{"id":111616,"date":"2021-02-12T15:43:57","date_gmt":"2021-02-12T22:43:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/?p=111616"},"modified":"2021-02-12T15:43:57","modified_gmt":"2021-02-12T22:43:57","slug":"essays-on-psychology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/2021\/02\/12\/essays-on-psychology\/","title":{"rendered":"Essays on Psychology"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em>Dr Ruwan M Jayatunge M.D.<\/em><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"230\" height=\"307\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/image-24.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-111617\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/image-24.png 230w, https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/image-24-225x300.png 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 230px) 100vw, 230px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u0db8\u0dcf \u0dc0\u0dd2\u0dc3\u0dd2\u0db1\u0dca \u0dbd\u0dd2\u0dba\u0db1 \u0dbd\u0daf &#8221; Essays on Psychology &#8221; \u0db4\u0ddc\u0dad\u0dda \u0db8\u0db1\u0ddd \u0dc0\u0dd2\u0daf\u0dca\u200d\u0dba\u0dcf \u0db8\u0dcf\u0dad\u0dd8\u0d9a\u0dcf \u0d9c\u0db1\u0db1\u0dcf\u0dc0\u0d9a\u0dca \u0db4\u0dd2\u0dbd\u0dd2\u0db6\u0db3\u0dc0 \u0dbd\u0dd2\u0db4\u0dd2 \u0d85\u0da9\u0d82\u0d9c\u0dd4\u0dba\u0dd2. \u0db8\u0dd9\u0db8 \u0db4\u0ddc\u0dad \u0dc3\u0db3\u0dc4\u0dcf \u0db8\u0db1\u0ddd \u0dc0\u0ddb\u0daf\u0dca\u200d\u0dba \u0db8\u0dc4\u0dcf\u0da0\u0dcf\u0dbb\u0dca\u200d\u0dba \u0daf\u0dba\u0dcf \u0dc3\u0ddd\u0db8\u0dc3\u0dd4\u0db1\u0dca\u0daf\u0dbb\u0db8\u0dca , \u0db8\u0db1\u0ddd \u0dc0\u0ddb\u0daf\u0dca\u200d\u0dba \u0d8b\u0db4\u0dcf\u0dbd\u0dd2 \u0db4\u0dd3\u0dbb\u0dd2\u0dc3\u0dca , \u0db8\u0db1\u0ddd \u0dc0\u0ddb\u0daf\u0dca\u200d\u0dba \u0dbd\u0ddd\u0dbb\u0db1\u0dca\u0da7\u0dca \u0d9a\u0dbb\u0dd3\u0dbd\u0dcf (\u0db4\u0dca\u200d\u0dbb\u0d82\u0dc1\u0dba) ,\n\u0db8\u0db1\u0ddd \u0dc0\u0ddb\u0daf\u0dca\u200d\u0dba \u0dbb\u0dcf\u0db8\u0dd2 \u0dbd\u0dbd\u0dd3\u0dbd\u0dca ( \u0dbd\u0dd9\u0db6\u0db1\u0db1\u0dba) ,\n\u0d86\u0da0\u0dcf\u0dbb\u0dca\u200d\u0dba \u0d87\u0db8\u0dd3 \u0dc0\u0da0\u0ddd\u0dbd\u0dca\u0da7\u0dca\u0dc3\u0dca (\u0d87\u0db8\u0dbb\u0dd2\u0d9a\u0dcf\u0dc0) ,\n\u0d85\u0da0\u0dcf\u0dbb\u0dca\u200d\u0dba \u0db8\u0ddc\u0db1\u0dca\u0da9\u0dda \u0d89\u0d9c\u0dca\u0dc0\u0dda (\u0db1\u0dba\u0dd2\u0da2\u0dd3\u0dbb\u0dd2\u0dba\u0dcf\u0dc0) \u0dba\u0db1 \u0dc0\u0dd2\u0daf\u0dca\u0dc0\u0dad\u0dd4\u0db1\u0dca \u0dc3\u0db8\u0d9c \u0db8\u0dcf \u0dc0\u0dd2\u0dc3\u0dd2\u0db1\u0dca \u0dbd\u0dd2\u0dba\u0db1 \u0dbd\u0daf \u0dbd\u0dd2\u0db4\u0dd2\u0daf \u0d85\u0da9\u0d82\u0d9c\u0dd4 \u0dc0\u0dd9\u0db1\u0dc0\u0dcf. \u0db8\u0dda \u0db4\u0ddc\u0dad\u0da7 \u0db4\u0dd9\u0dbb\u0dc0\u0daf\u0db1 \u0dc3\u0db4\u0dba\u0db1 \u0dbd\u0daf\u0dca\u0daf\u0dda \u0db4\u0dc1\u0dca\u0da0\u0dcf\u0dad\u0dca \u0dc0\u0dca\u200d\u0dba\u0dc3\u0db1 \u0d9a\u0dca\u0dbd\u0db8\u0dae \u0d85\u0d9a\u0dca\u200d\u0dbb\u0db8\u0dad\u0dcf\u0dc0\u0dba (PTSD\n) \u0db4\u0dd2\u0dbd\u0dd2\u0db6\u0db3 \u0dbd\u0ddd \u0db4\u0dca\u200d\u0dbb\u0d9a\u0da7 \u0dc0\u0dd2\u0daf\u0dca\u0dc0\u0dad\u0dd9\u0d9a\u0dd4 \u0dc0\u0db1 \u0db8\u0dc4\u0dcf\u0da0\u0dcf\u0dbb\u0dca\u200d\u0dba \u0db8\u0dba\u0dd2\u0d9a\u0dbd\u0dca \u0dbd\u0dd2\u0db1\u0dca\u0da9\u0dd9\u0db1\u0dca \u0dc0\u0dd2\u0dc3\u0dd2\u0db1\u0dca. \u0d91\u0db8 \u0db4\u0dd9\u0dbb\u0dc0\u0daf\u0db1 \u0db4\u0dc4\u0dad \u0daf\u0dd0\u0d9a\u0dca\u0dc0\u0dda. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8221; Essays on\nPsychology &#8221; \u0d9c\u0dca\u200d\u0dbb\u0db1\u0dca\u0dae\u0dba \u0d89\u0daf\u0dd2\u0dbb\u0dd2 \u0d9a\u0dcf\u0dbd\u0dba\u0dda\u0daf\u0dd3 \u0db4\u0dcf\u0da8\u0dba\u0db1\u0dca \u0d85\u0dad\u0da7 \u0db4\u0dad\u0dca \u0d9a\u0dd2\u0dbb\u0dd3\u0db8 \u0dc3\u0db3\u0dc4\u0dcf \u0d9a\u0da7\u0dba\u0dd4\u0dad\u0dd4 \u0dba\u0ddc\u0daf\u0dcf \u0dad\u0dd2\u0db6\u0dda. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Foreword <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The book Essays\non Psychology\u201d, by Ruwan M Jayatunge M.D., is written for psychology undergrads\nand also people who are interested in psychology. As the title states this a\ncompilation of essays\u201d on a very heterogeneous spectrum of topics. There are\nshort texts on selected mental disorders like OCD, PTSD, pain, substance abuse,\nor schizophrenia. There are others on treatments like EMDR, DBT, meditation, or\ncannabis. There are several texts on psychodynamic therapy. You can find also\npathographias of Gogol, Hemingway and others. Finally there are also essays on\ncultural or philosophical questions. There are many topics one would not find\nin other psychology books, from nymphomania to matricide. More important is\nthat the essays regularly refer to Asian concepts of mental illness and\ntreatment, which are often unfamiliar to western readers. The book is no\ntextbook but a stimulating book which covers new topics or gives new\nperspectives on well known topics. It is stimulating and can therefore be\nrecommended if you want to widen your own horizon and if you are happy to read\nthoughts different from what you may read otherwise. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Prof. Dr.\nMichael Linden <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Charit\u00e9\nUniversity Medicine Berlin<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dr Ruwan M Jayatunge M.D. \u0db8\u0dcf \u0dc0\u0dd2\u0dc3\u0dd2\u0db1\u0dca \u0dbd\u0dd2\u0dba\u0db1 \u0dbd\u0daf &#8221; Essays on Psychology &#8221; \u0db4\u0ddc\u0dad\u0dda \u0db8\u0db1\u0ddd \u0dc0\u0dd2\u0daf\u0dca\u200d\u0dba\u0dcf \u0db8\u0dcf\u0dad\u0dd8\u0d9a\u0dcf \u0d9c\u0db1\u0db1\u0dcf\u0dc0\u0d9a\u0dca \u0db4\u0dd2\u0dbd\u0dd2\u0db6\u0db3\u0dc0 \u0dbd\u0dd2\u0db4\u0dd2 \u0d85\u0da9\u0d82\u0d9c\u0dd4\u0dba\u0dd2. \u0db8\u0dd9\u0db8 \u0db4\u0ddc\u0dad \u0dc3\u0db3\u0dc4\u0dcf \u0db8\u0db1\u0ddd \u0dc0\u0ddb\u0daf\u0dca\u200d\u0dba \u0db8\u0dc4\u0dcf\u0da0\u0dcf\u0dbb\u0dca\u200d\u0dba \u0daf\u0dba\u0dcf \u0dc3\u0ddd\u0db8\u0dc3\u0dd4\u0db1\u0dca\u0daf\u0dbb\u0db8\u0dca , \u0db8\u0db1\u0ddd \u0dc0\u0ddb\u0daf\u0dca\u200d\u0dba \u0d8b\u0db4\u0dcf\u0dbd\u0dd2 \u0db4\u0dd3\u0dbb\u0dd2\u0dc3\u0dca , \u0db8\u0db1\u0ddd \u0dc0\u0ddb\u0daf\u0dca\u200d\u0dba \u0dbd\u0ddd\u0dbb\u0db1\u0dca\u0da7\u0dca \u0d9a\u0dbb\u0dd3\u0dbd\u0dcf (\u0db4\u0dca\u200d\u0dbb\u0d82\u0dc1\u0dba) , \u0db8\u0db1\u0ddd \u0dc0\u0ddb\u0daf\u0dca\u200d\u0dba \u0dbb\u0dcf\u0db8\u0dd2 \u0dbd\u0dbd\u0dd3\u0dbd\u0dca ( \u0dbd\u0dd9\u0db6\u0db1\u0db1\u0dba) , \u0d86\u0da0\u0dcf\u0dbb\u0dca\u200d\u0dba \u0d87\u0db8\u0dd3 \u0dc0\u0da0\u0ddd\u0dbd\u0dca\u0da7\u0dca\u0dc3\u0dca (\u0d87\u0db8\u0dbb\u0dd2\u0d9a\u0dcf\u0dc0) , \u0d85\u0da0\u0dcf\u0dbb\u0dca\u200d\u0dba [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":true,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[68],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-111616","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-dr-ruwan-m-jayatunge-m-d"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/111616","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=111616"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/111616\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=111616"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=111616"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lankaweb.com\/news\/items\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=111616"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}