International Conference on Psychology &

Allied Professions

Sri Lanka 2011

CONFERENCE ABSTRACTS

INDEX OF CONFERENCE ABSTRACTS

1. OPTIMIZING YOUR LIFESPAN POTENTIAL – USA

2. BREAKING INNER CODES – GREECE

3. DEVELOPING ADOLESCENTS' ABILITIES, GOAL SETTING AND PROBLEM SOLVING

THROUGH GLOBAL PERCEPTIVENESS’ METHOD – GREECE

4. INTERACTING WITH INFORMATION MODULES – GREECE

5. ELIMINATING EXCLUSIONARY PRACTICES IN EDUCATION TO MAKE WAY FOR

INCLUSION – SRI LANKA

6. EXPLORING THE INTERFACE OF EXTERNAL, INTERNAL, AND MOTIVATIONAL DIMENSIONS OF PERSONAL INVESTMENT THEORY: AN EXPLORATORY STUDY IN THE PHILIPPINES

7. IS THERE SCOPE FOR EMOTION TO IMPROVE PERSUADABILITY: RESULTS FROM AN EXPLORATORY STUDY - FINLAND

8. PERCEIVED STRESS AND SELF-ESTEEM AS SIGNIFICANT PREDICTORS OF

CIGARETTE SMOKING BEHAVIOR OF BANGLADESHI MALE ADULTS - BANGLADESH

9. DEVELOPMENT OF COMMONSENSE KNOWLEDGE MODELING SYSTEM FOR

DIAGNOSIS OF ANXIETY DISODRERS – SRI LANKA

10. CLASSROOM ASSESSMENT PREFERENCES OF ENGLISH AND JAPANESE

LANGUAGES TEACHERS IN JAPAN AND IN THE PHILIPPINES: A COMPARATIVE

STUDY – PHILIPPINES

11. CLASSROOM ASSESSMENT PRACTICES AMONG FILIPINO TEACHERS: AN

EXPLORATION OF ITS PSYCHOMETRIC AND CONCEPTUAL PROPERTIES –

PHILIPPINES

12. BEHAVIOUR IDENTIFICATION THEORY-COLOUR ATTRIBUTES – INDIA

13. SELF WORK AS A PREREQUISITE FOR COUNSELORS AND THERAPISTS: SPIRITUAL

PERSPECTIVE – INDIA

14. THE CONCEPT OF HYPNOSIS IN PATANJALI YOGA SUTRAS - INDIA

15. THE EFFECT OF LISTENING TO GAYATRI MANTRA ON EEG - INDIA 16. NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL PROFILE IN ALCOHOL DEPENDENT INDIVIDUALS – INDIA

17. RELATIONS AMONG PERCEIVED SPOUSE ACCEPTANCE, REMEMBERED PARENTAL ACCEPTANCE IN CHILDHOOD, AND PSYCHOLOGICAL ADJUSTMENT AMONG MARRIED ADULTS IN BANGLADESH - BANGLADESH

18. CULTURAL NOTION OF DEPRESSION IN NEPAL – NEPAL

19. A STUDY TO EVINCE THE IMPORTANCE OF SATVA PAREEKSHA (MENTAL

STAMINA) IN AYURVEDA AND ITS INFLUENCE ON TREATMENT – INDIA

20. SCOPE OF AYURVEDIC PANCHAKARMA THERAPY IN TREATING PSYCHOLOGICAL

DISORDERS - INDIA

21. COPING WITH STRESS IN DAY TODAY LIFE-AN AYURVEDIC APPROACH – INDIAMUSIC

AS THERAPY – SRI LANKA

22. NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL REHABILITATION- HOLISTIC APPROACH – INDIA

23. FAMILY HARDINESS AS A MODERATOR OF LOCUS OF CONTROL AND ACADEMIC

ACHIEVEMENT AMONG MALAYSIAN YOUTH – MALAYSIA

24. HIGHER PERFORMANCE THROUGH MIND CONTROL – SRI LANKA

25. ASSESSMENT OF ANXIETY AMONG HIGHER EDUCATION STUDENTS AND ITS

RELATIONSHIP WITH SPIRITUALITY – INDIA

26. ETIOLOGY AND MAINTENANCE OF SELF-MUTILATION:A PHENOMENOLOGICAL

ANALYSIS THROUGH A BIOPSYCHOSOCIAL MODEL – USA

27. TRADITIONAL RHYTHMS AND TONES OF THERAVADA CHANTING AND THEIR

HEALING POTENTIALITY – SRI LANKA

28. CHILD ABUSE IN THE MALDIVES: AN OVERVIEW – MALDIVES

29. ABUSE TOWARDS WOMEN IN THE MALDIVES: A LOOK AT THE CURRENT PATHWAYS

TO ASSESSTANCE - MALDIVES

30. WORKING WITH EXPLOITED WOMEN AND ABUSED CHILDREN IN THE MALDIVES:

REFLECTIONS AND INSIGHTS OF A CLINICIAN – MALDIVES

31. HELP IN THEAFTERMATHOF TERROR – PSYCHOSOCIALSTRATEGIES FOR

SURVIVORSOFTHEUTOYAMASSACRE IN OSLO 22.07.11. – NORWAY

32. DISSOCIATION IN A COLLEGE POPULATION IN INDIA – INDIA

33. GENDER BASED ROOT CAUSE ANALYSIS IN IT INDUSTRY – INDIA

34. REDUCING STRESS THROUGH THEATRE – A CASE STUDY FOR CHILDREN - INDIA

35. ORGANIZATIONAL CONFLICTS BY STRUCTURAL FACTORS AND EFFECT UPON

MANAGERIAL DECISION MAKING ROLE IN SRI LANKAN UNIVERSITIES - SRI LANKA

36. MATERIAL CYCLICITY AS A KEY PARAMETER FOR SUSTAINABILITY: A SURVEY BASED ON ANCIENT VILLAGE TANK CASCADES IN SRI LANKA – SRI LANKA

37. MEDITATION PRACTICE IN THE COMMUNITY: PSYCHOLOGICAL OUTCOMES AND PROCESSES - AUSTRALIA

38. USE OF MOTION PICTURE IN THE CLINICAL PRACTICE – SRI LANKA 39. IMPORTANCE OF FORMULATING APPROPRIATE TOR FOR ENGINEERS WHO ARE

INVOLVED IN PROJECTS HARNESSING ASSETS OF NATURAL ENVIRONMENT – SRI LANKA

40. IMPORTANCE AND NECESSITY OF COMMAND TO NICE AND TAKING AWAY FROM DEFAULT

- IRAN

41. PSYCHOTHERAPY AND SPIRITUALITY - NETHERLAND

42. LIFE AND AFTER – INDIA

43. MOOD DISORDERS AND A CASE STUDY OF A BIPOLAR PATIENT – SRI LANKA

44. SPIRITUAL PSYCHOLOGY AND WELL BEING – INDIA

45. EFFECTIVENESS OF COGNITIVE BEHAVIOUR THERAPY ON INCARCERATED WOMEN –

PAKISTAN

46. PILOT STUDY ON STUDENT INVOLVEMENT IN RELIGIOUS CULTS THROUGH MENTAL

PROCESS – SRI LANKA

47. TAOIST MIND-TRAINING, SPIRITUALITY AND MORAL DEVELOPMENT – CHINA

48. ROLE OF SPIRITUALITY AND POSITIVE EMOTIONS IN HEALTHY AGEING – INDIA

49. THE RELEVANCE OF CLASSIFICATION IN INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY AND ITS

IMPLICATION ON INTERVENTION - INDIA

50. PSYCHOTHERAPY, SPIRITUALITY AND HUMAN EXISTENCE - USA

51. ASSOCIATION OF CEREBRAL CORTICAL GREY MATTER DEFICITS, COGNITIVE

NEUROLOGICAL MEASURES AND SYMPTOM RATINGS IN SCHIZOPHRENIA – SRI

LANKA

52. AN APPROACH FOR EXTENSION OF LIFE SPAN - SRI LANKA

53. THE PARADIGM OF “INSIDE-OUT”:

A PSYCHOLOGICAL, PHILOSOPHICAL AND SPIRITUAL ART OF LIVING – SRI LANKA

54. THE RELEVANCE OF CLASSIFICATION IN INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY AND ITS

IMPLICATION ON INTERVENTION – INDIA

55. MUSIC AS A PSYCHOLOGICAL THERAPY – SRI LANKA

56. AN ENLIVENED CONSCIOUSNESS ( E-CONSCIOUSNESS) PAVING THE WAY FOR ENHANCED

SOCIAL CAPITAL TOWARDS SUSTAINABLE GROWTH – SRI LANKA

57. HIGHER ACHIEVEMENT THROUGH CONSCIOUSNESS BASED RECOVERY – (AN APPROACH

TO INNER HEALING THROUGH UNCONDITIONAL ACCEPTANCE) – SRI LANKA