Integrated Understanding of Personality Based on PrakÃti: Evidence-based Analysis Towards A Wellness Philosophy

By : Shilpa Datar

Page No: 447-459

Abstract
The author explores the understanding of PrakÃti and the different concepts that combine to make it a holistic and evidence-based scientific theory. An analysis of PrakÃti to facilitate better understanding of patients and clients in a clinical setting, as well as for larger domain of psychology has immense implications both in the short and long term. The world wide acceptance of °yurveda and Yoga and familiarity of its principles set the stage for Psychologists to adopt this PrakÃti based theoretical framework for practice, leading to richer interactions in both clinical as well as nonclinical settings, making the field of psychology pervasive and common across different divisive theories and across different countries that exist today. This would also pave the way for a unified theory of psychology rather than a fragmented one that is pervasive today. The field of Psychology would benefit immensely from these holistic adoptions.

Author :
Shilpa Datar : She has a post-graduation and a Doctorate in Psychology. Her interests are in the areas of Personality studies and psychometric assessment of Personality from the Indian perspective. She is currently working in Swayam Personality Assessment®, Bangalore which she set up and works mainly in three sectors. 1) To guide students into making better career choices, 2) Support for HR departments in areas of recruitment as well as training and development and 3) Health and Wellness industry by identifying and educating people about the importance of Prakriti based Yoga and Pranayama practice to achieve their health goals. Dr. Datar has developed an algorithm-based software for Prakriti analysis, with an IP on it (which is online at https:// www.swayam.life), and is the recipient of many awards both from India as well as abroad along with many other accolades for her work and contribution in this field. She can be contacted at: shilpa@swayam.life.
 

DOI: https://doi.org/10.32381/JPR.2020.15.02.8