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Amit Abraham
Born
Amit Abraham

(1965-09-08) 8 September 1965 (age 58)
Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
NationalityIndian
Occupation(s)Psychologist, author, academic
Known forCounselor, writer
Websiteamitabraham.wix.com/amitabraham

Amit Abraham (born 8 September 1965) is an Indian academician, author, and psychologist. He has worked as the Deputy Vice Chancellor (Academics and Research) at the Mount Zion International University of Rwanda (MZIUR), Kigali, Rwanda, East Africa, (now defunct)

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[5] of the National Commission For Minority Educational Institutions, New Delhi (Under the ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India, New Delhi)[6] 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
. He features in text books of various state governments, as an eminent Indian psychologist, which detail out his diversified contributions in the field of psychology and social causes.

Works

Abraham has done work on human sexuality and sexual attitudes. He has developed scales for the measurement of attitudes towards

lesbianism, and homosexuality. He has also developed scales for the measurement of values and vocational interest, self-monitoring, procrastination and a case study Performa. He has published research papers in diverse areas and 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[7][8][9][10]
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,[11][12][13][14] [15] 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.[16] 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.[17][18]

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.[19][20][21] 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.[22][23][24]

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

Bibliography

Books

References

  1. ^ [1]
  2. ^ Kazi Nazrul University
  3. ^ "Scottish Church College | Kolkata". www.scottishchurch.ac.in. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
  4. ^ St. John's College, Agra Archived 27 July 2009 at the Wayback Machine, India,
  5. ^ Times of India. Lucknow Edition, 8 October 2005.
  6. ^ "Welcome to NCMEI". Ncmei.gov.in. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
  7. ^ Danik Jagran (Agra)26 May 2004
  8. ^ Danik Jagran (Agra) 28 May 2006
  9. ^ Amar Ujala (Agra)13 February 2006
  10. ^ DLA Agra 2 June 2007
  11. ^ Amar Ujala(Agra)8 December 2002
  12. ^ Samvaidna – WikiName Archived 8 September 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  13. ^ Danik Jagran (Agra) 9 December 2002
  14. ^ "Samvaidna - The Mental Health Welfare Organization". samvaidna. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
  15. ^ "Samvaidna: The Mental Health Organization". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
  16. ^ Amar Ujala (Agra) 24 February 2003
  17. ^ Amar Ujala (Agra) 9 May 2004
  18. ^ Sahara Samay (Agra)19 June 2004
  19. ^ Hindustan (Agra)2 March 2009
  20. ^ Hindustan Times HT Live (Agra) 29 January 2010
  21. ^ "Dla Media Digital Edition". Archived from the original on 19 March 2011. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
  22. ^ Amar Ujala (Agra) 21 January 2010
  23. ^ DLA (Agra) 21 January 2010
  24. ^ Hindustan Times HT Live (Agra) 23 January 2010
  25. ISBN 978-8178063379. Archived from the original
    on 26 March 2014. Retrieved 23 October 2013.
  26. ^ "Textbooks | Competitive Exams | Professional books | McGraw Hill India". www.mheducation.co.in. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
  27. ^ The Fifth Commandment
  28. ^ "The Fifth Commandment | Pothi.com". Retrieved 26 March 2023 – via store.pothi.com.
  29. ^ The Great Game
  30. ^ "The Great Game | Pothi.com". Retrieved 26 March 2023 – via store.pothi.com.
  31. ISBN 978-1-4636-9768-6
    .
  32. ISBN 978-8178062082. Archived from the original
    on 22 October 2010. Retrieved 14 October 2010.
  33. ^ "Personality Development through Positive Thinking – Self-Improvement-STERLING PUBLISHERS". Sterlingpublishers.com. Retrieved 11 August 2012.[permanent dead link]
  34. ^ "Piense en positivo y triunfe / Think positive and triumph 6074520378: Book: Amit Abraham (9786074520378) | Flipkart.com". Retrieved 26 March 2023.
  35. ^ "Upkar Prakashan". Upkar.in. Archived from the original on 21 December 2012. Retrieved 7 November 2012.

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