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SopQU...​ Watch my video on the Secret and the Law of Attraction here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T46_s...​ Subscribe to my channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaSD...​