Riffat Moazam Zaman
Biographic Data
| ID | 7497766 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Riffat Moazam Zaman |
| GIVEN NAMES | Riffat Moazam |
| FAMILY NAME | Zaman |
| SIGNATURE | ZAMAN R M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University Medical Center |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1991 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Autonomy as a Psychological Need
In-depth interviews were conducted with 22 mothers of adolescents in Pakistan to explore the meaning of “autonomy” in this collective, highly gender-differentiated culture. Middle class mothers did not spontaneously mention autonomy as a basic human need; positive relationships were, however, readily emphasised. Nevertheless, on specific questioning, all mothers indicated that autonomy was a basic need for both sexes. Autonomy was seen as potenti…
Autonomy from Parents and Psychological Adjustment in an Interdependent Culture
Psychological separation from parents is considered an important task in the development of the autonomous self. However, theorising about the importance of autonomy from parents for normal development has originated from individualistic cultures that socialise for independence. Urban, Pakistani middle-class, early and late adolescents completed measures related to behavioural autonomy (BA), emotional autonomy (EA) and detachment, and completed m…
Psychology and Development
This paper suggests that psychology can contribute to a better understanding of conditions prevailing in "underdeveloped" countries. To do so, however, psychologists must overcome psychology's almost exclusive focus on the individual; and economists, the tendency of their discipline to look at "developing"societies not in terms of their own experience but in terms of the experience of European-type societies. With these shifts, the paper proposes…
Clinical Psychology in Pakistan
This article reviews the state of psychology in Pakistan, with special reference to clinical psychology. The issues of statutory recognition, credentials required for practice, public perception of psychology, the practice of indigenous "clinical psychology", sources of payment for psychological services, and relations between psychologists and psychiatrists are reviewed
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Clinical Psychology in Pakistan
This article reviews the state of psychology in Pakistan, with special reference to clinical psychology. The issues of statutory recognition, credentials required for practice, public perception of psychology, the practice of indigenous "clinical psychology", sources of payment for psychological services, and relations between psychologists and psychiatrists are reviewed
Psychology and Development
This paper suggests that psychology can contribute to a better understanding of conditions prevailing in "underdeveloped" countries. To do so, however, psychologists must overcome psychology's almost exclusive focus on the individual; and economists, the tendency of their discipline to look at "developing"societies not in terms of their own experience but in terms of the experience of European-type societies. With these shifts, the paper proposes…
Autonomy from Parents and Psychological Adjustment in an Interdependent Culture
Psychological separation from parents is considered an important task in the development of the autonomous self. However, theorising about the importance of autonomy from parents for normal development has originated from individualistic cultures that socialise for independence. Urban, Pakistani middle-class, early and late adolescents completed measures related to behavioural autonomy (BA), emotional autonomy (EA) and detachment, and completed m…
Autonomy as a Psychological Need
In-depth interviews were conducted with 22 mothers of adolescents in Pakistan to explore the meaning of “autonomy” in this collective, highly gender-differentiated culture. Middle class mothers did not spontaneously mention autonomy as a basic human need; positive relationships were, however, readily emphasised. Nevertheless, on specific questioning, all mothers indicated that autonomy was a basic need for both sexes. Autonomy was seen as potenti…
Psychology (4 works) · Social Psychology (4 works) · Social Psychology (4 works) · Political science (3 works) · Autonomy (2 works) · Cultural Differences and Values (2 works) · Developmental psychology (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Law (2 works) · African cultural and philosophical studies (1 work)