title: Applications of Gandhian concepts in psychology and allied disciplines.
abstract: The paper highlights the significance of Gandhian concepts in research in psychology and its related fields. To illustrate the application of Gandhian ideology, a test of non-violence is described here with its psychometric properties. Further, two unexplored research issues having a bearing on clinical psychology and psychiatry have been delineated. Firstly, a call for addressing the mental health problems of non-violent protesters numbering over one billion spread all over the world has been made. And secondly, there is a need for understanding the neurological basis of non-violent form of behavior, for example, the role of oxytocin, to increase the legitimacy of non-violence as adaptive behavior.
authors.affiliation: Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, SUNY Institute of Technology, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Vinod K
authors.initials: VK
authors.lastname: Kool
keywords: Gandhian concepts; nonviolence; psychology