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©Advance Educational Institute & Research Centre                                                 Annals of Psychophysiology 

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ISSN 2412-3188 
 

Editorial 

Psychophysiology Escalating in Pakistan 

Shamoon Noushad 

Advance Educational Institute & Research Centre- AEIRC 

 

Interest within the mind/body relationship is as ancient 

because it is large, and also the field of physiological 

psychology is researching and confirming this 

association. In Developed countries there has been a 

gap between the allopathic and alternative medical 

worlds with regard to views on psychophysiology 

because the allopathic model continuous to 

differentiate the mind and body as a separate entity, 

while the alternative medical field opinions 

confidently on the concept that the mind and body are 

complexly connected. Now western world has gotten 

the fact at which the emphasis is more and more on 

mind/body healthcare. Patients as well as general 

practitioner are selecting to make use of treatments 

built upon the holistic models in which psyche (mind) 

and soma (physical body) are seen as one. They are 

working to reduce overall stress and to heal various 

psychosomatic illnesses. 

 

On the other hand in Pakistan there is a huge conflict 

among psychologist & physiologist, the main reason 

behind this conflict was that who will own the 

psychophysiology? While according to book 

Psychophysiology is the branch of physiology that is 

concerned with the relationship between mental 

(psyche) and physical (physiological) processes; it is 

the scientific study of the interaction between mind 

and body. A psychophysiological complaint is 

considered by somatic symptoms that are moderately 

induced by emotional factors. The above detail 

provides all the answers for the conflicts in Pakistan.  

 

In previous years several new organizations were 

formed in the domain of Mind Sciences, which shows 

that Pakistan has positive interest in this field. But on 

the other hand these new organization lack reference 

research papers to support their therapies and it was 

also seen that most of the therapies developed were the 

old psychological techniques with new names. It was 

also found that research frame work is quite week in 

these areas and therefore we have very few data 

regarding physiological processes as sleep rhythms, 

heart rate, canal functioning, immune reaction, and 

brain performance Techniques, 

electroencephalograms (EEGs), resonance imaging 

(MRI), and computerized axial pictorial representation 

(CAT) scans in this field. While there are many 

interpretations of what a healthy Psychophysiology 

science might seem like, these were only few 

important examples of Psychophysiology tests & 

techniques which are required to establish this new 

field in our country.  

 

When we discuss about stresses, traumas, or emotional 

states area unit gift, people might expertise 

physiological unrest. Psychophysiology is the field of 

science which is proving that therapies that integrate 

mind/body processes are shown to help the healing 

processes for varied diseases. Ultimately, such a 

holistic state exists once internal and mental awareness 

becomes sturdy enough to make a way of embodiment, 

balance, and presence in a person's body. The medical 

aid medical world has achieved nice breakthroughs in 

human health, notably with relation to the treatment of 

traumatic and dangerous injuries and diseases.  

 

Medically, socially, and environmentally, a lot of 

holistic and preventive approach to aid is being 

sought-after, one that integrates and balances the 

mind/body relationship. Abundant work is being done 

to develop new knowledge; the sphere of 

physiological psychology could be a major contributor 

to the exploration. 

 

In Pakistan Advance Educational Institute & Research 

Centre- AEIRC is the first institute which has develop 

a research division separately for Psychophysiology 

under the guidance & leadership of Dr. Sadaf Ahmed, 

an only PhD in psychophysiology in Pakistan, this 

super women has established a psychophysiology 

research laboratory in university of Karachi (Public 

Sector, Government University) furthermore she has 

also launched the Pakistan first psychophysiology 

research journal entitled “Annals of 

Psychophysiology”. A variety of psychophysiology 

professional’s courses were developed by her, such as 

body brain & behavior, Community Mental Health 

Worker program, clinical psychophysiology program. 

She has also established free stress clinics & stress 

evaluation tool for Pakistani population with the 

objectives to promote professional standards of 

practice, ethics, and education. Pakistan society of 

psychophysiology was founded by her & this society 

is conducting an annual conference to promote this 

field in Pakistan.  

 

Pakistan has a great potential and people like Dr.Sadaf 

Ahmed are the key turning point of alternative medical 

world, which will surely help to make better health 

care system in this country.  

 

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