Unit I
SELF-AWARENESS(WHO) & POSITIVE THINKING(UNICEF)
Unit II
EMPATHY
Unit III
CRITICAL & CREATIVE THINKING
Unit IV
Part of Speech
4.1 Articles
4.2 Noun
4.3 Pronoun
4.4 Verb
4.5 Adverb
4.6 Adjective
4.7 Preposition
Unit V
Paragraph and Essay Writing
5.1 Descriptive
5.2 Expository
5.3 Persuasive
5.4 Narrative
Reading Comprehension
Unit I
Introduction to Psychology: Definition of Psychology. Nature of Psychology. Origin of Psychology. Philosophical origins: Early Indian and Greek thoughts, Major ideas of Descartes, Locke. Brief history of modern scientific Psychology: Structuralism, Functionalism, Behaviourism, Gestalt psychology, Piaget, Psychoanalysis, Cognitive approach. Scientific approach to Psychology.
Unit II
Scope of Psychology: Goals of Psychology. Role of a psychologist in society. Branches of Psychology: Clinical Psychology, Industrial Psychology, Counselling Psychology, Developmental Psychology, Social Psychology, Positive Psychology, Sports Psychology, Health Psychology, Criminal Psychology, Gender Psychology, Biopsychology.
Unit III
Attention, Sensation & Perception: Attention: Definition, Factors affecting attention, Set in attention. Sensation: Definition, Types of sensation, Elements of Sensation. Perception: Definition, Gestalt Laws, Subliminal perception, ESP
Unit IV
Learning: Characteristics of Learning. Classical conditioning (Pavlov) – Principles involved, Significance, Operant Conditioning (B.F Skinner) – Principles involved, Significance, Trial and Error (Thorndike) Conditioning – Principles Involved, Significance, Insight learning (Kohler)-
Principles Involved, Significance, Social Learning Theory (Bandura)- – Principles Involved, Significance.
Unit V
Emotion: Definition. Nature. Types. Physiological Responses Arousal and Emotional Intensity. Theories: James Lange Theory, Cannon Bard Theory, Schachter-Singer Theory, Richard Lazarus’ Theory. Communication of Emotion: Emotional Expression, Characteristics, Innate Expression of Emotions, Social Aspects of Emotional Expressions.
Unit I
BIOLOGICAL FOUNDATIONS OF BEHAVIOUR
Introduction – Meaning of Biological Psychology, Biological explanation of behaviour, Mind Brain relationship, Recording brain activity, Research methods.
Unit II
BASICS OF NERVOUS SYSTEM AND NEUROTRANSMISSION
Development of nervous system, Central Nervous System, Peripheral Nervous System; Neurons – Structure, types; Brain – Structure, Divisions, Glial cells, Cerebrospinal fluid, Blood Brain barrier;
Neurotransmitters – Meaning, Types, Events at synapse; Membrane Potential – Action potential and Resting potential.
Unit III
REGULATION OF INTERNAL BODY STATES
Temperature – Homeostasis, Allostasis, Temperature regulations and Behaviour; Thirst – Maintaining water balance, Causes of thirst, Osmotic thirst and hypovolemic thirst; Hunger – Physiological mechanisms of hunger and satiety, Role of Hypothalamus.
Unit IV
HORMONES AND BEHAVIOUR
Hormones: Introduction and Definition. Principles of Hormones. Neural versus Hormonal Communication. Hormones: Classification by Chemical Structure. Endocrine Glands and its Specific Hormones: The Pituitary Gland; The Adrenal Gland; The Thyroid Gland; The Gonads; The Pineal Gland; The Pancreas and The Parathyroid Glands
Unit V
BRAIN DAMAGE
Causes of Brain damage, Neurodegenerative diseases, Stress and illness.
Building Psychological Capital – 140E1A
Unit I
INTRODUCTION
The need for a different approach, positive vs negative approach,
contributions of positive psychology, psy cap in relation to job satisfaction
motivation and performance
Unit II
PSYCAP EFFICACY
Definition, key ingredients of efficacy, ways to strengthen efficacy
Unit III
PSYCAP HOPE
Definition of hopelessness, effects of hopelessness, hopelessness and
depression, ways to improve hope
Unit IV
PSYCAP OPTIMISM
Definition of optimism in locus of control, ways to develop optimism
dispositional optimism, explanatory style
Unit V
PSYCAP RESILIENCE
Definition, ways to develop resilience 7 C’s model of resilience, qualities of
a resilient PERSON.
CHILD RIGHTS – 140S0C
Unit I
Child in India
A demographic profile of the child in India-Needs of Children in India- Realizing Children’s rights in India Activity – Create a timeline of historical events regarding the child rights in India
Unit II
Problems of Children:
Children in Special Circumstances: The Destitute Child, the Delinquent Child, Street Children, School dropouts, Children with HIV/AIDS, Foeticide, Infanticide, Child Labor, Child Abuse and Children Trafficking; Children in need of Special Care: The Disabled Child. Activity – Create a short video focusing on the problems of Children- its causes and ways to overcome them.
Unit III
Health and Educational Services
Health Services: Health and Nutritional services for the child in India – ICDS Project, School health Programmes
Educational Service: Government and Nongovernmental programmes and alternate Strategies for education of the rural and urban child in India Activity – Create an awareness session in the nearby community (Preferably a rural area/Chennai Government Schools/Villages/ Tribes etc.,) on child rights- Study a Child Rights Activist from Tamil Nadu
Unit IV
Provisions for Protection of Child Rights.
U.N Charter on the Rights of the Child, Indian Constitution and Children’s Rights, National Policy for Children, Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS
B.Sc. DEGREE PROGRAMME IN PSYCHOLOGY SYLLABUS WITH EFFECT FROM 2023-2024 2000 Legal provisions in India relating to the ChildrenNational Commission for Protection of
Child Rights Activity – Discuss the global child right conflicts and events in the classroom- Enact a role play on the provisions given by “The Constitution of India” related to Children.
Unit V
Role of GO’s & NGOs in advocacy of child rights.
Governmental & Non-Governmental Programmes for Children, Role of Social Workers in ensuring child rights Activity – As a group, with the help of an NGO, conduct an awareness session in Schools/ Colleges (Any one)
Unit I
Introduction
An introduction to the scientific study of human behavior and mental process- Careers in Psychology with Bachelor’s, Master’s, and Doctoral Degrees- skills and career settings.
Unit II
Career paths in Psychology
Careers in subfields of psychology-Practice-oriented fields in psychology:Clinical and Counseling Psychology, School Psychology. Research fields: Neuro psychology, Cognitive Neuropsychology.
Other Disciplines: Legal and Forensic Psychology, Health Psychology, Sport Psychology, Industrial-Organizational Psychology, Social Psychology, forensic psychology. Developmental Psychology, Cognitive psychology, community psychology.
Unit III
Ethical underpinnings in Psychological research Ethics Definition- Need for Ethical Code- Importance of Ethics- APA code of ethics-Ethics in Reporting Psychological research: Reporting research results- Plagiarism- Publication credit- Duplicate Publication of data- sharing research data for verification.
Unit IV
Ethical guidelines for Human Participants research
Ethical issues to consider before beginning research- institutional approval- dealing with risk- informed consent- confidentialitydebriefing- deception in Psychological research.
Unit V
Ethical guidelines for Non- Human Animal subjects
Need for animal research in Psychology- Ethical codes: justificationPersonnel- care and Housing of animals- acquisition of animalsprocedures used in the study- institutional animal care- animal care after research.
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Unit I
RESILIENCE
Unit II
DECISION MAKING
Unit III
PROBLEM SOLVING
Unit IV
Tenses
4.1 Present
4.2 Past
4.3 Future
4.4 Concord
Unit V
English in the Workplace
5.1 E-mail – Invitation, Enquiry, Seeking
Clarification
5.2 Circular
5.3 Memo
5.4 Minutes of the Meeting
Unit I
Cognition: Meaning – Cognitive Psychology- Types of cognition: – Mental Imagery – Concept, Problem solving- Steps- Barriers to Effective problem solving- Strategies of problem solving: Algorithms, Heuristic, Decision making – Step, Reasoning – Inductive and Deductive reasoning,
Language: Nature – Main Components of Language – Phonemes Morphemes – Syntax – Semantics – Pragmatics.
Unit II
Memory: Definition. Nature of memory (Encoding, storage and retrieval) Memory encoding Attention, levels of Processing, Elaboration, Imagery. Memory storage – Sensory Memory, short – Term memory, Chunking and Rehearsal, working Memory, Long-Term Memory, Explicit
Memory, Implicit Memory. Memory Retrieval – Retrieval Cues and retrieval tasks. Forgetting – Encoding Failure; Retrieval Failure; Memory and Study Strategies in encoding, storage and retrieval
Unit III
Motivation: Meaning, Definition, Motivation Cycle; Types of Motivation-Physiological Motivation – Hunger, Thirst, Psychological Motivation – Achievement, Affiliation, Power; Theories of Motivation – Need Theories – Maslow and ERG, Drive Reduction Theories
Unit IV
Intelligence: Definition. Intelligence as a process: Piaget. Structure of intelligence: Approaches of Spearman, Thurstone, Cattell. Triarchic approach. Multiple intelligences. Concept of IQ. Evolution of intelligence testing: Stanford-Binet, Wechsler scales. Extremes of intelligence: Mental retardation and giftedness. Determiners of intelligence: heredity and environment. Emotional intelligence.
Unit V
Personality: Definition, Determinants, Approaches – Psychoanalytic – Freud- Structuring Personality, Psychosexual stages of development, defence mechanism. Type approach – Jung’s typology, Trait theory – Allport; Eysenck and BIG Five; Assessment of personality – Objective, Subjective and Projective
Unit I
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
Human development, Period of life span, Conception through Birth, Heredity and environment; Birth – Stages, Methods and settings of Child birth; Characteristics of Infancy and Babyhood.
Unit II
EARLY CHILDHOOD
Characteristics of early childhood, Developmental tasks, Physical development, Physiological habits, Speech during early childhood.
Unit III
EMOTIONS AND SOCIALISATION IN EARLY CHILDHOOD
Emotions – Common emotions of early childhood, Variations in emotional pattern; Socialization– Patterns of early socialization, Early forms of behaviour in social situations, Companionship in early childhood, Social and Unsocial behaviour patterns.
Unit IV
LATE CHILDHOOD
Characteristics of late childhood, Developmental tasks, Physical development, Interests in later childhood, Sex-role typing in late childhood, Hazards of late childhood, Happiness in late childhood.
Unit V
COGNITION AND PERSONALITY IN CHILDHOOD
Cognitive Development – Piaget’s Sensory motor stage, Piaget’s Pre-operational stage, Piaget’s stage of Concert operations, Information Processing Approach of memory development, Psychometric and Vygotskian Approaches of Intelligence; Personality – Development of Self- concept, Freud’s Phallic stage and Latency stage, Erikson’s Initiative Vs guilt and Industry Vs inferiority.
Unit I
INTRODUCTION TO CULTURE AND PSYCHOLOGY Definition of Culture, Origins of Culture, Contents of Culture, Pan cultural Principles Etics & Emics.
Unit II
SOCIALIZATION & ENCULTURATION
Definition, Bronfenbrenner model, Culture & Parenting — Parenting Goals & Beliefs, Baumrind parenting theory, Culture & Peer – Margaret Mead socialization theory, Social and cultural factors that influence math’s achievement.
Unit III
CULTURE AND DEVELOPMENTAL PROCESS –
TEMPERAMENT
Three major categories of temperaments Thomas & Chess, 1977, Goodness of fit — Cross- Cultural research on Temperament; Attachment- Bowlby’s (1969) evolutionary theory of attachment, Ainsworth’s Classification System of Attachment; Moral reasoning- Kohlberg’s Theory of Morality, Criticism: Kohlberg’s Theory of Morality.
Unit IV
CULTURE, LANGUAGE AND COMMUNICATION
Structure of language, Language differences across cultures, Culture, language, and cognition – Sapir- Whorf hypothesis support and Criticisms, Bilingualism and culture, Components of communication – Non Verbal Communication, Role of culture in the communication process, Intracultural vs. intercultural communication—Barna’s obstacles in communication, Improving intercultural communication.
Unit V
CULTURE AND GENDER
Definition of terms, Gender differences- Hofstede’s Masculinity vs. Femininity, Cognitive differences, Gender stereotypes, Gender role ideology, Future research
SOCIAL WORK AND PERSONS WITH DISABILITY – 140S0E
Unit I
Disability
Impairment, Handicap, disability & Differently Abled, meaning, nature, type. Extent of Disability in India; Various Categories of Persons with disability – Physical, orthopedic, visual, motor & sensory, mental – their needs and problem, multiple disability. Activity – List the 21 disabilities according to RPWD
Unit II
Historical development
Historical development of services &programmes for the various categories of persons with disability. institutional and Non –institutional services for various groups, management of institutions of disabled people. Activity – Visit a special school that teaches children with disability and prepare a report
Unit III
Causes of Disabilities
Causation of Disabilities, Disabled People in Society and societal response, Prevention of diseases causing disability, safety measures to avoid disabilities, Rehabilitation – concept, nature and efforts by Government and Non-Government Organizations, institutions and problems in rehabilitation, Community Based Rehabilitation, Rehabilitation Education and Management of Rehabilitation, Rehabilitation Council of India. Activity – Write an action plan to reduce stigma towards individuals with disability
Unit IV
International Protocols
UN Declaration of Human Rights of Disabled Persons. International year for Disabled, Efforts by International organizations for prevention, welfare & rehabilitation of disabled. Legislation with reference to persons having disabilities. Mental Health Act, The Person with Disabilities (Equal
Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act, 1995. Welfare Services for disabled Activity – Collect a newspaper article connected with rights of disabled persons
Unit V
V Occupation and Disability Factors specific to disabled elderly people; and Children, Social work in traditional setting. The changing context of Social work practice. Social Work intervention for creating supportive environment. Activity – Collect pictures of barrier free environment and prepare a scrapbook.
Unit I
Introduction to Psychological First Aid (PFA) – Concept and Development of PFA – Core Competencies of PFA
Unit II
The RAPID model (Reflective listening, Assessment of needs, Prioritization, Intervention, and Disposition)
Unit III
Four Basic Standards of Psychological First Aid – Goals of Psychological First Aid – Five Components of Psychological First Aid – What Makes a PFA Practitioner Effective – Dos and Don’ts of Psychological First Aid – Ethical Guidelines
Unit IV
Self-Care – Practising Good Self-Care – Consequences of Poor Self-Care – Symptoms of Burnout – Vicarious Trauma – Helping Yourself During a Mental Health Crisis
Unit V
Team Care – Seeking support – People Who Likely Need Special Attention – Evaluation
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Unit I
ACTIVE LISTENING
Unit II
INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS
Unit III
COPING WITH STRESS
Unit IV
Grammar
4.1 Phrasal Verbs & Idioms
4.2 Modals and Auxiliaries
4.3 Verb Phrases – Gerund, Participle, Infinitive
Unit V
Composition/ Writing Skills
5.1 Official Correspondence – Leave Letter , Letter of Application, Permission Letter
5.2 Drafting Invitations
5.3 Brochures for Programmes and Events
Unit I
ADOLESCENCE
Characteristics of adolescence, Developmental tasks, Physical changes, Emotionality during adolescence, Social changes during adolescence, Adolescent interests.
Unit II
ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR
Changes in morality during adolescence, Sex interest and sex behaviour during adolescence, Approved sex roles, Family relationships during adolescence.
Unit III
EARLY ADULTHOOD
Characteristics of early adulthood, Developmental tasks, Changes in interests, Social mobility, Sex role adjustment, Personal and social hazards.
Unit IV
VOCATIONAL AND FAMILY ADJUSTMENTS IN
EARLY ADULTHOOD
Vocational adjustments, Marital adjustments, Adjustment to parenthood, Adjustment to singlehood, Hazards of vocational and marital adjustments.
Unit V
COGNITION AND PERSONALITY
Cognitive Development – Piaget’s Formal operational stage, Elkind’s Immature characteristics of Adolescent thought, Shift to postformal thought, Schaie’s Life-span model of Cognitive development, Personality – Freud’s genital stage, Erikson’s Identity Vs Confusion, Marcia’s Identity status Crisis and Commitment, Gender differences in identity formation during adolescence, Four views of personality development during Early adulthood – Normative stage models, Timing of events model, Trait models, Typological Models..
Unit I
INTRODUCTION TO SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
Definition of Social Psychology, History, Research method in Social Psychology, Social Psychology in new millennium.
Unit II
SOCIAL COGNITION
Definition of social cognition; Schemas – Meaning, Impact of schemas on social cognition, Priming, Schema persistence; Heuristics – Meaning, Representativeness, Availability, Anchoring and adjustment; Potential sources of error in social cognition.
Unit III
SOCIAL PERCEPTION
Definition of social perception; Non-verbal communication – Basic channels; Deception –Meaning. Non-verbal cues to identify deception; Attribution – Definition, Theories of attribution– Correspondent inference, Kelley’s theory of causal attribution; Basic sources of error in attribution, Impression formation, Impression management.
Unit IV
ATTITUDES
Attitudes – Meaning, Types, Formation of attitudes – Classical conditioning, Instrumental conditioning, Observational learning; Strength of attitudes, Change in attitude – Persuasion, cognitive processes underlying persuasion, Resisting persuasion attempts, Cognitive dissonance, Dissonance and attitude change.
Unit V
INTERPERSONAL ATTRACTION AND CLOSE
RELATIONSHIPS
Meaning of interpersonal attraction, Internal determinants of attraction, External determinants of attraction; Romantic relationships and falling in love – Romance, Selecting a potential mate, Love, Jealousy, Marital happiness, Causes of relationship failure.
Unit I
Basic statistical concepts
Meaning of statistics-Importance of Statistics in Psychology – Variables and their types – Concept of Descriptive and Inferential Statistics – Levels of measurement: Nominal Scale- Ordinal Scale- Interval Scale- Ratio Scale; Organizing qualitative data – Frequency distribution – cumulative frequency distribution. Graphical representation of frequency distribution – histogram, frequency polygon, bar diagram, pie chart, cumulative percentage curve
Unit II
Central Tendency And Variability
Measures of Central Tendency: Mean, median & Mode – Properties and calculation of grouped and ungrouped data – Guidelines for the Use of Central Tendencies. Measures of Variability: Range, Average Deviation, Semi Interquartile Range, Q1, Q3 and Quartile Deviation, variance and Standard Deviation – Properties and calculation of grouped and ungrouped data – Guidelines for the Use of Measures of Variability.
Unit III
Normal Distribution and Hypothesis Testing
The Normal Distribution: Properties and Importance of the Normal Curve- Skewness – Kurtosis Hypothesis: definition, types – Hypothesis testing process – Type 1 and Type II errors, significance level (p value) , one tailed and two tailed tests.
Unit IV
Parametric Statistics
Correlation: Concept and types of Correlation- Calculation of Product Moment Correlation and Spearman’s Rank; Properties and Significance of Correlation Co-efficient Conceptoft Tests- Single Sample, Dependent means, Independent means – Assumptions One way Analysis of Variance: within and between group variations
Unit V
Non parametric Statistics
The Chi-Square Statistic: Chi square test for goodness of fit – Assumptions and uses Rank order test – Mann Whitney U test – sign test – Run test – Wilcoxon’s signed ranks test – Kruskal Wallis test – Assumptions and uses
Unit – I
Entrepreneurship Development – Dynamics of Entrepreneurship – Scope of Entrepreneurship; latest trends; Skills of an entrepreneur.
Unit – II
Human Resource Development through Achievement Motivation – Motivating people for excellence ; Entrepreneurial motivation – motivation – Maslow theory – Herzberg theory – Mc Gregors theory – McClelland need achievement theory.
Unit – III
Behavioral competencies – Emotional Intelligence – Assertiveness – Creativity – steps in creativity – Decision making and Problem solving
Unit – IV
Risk Taking Behavior-Active Risk Management – People, Time and Cost Management; Change & Conflict Management; Risk identification – Qualitative & quantitative risk assessment – Risk response strategies.
Unit – V
Motivation training – Goal setting & Time Management; Identifying motivators and strengthening their action plan based on SWOC; Effective Negotiation, Interpersonal relationship skills; Team building skills.
Unit I
Introduction to Environmental Studies
Multidisciplinary nature of environmental studies;
Scope and importance; concept of sustainability and sustainable development.
Unit II
Ecosystem
What is an ecosystem? Structure and function of ecosystem; Energy flow in an
ecosystem:
Food chains, food webs and ecological succession, Case studies of the following
ecosystem:
a) Forest ecosystem
b) Grassland ecosystem
c) Desert ecosystem
d) Aquatic ecosystem (ponds, stream, lakes, rivers, ocean, estuaries)
Unit III
Natural Resources : Renewable and Non – renewable Resources
Land resources and land use change: Land degradation, soil erosion and desertification.
Deforestation : Causes and impacts due to mining, dam building on environment,
forests, biodiversity and tribal populations.
Water : Use and over – exploitation of surface and ground water, floods, droughts,
conflicts over water ( international and inter-state).
Energy resources : Renewable and non renewable energy sources, use of alternate
energy sources, growing energy needs, case studies.
Unit IV
Biodiversity and Conservation
Levels of biological diversity: genetics, species and ecosystem diversity,
Biogeographic zones of India: Biodiversity patterns and global biodiversity hot spots
India as a mega- biodiversity nation, Endangered and endemic species of India.
Threats to biodiversity: Habitat loss, poaching of wildlife, man- wildlife conflicts,
biological invasions; Conservations of biodiversity: In-situ and Ex-situ Conservation
of biodiversity.
Ecosystem and biodiversity services: Ecological, economic, social, ethical, aesthetic
and Informational value.
Unit V
Environmental Pollution
Environmental pollution: types, causes, effects and controls: Air, Water, soil and noise
Pollution.
Nuclear hazards and human health risks
Solid waste management: Control measures of urban and industrial waste
Pollution case studies.
Unit VI
Environmental Policies & Practices
Climate change, global warming, ozone layer depletion, acid rain and impacts on
human communities and agriculture
Environment Laws: Environment Protection Act, Air (Prevention & Control of
Pollution) Act; Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution ) Act; Wildlife Protection
Act; Forest Conservation Act. International agreements: Montreal and Kyoto
protocols and Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD).
Nature reserves, tribal populations and rights, and human Wildlife conflicts in Indian
context.
Unit VII
Human Communities and the Environment
Human population growth, impacts on environment, human health and welfare.
Resettlement and rehabilitation of projects affected persons; case studies.
Disaster management: floods, earthquake, cyclone and landslides.
Environmental movements : Chipko, Silent Valley, Bishnois of Rajasthan.
Environmental ethics : Role of Indian and other religions and cultures in
environmental conservation.
Environmental communication and public awareness, case studies(e.g. CNG Vehicles
in Delhi)
Unit VIII
Field Work
Visit to an area to document environmental assets: river / forest/ flora/ fauna etc.
Visit to a local polluted site – Urban / Rural/ Industrial/ Agricultural.
Study of common plants, insects, birds and basic principles of identification.
Study of simple ecosystem- pond, river, Delhi Ridge etc.
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Unit I
GOAL SETTING (UNICEF)
Unit II
INTEGRITY
Unit III
COPING WITH EMOTIONS
Unit IV
Language Competency Sentences
4.1 Simple Sentences
4.2 Compound Sentences
4.3 Complex Sentences
Direct and Indirect Speech
Unit V
Unit I
MIDDLE AGE
Characteristics of middle age, Developmental tasks, Adjustment to Physical changes, Adjustment to mental changes, Adjustment to changed interests, Social adjustments, Personal and social hazards of middle age.
Unit II
VOCATIONAL AND FAMILY ADJUSTMENT IN MIDDLE AGE
Vocational adjustments, Adjustment to changed family pattern, Adjustment to single hood, Adjustment to loss of spouse, Adjustment to approaching retirement, Adjustment to approaching old age, Vocational and marital hazards of middle age.
Unit III
OLD AGE
Characteristics of old age, Developmental tasks, Adjustment to physical changes in old age, changes in motor abilities, Changes in mental abilities, Changes in interests, Hazards of personal and social adjustments.
Unit IV
VOCATIONAL AND FAMILY ADJUSTMENT IN OLD AGE
Vocational adjustments, Adjustment to retirement, Adjustment to changes in family life, Adjustment to loss of a spouse, Adjustment to singlehood, Living arrangements for the elderly, Vocational and family life hazards.
Unit V
COGNITION AND PERSONALITY
Cognitive Development – Measuring cognitive abilities in middle age, The distinctiveness of adult cognition, Creativity in middle age, Intelligence and Processing abilities in old age. Measuring older adult’s intelligence, Competence in everyday tasks and problem solving in old age; Memory changes in old age, Improving memory in older adults; Personality – Erikson’s Generativity Vs stagnation and Integrity Vs Despair, The self at midlife, Models of coping in old age.
Unit I
Social Influence
Conformity – Meaning, Asch’s research on conformity, Sheriff’s research on autokinetic phenomenon, Factors affecting conformity, Resisting pressures to conform; Compliance – Meaning, Six basic principles of compliance, Symbolic social influence; Obedience – Meaning, Milgram’s experiment on obedience.
Unit II
Prosocial Behaviour
Meaning, Motives for pro-social behaviour, Competitive altruism, Five crucial steps to determine helping Vs not helping, External and internal influences on helping behaviour, Empathy, Personality and Helping.
Unit III
Aggression
Perspectives on aggression – Evolutionary perspective, Drive theories; Modern theories of aggression – Social learning perspective and General Aggression Model; Causes of human aggression – social, cultural, personal and situational; Prevention and control of aggression.
Unit IV
Groups And Individuals
Groups – Meaning, Types, Key components, Stages of group formation, Benefits of joining a group, Social facilitation, Social loafing, hooliganism, deindividuation; Conflict: Nature, Causes and Effects; Techniques to resolve conflicts, Perceived fairness in groups – Basic rules for judging fairness, Reactions to perceived unfairness; Decision making by groups, Downside to group decision making.
Unit V
Application Of Social Psychology
Social Psychology and legal system, Social Psychology and Health, Social Psychology and the world of work.
Unit I
Introduction
Definition- Need and Importance of Psychological Research- Objectives of Research – Types of Research – The Research Process – Principles of a Good Research – Ethics in research: APA guidelines, plagiarism, ethics in animal experimentations.
Unit II
Research Problem, Review of Literature & Methods of Data Collection Research Problem: Meaning and characteristics of a problem – Types of Problems. Reviewing the Literature: Purpose and Sources of Review. Data collection: Primary & Secondary Data – observational method, interview method – structured, semi structured and focus group interviews, questionnaire method, case study method – Sources of secondary data – Merits and Limitations.
Unit III
Sampling
Meaning and Need for sampling – Fundamentals of sampling- Types of Sampling: Probability and Non probability- Probability Sampling: Simple random, stratified random and area cluster sampling – Non probability sampling: Quota, Accidental, Judgemental or purposive, systematic and snowball sampling
Unit IV
Variables , Reliability and Validity
Types of variables- dependent and independent variables, confounded variables. Reliability and Validity of measurements – types of validity testcriterion related validity, face validity, content validity, convergent validity, concurrent validity, discriminate validity, predictive validity , types of reliability tests – inter-rater reliability, test retest reliability, split half reliability, internal consistency reliability.
Unit V
Report writing
Meaning- General purpose of writing a research report- Styles of writing a research report- Types of research reports- Precautions in writing research report – Research proposal – Computers in research.
Unit I
Introduction to Environmental Studies
Multidisciplinary nature of environmental studies;
Scope and importance; concept of sustainability and sustainable development.
Unit II
Ecosystem
What is an ecosystem? Structure and function of ecosystem; Energy flow in an
ecosystem:
Food chains, food webs and ecological succession, Case studies of the following
ecosystem:
a) Forest ecosystem
b) Grassland ecosystem
c) Desert ecosystem
d) Aquatic ecosystem (ponds, stream, lakes, rivers, ocean, estuaries)
Unit III
Natural Resources : Renewable and Non – renewable Resources
Land resources and land use change: Land degradation, soil erosion and desertification.
Deforestation : Causes and impacts due to mining, dam building on environment,
forests, biodiversity and tribal populations.
Water : Use and over – exploitation of surface and ground water, floods, droughts,
conflicts over water ( international and inter-state).
Energy resources : Renewable and non renewable energy sources, use of alternate
energy sources, growing energy needs, case studies.
Unit IV
Biodiversity and Conservation
Levels of biological diversity: genetics, species and ecosystem diversity,
Biogeographic zones of India: Biodiversity patterns and global biodiversity hot spots
India as a mega- biodiversity nation, Endangered and endemic species of India.
Threats to biodiversity: Habitat loss, poaching of wildlife, man- wildlife conflicts,
biological invasions; Conservations of biodiversity: In-situ and Ex-situ Conservation
of biodiversity.
Ecosystem and biodiversity services: Ecological, economic, social, ethical, aesthetic
and Informational value.
Unit V
Environmental Pollution
Environmental pollution: types, causes, effects and controls: Air, Water, soil and noise
Pollution.
Nuclear hazards and human health risks
Solid waste management: Control measures of urban and industrial waste
Pollution case studies.
Unit VI
Environmental Policies & Practices
Climate change, global warming, ozone layer depletion, acid rain and impacts on
human communities and agriculture
Environment Laws: Environment Protection Act, Air (Prevention & Control of
Pollution) Act; Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution ) Act; Wildlife Protection
Act; Forest Conservation Act. International agreements: Montreal and Kyoto
protocols and Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD).
Nature reserves, tribal populations and rights, and human Wildlife conflicts in Indian
context.
Unit VII
Human Communities and the Environment
Human population growth, impacts on environment, human health and welfare.
Resettlement and rehabilitation of projects affected persons; case studies.
Disaster management: floods, earthquake, cyclone and landslides.
Environmental movements : Chipko, Silent Valley, Bishnois of Rajasthan.
Environmental ethics : Role of Indian and other religions and cultures in
environmental conservation.
Environmental communication and public awareness, case studies(e.g. CNG Vehicles
in Delhi)
Unit VIII
Field Work
Visit to an area to document environmental assets: river / forest/ flora/ fauna etc.
Visit to a local polluted site – Urban / Rural/ Industrial/ Agricultural.
Study of common plants, insects, birds and basic principles of identification.
Study of simple ecosystem- pond, river, Delhi Ridge etc.
Unit I
Value education-its purpose and significance in the present world – Value system – The role
of culture and civilization – Holistic living – balancing the outer and inner – Body, Mind
and Intellectual level – Duties and responsibilities.
Unit II
Salient values for life – Truth, commitment, honesty and integrity, forgiveness and love,
empathy and ability to sacrifice, care, unity, and inclusiveness, Self esteem and self
confidence, punctuality – Time, task and resource management – Problem solving and
decision making skills – Interpersonal and Intra personal relationship – Team work –
Positive and creative thinking.
Unit III
Human Rights – Universal Declaration of Human Rights – Human Rights violations –
National Integration – Peace and non-violence – Dr.A P J Kalam’s ten points for
enlightened citizenship – Social Values and Welfare of the citizen – The role of media in
value building.
Unit IV
Environment and Ecological balance – interdependence of all beings – living and non-living.
The binding of man and nature – Environment conservation and enrichment.
Unit V
Social Evils – Corruption, Cyber crime, Terrorism – Alcoholism, Drug addiction – Dowry –
Domestic violence – untouchability – female infanticide – atrocities against women – How
to tackle them.
Unit I
Introduction to Abnormal Psychology
Mental health, psychological abnormality, deviance, dis function, historical views of abnormal behaviour, differences between psychosis and neurosis, clinical assessment and methods – mental status examination, clinical interviews, questionnaires, projective tests in clinical practice.
Unit II
Paradigms In Psychopathology.
Psychoanalytic paradigm, Physiological paradigm, Cognitive paradigm, Humanistic paradigm, classification and diagnosis: DSM 5 and ICD 10 classification, issues in classification of abnormal behaviour.
Unit III
Intellectual Disability
Definition, classification, prevalence, interpersonal deficits and behavior problems, common intellectual disability syndromes – hypothyroidism, Fragile X syndrome, Down’s, William’s, PKU.
Unit IV
Somatoform And Dissociative Disorders
Somatoform disorders- Hypochondriasis, Pain disorder, Conversion disorder and Body dysmorphic disorder Dissociative disordersDepersonalization disorder, Dissociation amnesia and fugue, Dissociative identity disorder, Biological, Psychosocial and socio cultural causal factors of somatoform and dissociative disorders, Treatment and outcomes.
Unit V
Addiction Disorders
Alcohol abuse and dependence, Drug abuse and drug dependence, Treatment and outcome.
Unit I
Introduction
Definition – Information Processing Approach – Growth of Cognitive Psychology – Cognition’s relation to other fields – Research methods in Cognitive Psychology.
Unit II
Pattern Recognition, Language
Pattern recognition – Template Theories – Feature Theories – Structural Theories – Information Processing stages – Partial Report Technique – Spelling’s model – word recognition – word superiority effect – neural network model. Language – language systems, speech sounds, words and morphemes, sentence level, sentence comprehension, language production, disorders of language – aphasia, dyslexia
Unit III
Attention, Disorders of perception and attention Attention – Definition – Factors influencing attention – Theories of attention – Bottleneck theories – Broadbent’s filter model – Treisman’s attenuation model – Deutsch-Norman Memory
selection model – Automatic Processing and Applications – Cognitive Neuroscience of Attention – Posner’s theory of the neural bases of attention. Overview of Disorders of perception and attention – synaesthesia, blind sight, unilateral spiral neglect, visual agnosia, prosopagnosia.
Unit IV
Memory
Forgetting – Decay theory – Interference theory – cue dependent forgetting – inhibition – retrieval induced forgetting – directed forgetting – imagination and false memory – Individual differences in chunking – Acoustic codes and rehearsal- Acoustic codes in reading Recognition of items in short term memory – types of amnesia.
Working memory – Baddeley’s revised working memory model.
Long term memory – Atkinson-Shiffrin model – Verbal rehearsal and learning – Rehearsal and serial position effect – meta cognition – Mnemonic Techniques – method of loci, the pegword technique, key word technique, organizational technique – tip of the tongue phenomenon – Improving eyewitness recall and identification- episodic and semantic memory- autobiographical memory – Flashbulb memory – the cue-word method .
Unit V
Reasoning , Problem solving
Reasoning – Logical reasoning – Analogical reasoning – Scientific reasoning – Deductive reasoning, Inductive reasoning, Propositional reasoning, Syllogistic reasoning, Conditional reasoning- Venn diagrams – Creative thinking.
Problem solving – Types of problems – problem solving strategies – mean end analysis – reasoning by analogy – transformational problems – incubation – problem solving experts – block to problem solving – types of heuristics.
CONCEPTS
1. Attention
2. Perception
3. Learning
4. Motivation & Emotion
5. Psychomotor abilities
6. Intelligence tests
7. Personality
8. Aptitude
9. Interest
10. Achievement tests
11. Stress and coping
12. Attitudes and behavior
13. Creativity
14. HR/organizational behaviour
• A minimum of 6 experiments and 6 questionnaires should be
conducted from the above list
• Chose concepts as varied as possible
Unit I
Introduction to Organisational Psychology –Definition, Scope of Organizational psychology, History of I/OPsychology – Pre – During- post WWI and WWII, HawthorneStudies, Changes in workplace since 1980, Organisational Psychology Today
Unit II
Job Analysis Definition, Methods and Techniques– Job Description, Job Specification, Job Evaluation, Performance Criteria, Uses of Job Analysis. Methods – Observation,Participation, Existing data, Interviews, Surveys and Job Diaries.Techniques- Job Element Methods, Critical Incidents Technique(CIT), Position Analysis Questionnaire (PAQ).
Unit III
Employee Recruitment, Assessment, & Selection– RecruitmentInternet recruitment, Employee Referrals, Job Fairs, Newspaperads, Screening– written materials, References & letters of recommendation, Types of Assessments – Cognitive Ability,Mechanical Ability, Motor & Sensor Ability, Physical Ability,Job Skills and Knowledge, Personality and Integrity tests,Selection, Placement, EEO – Importance and process.
Unit IV
Employee Attitudes, Motivation & Performance Designing and Evaluating Training Motivation theories, Relationship between motivation andperformance, Employee Engagement, Job satisfaction,Commitment, Absenteeism, Turnover, OCB, Positive Affect,Areas of employee training, Fundamental issues in employee training, A model for successful training programs.
Unit V
Leadership – Definition and TheoriesTrait Theories, Behavioral Theories, Contingency Theories(Fielder), LMX Theory, Transformational Leaders,Organisational Climate, Application of the theories.
Unit I
Nature And Scope Of Counselling
Counselling– Meaning, Nature, Need and Functions of Counselling, Emergence of Counselling in India, Goals and Scope of Counselling, Types of Counselling Services.
Unit II
Approaches To Counselling And The Counselling Process
Directive and non-directive approaches, Humanistic approach, Behavioristic approach, Existential Approach, Eclectic Approach, Counselling Process – Preparation for counselling, Steps in the counselling process.
Unit III
Psychological Testing And Diagnosis
Use of psychological tests in counselling, Types of psychological tests, Nature of a good psychological test, Test interpretation in counselling, Limitations of psychological tests, Diagnosis and its limitations.
Unit IV
Counsellor Qualities, Skills And Ethical Responsibilities
Qualities of an effective counsellor, Counsellor skills- Building Trust, Listening, Attending, Observing, Building Rapport, Demonstrating Empathy, Ethics in counselling.
Unit V
An Overview of Specialities In Counselling
Family group consultation, Counselling Families Concerning Children, Counselling with Parents, Counselling the Delinquent, Marriage Counselling, Premarital Counselling, Counselling the differently abled, Career Counselling, Adolescent Counselling, Counselling people affected by pandemic and epidemic, Role of Counsellor in fostering Good Mental Health.
Unit I
SCHIZOPHRENIA
Schizophrenia, clinical picture, positive and negative symptoms – hallucinations, delusions, disorganised behaviour, disorganised speech, catatonia; subtypes of schizophrenia, other psychotic disordersSchizoaffective disorder, Schizophreni form disorder, Delusional disorder, Brief psychotic disorder, Shared psychotic disorder.
Unit II
MOOD DISORDERS
Mania, Depression, Major Depressive disorder, Dysthymia, Cyclothymia, Bipolar I and Bipolar II disorders, causes and treatment.
Unit III
ANXIETY DISORDERS
Anxiety, phobia, Generalized anxiety disorder- clinical picture, causes and treatment, specific phobia, social phobia, panic disorder, agoraphobia, obsessive compulsive disorder- clinical picture, causes and treatment, post traumatic stress disorder – symptoms, causes and treatment.
Unit IV
PERSONALITY DISORDERS
Personality, personality disorder, Cluster A, Cluster B and Cluster C disorders, causes and treatment.
Unit V
CHILDHOOD DISORDERS
Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder – clinical picture, Causes, management, treatment, contemporary interventions, Learning Disorders -Dyslexia, Dysgraphia, Dyscalculia – clinical picture, management, contemporary interventions.
Unit I
Introduction
Aims of education in relation to relationship of self, society and education. Education and self- knowledge: Becoming a reflective practitioner. Brief introduction to problems of schooling in contemporary India. Transformative education for individual and social change.
Unit II
Cognition and Learning
An overview of the key theoretical approaches: Behaviourism, IndividualConstructivism, Social-constructivism, Social learning theory. Indianperspectives: Learning through deep contemplation and purified perception, learning through silence. Mindfulness in learning
Unit III
Learning and Motivation
Critical reflection on the folk understanding of ‘intelligence’, ‘ability’ and ‘achievement’ in contemporary India. Motivation and developmental dynamics. Creativity and Imagination, Learning Styles, Cooperative Learning. Creating an emotionally secure classroom that encourages democracy, selfexpression, and self-determination.
Unit IV
Learning theories and schooling
Application of learning theories in school, the child and the curriculum, the process of education, learning in and out of school in diverse environment, exploring socio cultural perspectives on culture, gender, environment and learning. Understanding the design of learning environments – brain, mind, experience and school.
Unit V
Education in the Indian Context
Understanding the hidden curriculum of education; learner diversity and hidden discrimination. Understanding educational stress and anxiety, bullying, parental and peer pressure. Education, consumerism and the market. Enhancing mental health and well-being of learners and teachers. Education and technology in contemporary India.
Unit I
Introduction To Health Psychology–
Health Behaviour Health psychology- Definition and Need, The bio-psychosocial model, Patient Practitioner relationship, Training for a career in health psychology, Introduction to health behaviour- Factors influencing the practice of health
behaviour.
Unit II
Models Of Health Behaviour
Changing health habits using theoretical models – Health belief model, Theory of planned behaviour, Cognitive behavioural approaches to change health behaviour, Trans theoretical model of behaviour change, Avenues for health habit modification.
Unit III
Chronic Illness And Pain
Illness Factors, Onset, Progression, Types of Symptoms, Quality of Life, Personal issues in chronic illness, coping with chronic illness, Co management of chronic illness, Psychosocial Interventions, Pain: definition, types of pain, Pain control techniques, Pain management.
Unit IV
Stress And Coping
Stress – definition, dimensions of stress- sources of chronic stress, Theoretical contributions – Lazarus’s Appraisal Model, Flight or fight response, General adaptation Syndrome, Tending and Befriending Model, Coping with stress- Sources of stress.
Unit V
Promoting Health Behaviour
Smoking – Effects of smoking, reasons for smoking, Alcoholism – effects, reasons, Interventions for reducing smoking , changing problem drinking, Management of Overweight & obesity- effects of dieting & physical activity
Unit I
Introduction
History of sport and exercise psychology; what is sport and exercise psychology? Sport psychology specialties: Clinical-sport psychology, Educational psychology Role of exercise and sport psychologists – teaching, research and consultation Bridging science and practice gap.
Unit II
Personality and Performance
Personality in sports: Approaches to personality, Assessment of personality, Personality research in sport and exercise. Personality and Performance (Meaning, Definition and Structure of Personality), Personality theories [Psychoanalysis, Humanistic, Trait Theories and models], Constitutional theories (Sheldon, Trait) and Social Learning (Bandura), Personality and Performance in Sports (Ice Berg Profile by Morgan). Defining self-confidence, assessing and building self-confidence
Unit III
Motivation and Performance
Definition and views, Guidelines for building motivation: Role of coaching and mentoring, Achievement motivation and competitiveness, Developing achievement motivation and competitiveness in sports persons. Inter-personnel Communication and Coach-Athlete Relationship Motivation & Goal Setting (Meaning, Definition and Structure of Motivation [Need, Drive, Motive and Motivation Types], Theories of motivation [Abraham Maslow, Need
Achievement by McClelland] Self Determination model, Techniques for Developing Motivation, Goal Setting – Locke GST, Motivation-Performance Relationship.
Unit IV
Emotion and Performance
Meaning and Definition of Emotion, Meaning, Definition of Anxiety, Types of Anxiety, Meaning, Definition and Nature of Arousal and Stress, Theories [Drive theory, Inverted –U theory & IZOF, Emotion Performance Relationship.
Unit V
Aggression and Sports
Aggression: Aggression in Sports – (Meaning, Definition and Types of Aggression), Dimensions and Theories [Biological and Psychosocial], Violence in Sport, Management of Aggression, Emotional States and their Effect on Performance
Unit I
Introduction to Environmental Psychology
Defining the field of environmental psychology. Origins and history. Psychological perspectives in environmental psychology – Field theory approach; Eco-cultural Psychology (Berry); Biosocial Psychology (Dawson); Ecological Psychology (Barker); Ecological system approach (Bronfenbrenner)
Unit II
Environmental Risk Perception
Natural disasters and ecological threats: environmental risk and risk perception, the role of cognition and emotions, human behavior in the face of risks, risk awareness and resilience. Interventions in human habitats: acceptance and the NIMBYism; finding the right balance for the common good.
Unit III
Environment and Behaviour
Effects of Environment on behavior: Noise pollution, Air pollution, Crowding and Population explosion. Health Benefits of Nature, Restorative Environments. The Gaia hypothesis, Deep ecology; Man-environment relationship physical, social, cultural, orientation and product.
Unit IV
Ecology and Development
Human behavior and Environmental Problems: Global warming, Green house effect, Energy depletion; Ecosystem and their components; Sustainable development; Resource use: Common property resources. Ecology:Acculturation and psychological adaptation.
Unit V
Psychological drivers of pro-environmental action: environmental attitudes, social representations, norms, beliefs, values, identity, environmental knowledge, the role of direct experience. Models explaining environmental behavior. The role of habits and social practices. Encouraging environmental behavior through interventions. The role of environmental education. Proenvironmental action in organisations.
Conduct any four psychological assessments from the following
areas and write a report.
1. Mental Status Examination (compulsory)
2. Diverse groups
3. Counseling
4. Organizational
5. Social issues
6. Childhood screening tools