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by Nidhi Verma, Deepika Chamoli Shahi, Deepak Kumar, Saumya Chauhan, Sneha Bhardwaj and Kajal Tomar

In an era characterized by rapid technological advancements, environmental disruptions, and sociocultural transformations, psychology confronts pivotal challenges and opportunities. Psychological Frontiers: Emerging Trends and Applications serves as a comprehensive volume that integrates theoretical advancements with practical applications. As Editor, I am honored to oversee this collection, which synthesizes cutting-edge contributions from eminent scholars across academic institutions, elucidating contemporary dynamics of human behavior and mental processes. This volume addresses nine core themes, each examined through rigorous empirical methods and interdisciplinary approaches. It begins with Digital Addiction and Mental Health, investigating the cognitive and emotional consequences of ubiquitous digital connectivity. Subsequent sections explore Neurosis and the Biological Underpinnings of Behaviour, merging neuroscientific evidence with psychoanalytic paradigms to clarify maladaptive behavioral patterns. Technology and Psychological Interventions evaluate innovative digital modalities, including AI-supported cognitive-behavioral therapies and virtual reality exposure techniques. Further chapters encompass Behavioural Analytics and Data Science in Psychology, leveraging big data and machine learning for precise behavioral forecasting and intervention. Creativity and Innovation in Psychology delineates frameworks to cultivate creative capacities in clinical and organizational settings. Climate Psychology and Eco-Anxiety interrogate environmentally induced psychological distress, proposing evidence-based resilience mechanisms. Conspiracy Beliefs and Critical Thinking analyze susceptibility to misinformation within fragmented information landscapes, furnishing strategies for enhanced cognitive discernment. The volume concludes with Emerging Adulthood and Life Transitions and Social Support and Wellbeing, underscoring relational factors that mitigate transitional stressors. Collectively, these contributions delineate emerging scholarly frontiers while proffering evidence-informed strategies for practitioners, educators, policymakers, and researchers. Anchored in experimental, qualitative, and meta-analytic methodologies, the work aligns with India’s National Education Policy by promoting interdisciplinary scholarship and contextually relevant perspectives.

Publisher : Wisdom Leaf Press