Abstract
This research paper is an attempt to identify and highlight historical perspective of psychology with depiction, dynamics and development of psychology in Balochistan. It would be the firs effort to inflate the existence and importance of the discipline of psychology in the province. Hence, the research study would provide relevant information about the discipline of psychology already existing and would be an endeavor for further expansion and growth of the subject. Balochistan is one of the largest province of Pakistan with varied population i.e., mainly Bloch, Pashtoon, Brahvi, Persian, Punjabi and, Sindhi etc. Balochistan is a mountainous place, the nature of land is mostly barren so most of the population dwells near costal areas or in big cities where there are more opportunities other than the profession of agriculture. It is a common myth that Balochistan is aback in education than other provinces of the country but it has rich Bloch and Pashtoon heritage. However, the province is on the way to progress and also becoming a strong place of education and learning. The number of educational institutes such as schools, colleges and universities has increased rapidly within last decade which is the hallmark of different governing bodies. During this period IT, Management Sciences, Environmental Sciences and many other new disciplines have been introduced at graduation and post graduation level in various cities of the province. For this research study, people from different walks of life and students from colleges and universities of all districts of Balochistan were taken as population of the study. A sample of n = 100 was taken randomly. The data was collected through structured questionnaire by survey method. The findings of the study revealed that there is need to inflate the discipline of psychology at colleges and universities level for boys and girls and as well as to have the services of psychologists at different settings in the province.
Neelam Firdous*. (2010) HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE OF PSYCHOLOGY IN BALOCHISTAN: DEPICTION, DYNAMICS AND DEVELOPMENT, Balochistan Review, Volume 2, Issue 2.
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