Daily Times

Commander Pakistan Navy Fayyaz Ahmed Anjum, on Thursday, successfully defended his PhD thesis titled ‘Adaptation, Modification and Development of norms of The Hand test in Pakistan’ at the Government College University (GCU), Lahore under the supervision of Professor Dr Iffat Batool.

In his thesis, Anjum modified The Hand test while increasing its stimuli and adapted them in cultural context. The test has gained popularity among researchers in identifying aggressive behaviour. Moreover, it may be used in classification and diagnosis of certain psychological disorders like schizophrenia, depression, phobia, anxiety, obsessive compulsive disorder and normal individuals. Head of Applied Psychology GCU, Dr Syeda Shahida Batool, and faculty members Dr Salma Hassan, Dr Nasreen Akhtar, Dr Musafa Butt and Head of Clinical Psychology Department Dr Tazwin, Professor Dr Farukh Z Ahmed Ex Director and founder Institute of Clinical Psychology Karachi Univeristy, Dr Uzma Masroor, Head of department Psychology Bahria University Lahore, Registrar GCU Saboor Khan and renowned clinicians and researchers from around the country congratulated him for this lifetime achievement.

Published in Daily Times, October 19^th 2018.